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

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Highlights
- Fairfax has 14.1% more rainy days than Schaumburg.
- Fairfax has 4.8% more Sunny Days than Schaumburg.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairfax scores 7.4% better than Schaumburg
 Schaumburg, ILFairfax, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall33  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4332443
Reviews for Schaumburg    10 Reviews

Nice middle-class community. Excellent schools. Excellent variety in retail establishments. Very good park district with plentiful activities, classes, and three outdoor  More

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Schaumburg, Schaumburg, it's Ok, I guess I don't have much to  More

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At 11% sales tax I believe that Cook County, IL. is the highest in the country. The cost of gasoline is bumped by this as well as the use of smog formulated fuel which  More

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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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