2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Rochester, MN vs Arlington, WA

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Highlights
- Arlington has 22.4% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Arlington has 11.1% less Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Arlington scores 10.8% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNArlington, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4238
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock174106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1152443
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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Reviews for Arlington    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Arlington is a nice area, however the property taxes are very high. We built a home here in 2015 . The home is similar to the one we lived in in Arlington's "twin" city  More

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Arlington is north of Seattle. Like the entire Greater Seattle area, the quality of life is easy going. The weather is generally gentle all year long. A little snow in  More

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Over 16 years ago

We live on the West side of I-5, area known as Smokey Point/Lakewood/7 Lakes. As do several other family members. The area still has a very rural feeling without driving  More

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