2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Minneapolis, MN vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Providence has 54.5% more rainy days than Minneapolis.
- Providence has 1.0% more Sunny Days than Minneapolis.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Providence scores 6.1% better than Minneapolis
 Minneapolis, MNProvidence, RIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall52  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock127106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low7  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock102443
Reviews for Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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