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Palmer, AK vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 143.9% more rainy days than Palmer.
- Rochester has 38.5% more Sunny Days than Palmer.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 10.2% better than Palmer
 Palmer, AKRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny130  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index1.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  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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