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Rochester, MN vs Berkeley, CA

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- Berkeley has 24.8% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Berkeley has 42.2% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Berkeley scores 32.3% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNBerkeley, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2638
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock67106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7286
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
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 Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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