4 winsIllinois1,527 sights · 1,858 eats · 6 regions
3 winsTexas1,294 sights · 2,858 eats · 6 regionsIllinois vs Texas
The verdict
Illinois takes 4 of 7
Warmer winter escape
Texas
33°F vs 63°F Dec–Feb avg high
Cooler summer
Illinois
83°F vs 93°F Jun–Aug avg high
Beach trip
Illinois
17 vs 0 beaches
Museum hopping
Texas
119 vs 134 museums
Great outdoors
Illinois
1,334 vs 1,084 parks & viewpoints
Foodie weekend
Texas
1,858 vs 2,858 notable restaurants
Best in October
Illinois
83% vs 58% of regions in season
Tale of the tape
IllinoisTexas
- 1,5271,294Sights
- 1,8582,858Restaurants & cafés
- 119134Museums
- 1,3331,084Parks & nature
- 170Beaches
- 10Viewpoints
- 66Regions
Weather, month by month
Average daily high across each state's regions, from last year's weather. Hover for details.
| Month | Illinois | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 55 |
| Feb | 35 | 66 |
| Mar | 56 | 77 |
| Apr | 62 | 81 |
| May | 70 | 86 |
| Jun | 83 | 91 |
| Jul | 85 | 92 |
| Aug | 81 | 94 |
| Sep | 79 | 90 |
| Oct | 68 | 85 |
| Nov | 50 | 75 |
| Dec | 35 | 67 |
Illinois
- January: Off season
- February: Off season
- March: Off season
- April: Mixed
- May: Peak season
- June: Good
- July: Mixed
- August: Peak season
- September: Peak season
- October: Peak season
- November: Off season
- December: Off season
Texas
- January: Off season
- February: Peak season
- March: Peak season
- April: Good
- May: Mixed
- June: Off season
- July: Off season
- August: Off season
- September: Mixed
- October: Good
- November: Peak season
- December: Peak season
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