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Richmond, KY vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester has 26.8% less rainy days than Richmond.
- Rochester has 4.3% less Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 11.0% worse than Richmond
 Richmond, KYRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall8  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 16 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  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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