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Rapid City, SD vs Joplin, MO

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Highlights
- Joplin has 155.5% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Joplin has 6.6% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Joplin scores 4.3% better than Rapid City

Climate
 Rapid City, SDJoplin, MOUnited States
 Rainfall184738
 Snowfall381028
 Precipitation8591106
 Sunny226211205
 Avg. July High859086
 Avg. Jan. Low142322
 Comfort Index (higher=better)77.37
 UV Index4.64.54.3
 Elevation324110042443

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Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 9 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 11 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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ZIPS IN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
57701 57702
ZIPS IN JOPLIN, MISSOURI
64801 64804

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