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Rochester, MN vs San Carlos, CA

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Highlights
- San Carlos has 20.9% less rainy days than Rochester.
- San Carlos has 46.7% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Carlos scores 29.2% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNSan Carlos, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2738
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock70106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 6 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 San Carlos    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I have lived in San Carlos for over 15 years and absolutely love it! There is a great mix of age groups and it is becoming more ethnically diverse. Kids play on my  More

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