2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Lafayette, IN vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 10.6% less rainy days than Lafayette.
- Rochester has 3.7% less Sunny Days than Lafayette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 7.1% worse than Lafayette
 Lafayette, INRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall19  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny187  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  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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