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Des Plaines, IL vs St. Petersburg, FL

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- St. Petersburg has 40.8% more rainy days than Des Plaines.
- St. Petersburg has 32.6% more Sunny Days than Des Plaines.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, St. Petersburg scores 2.9% worse than Des Plaines
 Des Plaines, ILSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5138
 Snowfall36  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock102106
 Sunny187  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock432443
Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Over 18 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  More

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Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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