2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Rochester, NY vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno has 62.3% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Fresno has 64.2% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fresno scores 21.2% better than Rochester
 Rochester, NYFresno, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall77  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock48106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3082443
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 Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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