2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Rochester, MN vs Key West, FL

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Highlights
- Key West has 29.2% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Key West has 44.4% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Key West scores 6.2% worse than Rochester
 Rochester, MNKey West, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock102106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.17
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32443
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 Key West    7 Reviews

I was raised in Key West since 1980, these average cost prices for rent that you are seeing were not even accurate then, let alone now in 2021. The average cost of  More

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Over 10 years ago

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I have lived in Key West for the last seven years. During that time, I have observed very little change in the cost of living. I work for a national company that pays  More

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