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Chicago, IL vs Madera, CA

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- Madera has 67.3% less rainy days than Chicago.
- Madera has 39.7% more Sunny Days than Chicago.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Madera scores 15.7% better than Chicago
 Chicago, ILMadera, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall35  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock48106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2722443
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 Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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