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Bakersfield, CA vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City has 152.8% more rainy days than Bakersfield.
- Rapid City has 16.9% less Sunny Days than Bakersfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rapid City scores 13.6% worse than Bakersfield

Climate
 Bakersfield, CARapid City, SDUnited States
 Rainfall71838
 Snowfall03828
 Precipitation3885106
 Sunny272226205
 Avg. July High978586
 Avg. Jan. Low381422
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.177
 UV Index5.64.64.3
 Elevation40432412443

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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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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ZIPS IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total
ZIPS IN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
57701 57702

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