2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Chicago, IL vs Austin, MN

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Highlights
- Austin has 10.2% less rainy days than Chicago.
- Austin has 3.2% less Sunny Days than Chicago.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Austin scores 7.1% worse than Chicago
 Chicago, ILAustin, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall35  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock101106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12042443
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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Reviews for Austin    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I lived in Austin for 15 years. I only lasted that long because I had kids and wanted to raise them close to my hometown in another state. I would recommend that you  More

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Over 18 years ago

man you may not think that austin can be hard or anything but im tellin u that i moved up here from chicago and this is a bad little town, the crime rates are high and  More

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