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Bemidji, MN vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City has 31.8% less rainy days than Bemidji.
- Rapid City has 24.2% more Sunny Days than Bemidji.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rapid City scores 14.8% better than Bemidji
 Bemidji, MNRapid City, SDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall45  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny182  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low-5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32412443
Reviews for Bemidji    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Cons. Winter is long, very cold. Not a lot to do (unless you are very into the outdoors) Health care is TERRIBLE. Decent job opportunities are very low. Not the safest  More

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Bemidji, Minn., is home to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, USA curling teams and more art and theater than you'd think possible in a city of 13,000-plus. Downtown  More

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Over 17 years ago

Winters here can be very cold and you can generally look for a good amount of snow for winter  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 4 years ago

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

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