2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Olympia, WA vs Rochester, MI

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Highlights
- Rochester has 38.9% less rainy days than Olympia.
- Rochester has 28.7% more Sunny Days than Olympia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 4.2% worse than Olympia
 Olympia, WARochester, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny136  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7552443
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Reviews for Rochester    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The winters are very cold and some snow days can be quite challenging. The summers are great with very little humidty and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Back in the 1970's and early 1980's, Rochester was a nice quiet little town that people lived in to get away from the craziness of other areas in Oakland and Macomb  More

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