2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Rochester, NY vs Capitan, NM

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Highlights
- Capitan has 42.8% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Capitan has 71.5% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Capitan scores 16.7% better than Rochester
 Rochester, NYCapitan, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall77  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock73106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.77
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock63482443
Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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Reviews for Capitan    3 Reviews

I live a few miles outside Capitan in a beautiful rural area. I joined here only to be able to counter the extremely negative reviews published. Capitan is my market  More

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Over 7 years ago

The community is far from friendly and very trashy. Village government is twisted with an even more bizarre police department. Locals remind you "NM is a buyer beware  More

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Over 18 years ago

People who've lived in other places frequently comment on Capitan's great weather. Having lived here most of my life, I can't compare Capitan's climate to other places  More

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