2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Champaign, IL vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison has 11.3% less rainy days than Champaign.
- Madison has 3.6% less Sunny Days than Champaign.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Madison scores 5.6% worse than Champaign
 Champaign, ILMadison, WIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall20  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8732443
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 Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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