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Eau Claire, WI vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 4.3% more rainy days than Eau Claire.
- Rochester has 6.3% less Sunny Days than Eau Claire.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 0.0% worse than Eau Claire
 Eau Claire, WIRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny192  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low4  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Eau Claire    27 Reviews

I was born in Spokane, Washington but we moved to Eau Claire when I was no more than 2 years old, so you can bet that all I remember is Eau Claire and Chippewa. I went  More

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Progressive business for its  More

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Over 10 years ago

I am considering moving there because summer in Denver CO metro area is too hot to me although it is dry. Eau Claire seems to be a best place to move but my most  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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