2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Rochester, NY vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson has 63.2% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Tucson has 73.3% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tucson scores 13.6% better than Rochester
 Rochester, NYTucson, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall77  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock52106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10086
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock24902443
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 Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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