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Sterling, IL vs Bloomington, IL

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- Bloomington has 4.0% more rainy days than Sterling.
- Bloomington has 3.5% less Sunny Days than Sterling.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bloomington scores 0.0% worse than Sterling
 Sterling, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall29  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock105106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7972443
Reviews for Sterling    1 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

my child was not veery safe in his manger. many storms, too dangerous, lost kid in storm. a twelve year old tried to sell me nicotine!!!!! <3  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 12 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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