2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Rochester, MN vs Rome, NY

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Highlights
- Rome has 38.9% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Rome has 11.7% less Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rome scores 4.6% worse than Rochester
 Rochester, MNRome, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock163106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4562443
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 Rome    5 Reviews

M · Rome, NY

Rome, NY is one of the best places to race a family ( all ages ) or live here, or camp, be a young at heart (50+to retirement , wonderful fellowships ) and / or be a  More

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Over 8 years ago

Between Lee and Rome, I spend my almost my entire schooling life here. As a kid you never really realize how bad a place might be until you come back as an adult and go  More

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Rome, NY and vicinity is located in a beautiful natural setting in Central New York. Affordable housing and cost of living is complemented by proximity to all-season  More

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