2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Rochester, MN vs Monroe, NC

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Highlights
- Monroe has 33.3% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Monroe has 21.1% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monroe scores 15.4% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNMonroe, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock99106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6002443
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 Monroe    5 Reviews

Moved to Monroe approx 6 years ago. It has been one excuse after the other for the high incidence of assault and battery as well as property crime. The mayor and city  More

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I have lived in Monroe since 2015. I have been welcomed by my neighbors and the community. Monroe is rapidly growning. The downtown area is family friendly and has added  More

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I’m so glad to be moving away from this little Charlotte wanna be Town run by rednecks! I’ve been here for 15 years and have been stopped by Sheriff’s about 8 times!  More

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