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Mason City, IA vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester has 3.4% less rainy days than Mason City.
- Rochester has 4.3% less Sunny Days than Mason City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 1.5% worse than Mason City

Climate
 Mason City, IARochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall353438
 Snowfall394828
 Precipitation102109106
 Sunny188180205
 Avg. July High828286
 Avg. Jan. Low6522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.66.57
 UV Index3.83.24.3
 Elevation113210242443

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Reviews for Mason City    8 Reviews

I am from the area originally and have lived several places. I recently moved back from Arizona. I moved back to help with my elderly parents. If I did not have  More

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Over 12 years ago

Where to begin?? Murder,arson,abductions,beastialty,gang killings,meth labs,pantie thiefs. High utility bills, no jobs, corrupt police, evil judges, minus 40 below wind  More

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Over 13 years ago

Unless you have a tie to Mason City, such as family, don't even consider this desolate town. The population is declining rapidly for a reason. You are on an island,  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 MASON CITY, IOWA
50401
ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
55901 55904 55902 55906 55905

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