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Rochester, MN vs Lake Havasu City, AZ

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Highlights
- Lake Havasu City has 85.5% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Lake Havasu City has 61.1% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Havasu City scores 9.2% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNLake Havasu City, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock22106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10986
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7382443
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 Lake Havasu City    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

First I want to begin this review by saying I am a young black woman who stopped here for 1 day on her way to California with my husband, who is white. Every  More

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Over 4 years ago

Unfortunately, many on the far-right like to “claim” Lake Havasu City, but that’s going to change very soon as more Dems move in and help to build the economy and add  More

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My wife and I purchased last year for a few reasons: we got tired of the people in California; city living and crime. Not trying to insult anyone just true. As we  More

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