2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Rochester, MN vs Frederick, MD

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Highlights
- Frederick has 25.4% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Frederick has 11.1% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Frederick scores 12.3% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNFrederick, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2822443
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 Frederick    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have been here 28 years,working in D.C with 3-4 hour commute ,one highway only to travel.Traffic is awful 24-7.Abandoned shopping centers for 10-15 years,& other  More

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Company with the most  More

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Over 12 years ago

Crime seems to be pretty low here. Police do an excellent  More

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