2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Urban Honolulu, HI vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 30.5% less rainy days than Urban Honolulu.
- Rochester has 33.6% less Sunny Days than Urban Honolulu.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 21.7% worse than Urban Honolulu
 Urban Honolulu, HIRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny271  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low65  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index9.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Urban Honolulu    14 Reviews

I’ve lived in Honolulu for over 40 years and watched a mediocre city decline until it’s nearly a 3rd world destination. Unbelievably expensive (one of the top 4 most  More

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It a hour or two. Wait a few years become richer by appreciation not pay unless a pro. No time share are good. Get real estate rent it out and sell when you need to and  More

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I have lived here, on and off, since 2008. Here are the pros and cons as I see them. Pros: Mostly very good weather, sunny all the time. Friendly laid back atmosphere.  More

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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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