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Champaign, IL vs Grand Marais, MN

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- Grand Marais has 29.2% less rainy days than Champaign.
- Grand Marais has 6.2% less Sunny Days than Champaign.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Marais scores 16.9% worse than Champaign
 Champaign, ILGrand Marais, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2938
 Snowfall20  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock100106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7186
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.97
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6142443
Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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Reviews for Grand Marais    2 Reviews

Grand Marais is everything one could want in a place to live, it is a community with a love of music, literature, arts, with equal doses of recreation, spirited  More

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i am a huge fan of cooler weather- i hate summer,heat, humidity- i live for the cold so Grand Marais would be ideal town to retire in- comfortable weather for  More

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