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Red Wing, MN vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 3.0% more rainy days than Red Wing.
- Rochester has 2.2% less Sunny Days than Red Wing.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 1.5% worse than Red Wing
 Red Wing, MNRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall43  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny184  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Red Wing    6 Reviews

Red Wing is a small town located equidistant between the Twin Cities and Rochester and is situated on the Mississippi river. Much of the big city culture of Minneapolis  More

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Over 12 years ago

Red Wing is a pretty town along the river. It does have some things outsiders need to be aware of if you take the plunge. The town is OLD, as in the citizens. If  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a very nice town on the Missippi but too cold in winter---hot & humid in summer but a great spring & fall. If you like the changing seasons, it's ideal.  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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