2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Portage, IN vs DeKalb, IL

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Highlights
- DeKalb has 6.3% less rainy days than Portage.
- DeKalb has 9.6% more Sunny Days than Portage.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, DeKalb scores 1.4% worse than Portage
 Portage, INDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock116106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8792443
Reviews for Portage    2 Reviews

Just a normal, big town in the Midwest. Decent public schools, sure, pretty safe, indeed and not expensive (yet) to live. On the one hand many normal-sized (mostly old)  More

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Over 19 years ago

Boring but good  More

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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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