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Rochester, MN vs Hayward, CA

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Highlights
- Hayward has 46.9% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Hayward has 42.8% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Hayward scores 33.8% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNHayward, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.77
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
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 Hayward    4 Reviews

I've lived in Hayward for 20 years. Traditionally a working  More

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Hetchy Hechy water is very pure,the summers are about 78f..warm enough. Winters are sunny for the most part and by average.One University and one College in this small  More

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Over 11 years ago

convenient BART and bus if you have no  More

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