2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Carbondale, IL vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson has 73.0% less rainy days than Carbondale.
- Tucson has 32.4% more Sunny Days than Carbondale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tucson scores 4.2% better than Carbondale
 Carbondale, ILTucson, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock52106
 Sunny216  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10086
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock24902443
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 Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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