2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Decatur, IL vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa has 33.9% more rainy days than Decatur.
- Tuscaloosa has 7.5% more Sunny Days than Decatur.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tuscaloosa scores 1.4% worse than Decatur
 Decatur, ILTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall13  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2202443
Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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