2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Rochester, MN vs Rolla, MO

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Highlights
- Rolla has 36.9% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Rolla has 7.2% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rolla scores 10.8% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNRolla, MOUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11192443
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 Rolla    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Rolla is somewhat dominated by missouri S&T (Missouri University of Science &Technology) formerly known as UMR. The student population is huge. This year alone there are  More

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When looking for a comfortable temporary home for an educational pit stop along the road of life, Rolla is a great place to do so. With our blue ribbon elementary  More

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Rolla is a great place to live, but it is getting worse. There are too many outsiders, imports, transplants from other states, interlopers moving in here. All they want  More

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