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Spearfish, SD vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester has 59.2% more rainy days than Spearfish.
- Rochester has 20.7% less Sunny Days than Spearfish.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 5.8% worse than Spearfish
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 Spearfish, SDRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall213438
 Snowfall564828
 Precipitation90109106
 Sunny227180205
 Avg. July High888286
 Avg. Jan. Low17522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.96.57
 UV Index4.73.24.3
 Elevation364810242443

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Reviews for Spearfish    4 Reviews
LCM · Sioux Falls, SD
No Jobs/low wages But...Beautiful & safe!
Over 13 years ago

I've been in the black Hills since 1994 and,recently moved to the east side of the state, Sioux Falls to be exact. Spearfish, is a very nice & beautiful community but,  More

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Michelle · Rapid City, SD
Summers are great
Over 17 years ago

The weather is perfect for outdoor  More

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Ben · Spearfish, SD
Lovely but expensive
Over 17 years ago

Spearfish is beautiful but there is very little job opportunity. As a result those people who want to advance in their career should avoid Spearfish. On the other hand  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews
Tevon · Battlefield, MO
Not a city for the self sufficient law abiders
Over 3 years ago

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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Amy · Vancouver, WA
Bad for progressive thinkers and diversity
Over 4 years ago

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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Jeri · Rochester, MN
Too cold for too long
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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55901 55904 55902 55906 55905
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