2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Rochester, MN vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Myers has 58.7% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Fort Myers has 50.6% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Myers scores 1.5% worse than Rochester
 Rochester, MNFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5438
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock102443
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 6 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 Myers    54 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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