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Rochester, MN vs Soldotna, AK

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Highlights
- Soldotna has 35.4% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Soldotna has 25.6% less Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Soldotna scores 18.5% worse than Rochester
 Rochester, MNSoldotna, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2238
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock120106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6486
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.37
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
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 Soldotna    1 Reviews

May through late August: Summer with highs being in the 70's. This Summer (2006) so far it's been mainly cloudy and rainy. Our Summer daylight is awesome though, and  More

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