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Birmingham, AL vs Gurnee, IL

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Highlights
- Gurnee has 35.7% less rainy days than Birmingham.
- Gurnee has 10.8% less Sunny Days than Birmingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Gurnee scores 6.8% worse than Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALGurnee, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock116106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6762443
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Gurnee    2 Reviews

We moved here four years ago from Evanston, IL and I have to say it's been the worst experience of my life. The people here are closed minded, rude, homophobic, racist.  More

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Gurnee is a relatively new community. Incorporated in 1927, it remained a primarily rural, small town until the 1970's. It was at about this time that the growth and  More

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