2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Birmingham, AL vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford has 33.4% less rainy days than Birmingham.
- Rockford has 11.7% less Sunny Days than Birmingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rockford scores 6.8% worse than Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALRockford, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock116106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7182443
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 Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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