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Goleta, CA vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester has 87.3% more rainy days than Goleta.
- Rochester has 35.5% less Sunny Days than Goleta.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 27.0% worse than Goleta

Climate
 Goleta, CARochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall183438
 Snowfall04828
 Precipitation38109106
 Sunny279180205
 Avg. July High738286
 Avg. Jan. Low43522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.96.57
 UV Index5.73.24.3
 Elevation2010242443

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Reviews for Goleta    2 Reviews

Lived in this area 2014-now (2022), Goleta for 4 years of that. Pros: *The climate is unbeatable, unless you enjoy being overly hot or cold, or snow sports which  More

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I live in Goleta and work part-time in Santa Barbara. I am semi-retired and have a decent income. Making wise choices of where to spend my income has always been  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 GOLETA, CALIFORNIA
93117 93111
ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
55901 55904 55902 55906 55905

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