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Chicago, IL vs Jamestown, NY

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Highlights
- Jamestown has 20.2% more rainy days than Chicago.
- Jamestown has 16.4% less Sunny Days than Chicago.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Jamestown scores 11.4% worse than Chicago
 Chicago, ILJamestown, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall35  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock170106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock13782443
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 Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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