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Champaign, IL vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto has 57.5% less rainy days than Champaign.
- Palo Alto has 34.5% more Sunny Days than Champaign.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palo Alto scores 23.9% better than Champaign
 Champaign, ILPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall20  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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