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Durham, NC vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester has 25.8% less rainy days than Durham.
- Rochester has 18.2% less Sunny Days than Durham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 13.3% worse than Durham

Climate
 Durham, NCRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall463438
 Snowfall44828
 Precipitation109109106
 Sunny220180205
 Avg. July High898286
 Avg. Jan. Low30522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.56.57
 UV Index4.63.24.3
 Elevation40010242443

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Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 3 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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ZIPS IN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
27713 27707 27703 27705 27704 27701 27712 27503 27709
ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
55901 55904 55902 55906 55905

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