Rapid City climate

Name: Rapid City
Address: South Dakota, United States

United States · South Dakota · 44.081° N, 103.231° W

Köppen Dfahumid continentalContinental

Edge of the Black Hills and Great Plains, prone to wild Chinook temperature swings.

Big seasonal swing: properly cold winters, warm summers, usually far from an ocean.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 86°F / 30°C

Coldest month

February, 13°F / -11°C

Annual swing

73°F / 41°C

Wettest month

May

Driest month

January

Rain per year

12.3" / 313 mm

Snow per year

40.2" / 1021 mm

Elevation

3251 ft / 991 m

Time zone

America/Denver

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	39 / 4	21 / -6	0.10 / 3	3.2 / 81	60%	8.9 / 14.3	56%
February	33 / 0	13 / -11	0.06 / 2	6.5 / 164	58%	9.1 / 14.6	56%
March	44 / 7	24 / -5	0.16 / 4	7.1 / 180	60%	9.6 / 15.4	55%
April	53 / 12	32 / 0	0.74 / 19	8.7 / 222	56%	10.9 / 17.5	56%
May	65 / 18	44 / 7	3.12 / 79	1.9 / 47	61%	9.2 / 14.8	59%
June	79 / 26	57 / 14	2.11 / 54	0.0 / 0	54%	8.6 / 13.8	45%
July	86 / 30	63 / 17	1.77 / 45	0.0 / 0	53%	7.7 / 12.4	34%
August	84 / 29	62 / 17	1.49 / 38	0.0 / 0	51%	8.0 / 12.9	35%
September	77 / 25	54 / 12	1.12 / 28	0.0 / 0	51%	8.7 / 14.0	36%
October	57 / 14	37 / 3	1.51 / 38	4.4 / 112	57%	9.7 / 15.6	45%
November	48 / 9	29 / -2	0.11 / 3	3.2 / 80	53%	9.0 / 14.5	50%
December	39 / 4	21 / -6	0.03 / 1	5.3 / 134	61%	9.7 / 15.6	57%

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