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Waterloo, IA vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 5.0% less rainy days than Waterloo.
- Rochester has 7.2% less Sunny Days than Waterloo.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 3.0% worse than Waterloo
 Waterloo, IARochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low8  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Waterloo    5 Reviews

The bike racks recently installed on the MET buses was a great idea for a community that has numerous bike riders and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Unless you're into getting wasted on a regular basis there's not a lot to do here. Most people barhop for fun. Being someone who doesn't drink and doesn't enjoy being  More

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Over 17 years ago

So the weather is emotional here - on and off during the summer its hot and rainy, yet during the fall it is quite often beautiful. Winters can be long, and spring can  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 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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