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Portland, OR vs Rochester, WA

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Highlights
- Rochester has 18.2% more rainy days than Portland.
- Rochester has 5.6% less Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 4.0% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORRochester, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5138
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock160106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1412443
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Rochester    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I live in a rural community just south of Olympia Washington called Rochester. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and boy what a difference. I love it  More

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