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Rochester, MN vs Pasadena, CA

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- Pasadena has 36.9% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Pasadena has 58.9% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Pasadena scores 40.0% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNPasadena, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2138
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock40106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.17
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8632443
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 Pasadena    19 Reviews

Pasadena is a little slice of the world in the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley. It has everything you could want. Check out my video on the cost of living in  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather in Pasadena, CA is rather pleasant. It does not get cold here, it used to be around the first two weeks of December it could go down to 32-28 F, only a few  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great place to live for all ages and enjoy mostly sunny  More

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