2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Rockford, IL vs Ottawa, IL

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- Ottawa has 0.3% less rainy days than Rockford.
- Ottawa has 1.1% more Sunny Days than Rockford.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ottawa scores 2.9% better than Rockford
 Rockford, ILOttawa, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall35  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock116106
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4822443
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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Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Over 15 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  More

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