2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Rochester, MN vs Galena, IL

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Highlights
- Galena has 7.7% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Galena has 5.6% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Galena scores 4.6% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNGalena, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock111106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6332443
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 Galena    3 Reviews

We've lived in Galena for about ten years now; previously lived in Elgin, then Cary. Moving here was like heaven (with some trade offs) especially after living in  More

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Over 13 years ago

My city of Galena, IL has festivals, parades, and parties almost every weekend of the year. Our Halloween parade usually lasts around 2 hours and draws in over 10,000  More

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Galena offers art shows, antique shops, arts/crafts fairs, Civil War re-enactments, theater, concerts, and more. Every weekend, there's something cultural going on, much  More

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