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Charleston, SC vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago has 20.9% less rainy days than Charleston.
- Chicago has 9.6% less Sunny Days than Charleston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Chicago scores 2.8% worse than Charleston

Climate
 Charleston, SCChicago, ILUnited States
 Rainfall483838
 Snowfall03528
 Precipitation106125106
 Sunny209189205
 Avg. July High908486
 Avg. Jan. Low391922
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.277
 UV Index5.13.64.3
 Elevation105872443

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 4 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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Reviews for Chicago    271 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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ZIPS IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
29412, 29414, 29407, 29403, 29455, 29492, 29401, 29450, 29409, 29424, 10 total
ZIPS IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
60629, 60618, 60632, 60639, 60623, 60647, 60617, 60625, 60608, 60634, 56 total

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