2025 Compare Cities Climate:
West Lafayette, IN vs Carbondale, IL

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- Carbondale has 20.3% more rainy days than West Lafayette.
- Carbondale has 16.8% more Sunny Days than West Lafayette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carbondale scores 2.9% better than West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall19  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock102106
 Sunny185  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4132443
Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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