2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Evanston, IL vs Minneapolis, MN

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Highlights
- Minneapolis has 12.4% less rainy days than Evanston.
- Minneapolis has 2.6% more Sunny Days than Evanston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Minneapolis scores 4.3% worse than Evanston
 Evanston, ILMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall36  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny193  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8302443
Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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Reviews for Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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