2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Kalamazoo, MI vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester has 6.9% less rainy days than Kalamazoo.
- Rochester has 13.2% more Sunny Days than Kalamazoo.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 3.0% worse than Kalamazoo
 Kalamazoo, MIRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall60  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny159  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  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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