2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Fairfax, VA vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford has 13.7% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Rockford has 5.1% less Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rockford scores 6.8% worse than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VARockford, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock116106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7182443
Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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