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Clive, IA vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 5.6% less rainy days than Clive.
- Rochester has 10.0% less Sunny Days than Clive.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 5.8% worse than Clive
 Clive, IARochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Clive    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Clive, Iowa for 20yrs. I continue to be amazed to the lack of "Social Graces" in Iowa. I am a military brat, having lived in many states and abroad, 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 5 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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