2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Columbus, OH vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison has 9.1% less rainy days than Columbus.
- Madison has 5.1% more Sunny Days than Columbus.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Madison scores 5.6% worse than Columbus
 Columbus, OHMadison, WIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8732443
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  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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