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Phoenix, AZ vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 268.5% more rainy days than Phoenix.
- Rochester has 39.8% less Sunny Days than Phoenix.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 11.0% worse than Phoenix
 Phoenix, AZRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny299  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index6.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  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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