2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Rochester, MN vs Kentwood, MI

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Highlights
- Kentwood has 9.1% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Kentwood has 12.2% less Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Kentwood scores 1.5% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNKentwood, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock127106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6892443
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 Kentwood    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Love the city, hate the climate. Tough to find a job  More

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cold, freezing winters. however, if you like 4 seasons this is the place to  More

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Over 17 years ago

My husband and I moved to Kentwood after living in West Michigan for 7yrs. through our college years. While we found the cities closer to the coast more conservative  More

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