2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Rochester, MN vs Brighton, MI

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Highlights
- Brighton has 2.7% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Brighton has 3.3% less Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Brighton scores 3.1% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNBrighton, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock134106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9252443
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 Brighton    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Brighton is a great place to live. On the plus side, Brighton (Livingston County) is beautiful with lots of lakes, trees, parks, hiking and biking trails, etc. GREAT  More

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I have lived here for some time and raising kids here is really nice. It's like a small ann arbor, downtown buzzes with festivals, shops, music, parks and restaurants.  More

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Of all the places we have lived in the U.S. this is the best. We have finally found a neighborhood with friendly people of all ages, Great medical care within 10-30  More

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