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Birmingham, AL vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City has 67.3% less rainy days than Birmingham.
- Rapid City has 6.1% more Sunny Days than Birmingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rapid City scores 4.1% worse than Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALRapid City, SDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32412443
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  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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