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Rochester, MN vs Shasta Lake, CA

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- Shasta Lake has 38.3% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Shasta Lake has 36.7% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Shasta Lake scores 20.0% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNShasta Lake, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock89106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8072443
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 Shasta Lake    2 Reviews

Ive lived in Shasta Co. for a good 30 years, and the summers have always been exceptionally warm. But over the last 10 years or so, the summers have gotten almost  More

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Over 18 years ago

Shasta Lake is small community 8 Miles North of Redding. One of the major boat Launch ramps (Centamodi Ramp), on shasta Lake is just 3 miles to the North East of town.   More

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