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Rochester, MN vs Cedar Rapids, IA

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Highlights
- Cedar Rapids has 6.2% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Cedar Rapids has 7.2% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Cedar Rapids scores 6.2% better than Rochester

Climate
 Rochester, MNCedar Rapids, IAUnited States
 Rainfall343638
 Snowfall482828
 Precipitation109105106
 Sunny180193205
 Avg. July High828486
 Avg. Jan. Low51122
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.56.97
 UV Index3.23.64.3
 Elevation10248072443

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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 4 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 Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 3 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  More

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ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
55901 55904 55902 55906 55905
ZIPS IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
52402 52404 52405 52403 52411 52401

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