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Carbondale, IL vs Dubuque, IA

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Highlights
- Dubuque has 20.2% less rainy days than Carbondale.
- Dubuque has 10.2% less Sunny Days than Carbondale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Dubuque scores 6.9% worse than Carbondale
 Carbondale, ILDubuque, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock116106
 Sunny216  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6232443
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 Dubuque    15 Reviews

I have been here for 3 years. I enjoy it here. I travel all over the country for work. Dubuque is the perfect size of city for me. I was born and raised in the Pacific  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Dubuque for over 25 years. Dubuque is not a very good place to live if you are open minded and want to experience new things. Dubuque is an old town with  More

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Over 7 years ago

Dubuque, IA is a great town to live   More

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