2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Rochester, MN vs Lafayette, CA

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Highlights
- Lafayette has 28.9% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Lafayette has 45.6% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lafayette scores 32.3% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNLafayette, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2438
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock66106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3082443
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 Lafayette    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Living in Lafayette is wonderful, if you can afford it! The rolling hills, the great schools and the climate make this a great place to  More

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Great place to raise kids, nice restaurants and some good stores. A bit sparse on things like theaters etc. Weather in Summer is HOT HOT HOT. Bring sunblock and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Summers are too cool due to marine  More

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