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Palo Alto, CA vs Champaign, IL

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- Champaign has 135.3% more rainy days than Palo Alto.
- Champaign has 25.7% less Sunny Days than Palo Alto.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Champaign scores 19.3% worse than Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock111106
 Sunny261  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7382443
Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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