Besttimetovisit.co.inClimate of Rapid City
Rapid City has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Rapid City is 9° degrees and there is about 486 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 135 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -4°C and 22°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -7°C and 16°C
- Rain: it rains 130 days and there is a total of approximately 487 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 86 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2305 sun hours
| Maximum temperature: | between -4°C and 22°C |
| Warmest month: | 22°C in August |
| Coldest month: | -4°C in January |
| Night temperature: | between -7°C and 16°C |
| Dry days: | 149 days |
| Days with rain: | 130 days |
| Days with snow: | 86 days |
| Total rain sum: | 487 mm |
| Hours of sunshine: | 2305 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Rapid City.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Rapid City.
Climate table of Rapid City
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Rapid City. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Rapid City might be like in a given month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | -4 | -3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Night temp. (°C) | -7 | -7 | -4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | -4 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 35 | 34 | 46 | 40 | 43 | 33 | 35 | 39 | 60 | 44 | 38 |
| Days with rain | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Days with snow | 21 | 19 | 12 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| Dry days | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 6 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| UV-index | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Best time to visit Rapid City
The best time to visit Rapid City in the state of Michigan is from June through September. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Rapid City is 22°C in August and the lowest is -4°C in January.
Climate of Rapid City by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Rapid City? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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