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Galena, IL vs Coal City, IL

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Highlights
- Coal City has 1.6% more rainy days than Galena.
- Coal City has 0.5% more Sunny Days than Galena.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Coal City scores 2.9% better than Galena
 Galena, ILCoal City, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock110106
 Sunny190  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5642443
Reviews for Galena    3 Reviews

We've lived in Galena for about ten years now; previously lived in Elgin, then Cary. Moving here was like heaven (with some trade offs) especially after living in  More

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Over 14 years ago

My city of Galena, IL has festivals, parades, and parties almost every weekend of the year. Our Halloween parade usually lasts around 2 hours and draws in over 10,000  More

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Galena offers art shows, antique shops, arts/crafts fairs, Civil War re-enactments, theater, concerts, and more. Every weekend, there's something cultural going on, much  More

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Reviews for Coal City    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

No culture at all. Very rigid, uneducated, small town in  More

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Over 16 years ago

Coal City is a nice quiet little town where people mostly mind their own business. There are plenty of community events, this is a great place to live if you have young  More

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Over 17 years ago

What do the powers to be say in Coal City, Illinois, about the possibility that the very first airfield in the world was in Coal City. We need to speak to a Historian of  More

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