2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Rochester, MN vs South Portland, ME

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Highlights
- South Portland has 44.5% more rainy days than Rochester.
- South Portland has 8.9% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, South Portland scores 1.5% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNSouth Portland, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock129106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock232443
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 South Portland    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The Greater Portland area has a very livable climate in the summer, some of spring & fall, but winters are usually a bear. There's lots of outdoor things to do nearby  More

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