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Rochester, MN vs Minneapolis, MN

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Highlights
- Minneapolis has 5.9% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Minneapolis has 10.0% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Minneapolis scores 1.5% better than Rochester

Climate
 Rochester, MNMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Rainfall343238
 Snowfall485228
 Precipitation109112106
 Sunny180198205
 Avg. July High828486
 Avg. Jan. Low5722
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.56.67
 UV Index3.23.14.3
 Elevation10248302443

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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 4 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 Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
55901 55904 55902 55906 55905
ZIPS IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
55407, 55406, 55414, 55408, 55411, 55418, 55404, 55419, 55417, 55412, 21 total

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