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Carbondale, IL vs Cape Girardeau, MO

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Highlights
- Cape Girardeau has 5.9% more rainy days than Carbondale.
- Cape Girardeau has 1.4% less Sunny Days than Carbondale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Cape Girardeau scores 1.4% worse than Carbondale
 Carbondale, ILCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock111106
 Sunny216  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3542443
Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 12 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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