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Rochester, MN vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale has 85.3% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Fort Lauderdale has 36.7% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Lauderdale scores 1.5% worse than Rochester
 Rochester, MNFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6338
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock134106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32443
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 Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 10 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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