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Butte-Silver Bow, MT vs Rapid City, SD

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- Rapid City has 44.4% more rainy days than Butte-Silver Bow.
- Rapid City has 21.5% more Sunny Days than Butte-Silver Bow.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rapid City scores 12.9% better than Butte-Silver Bow
 Butte-Silver Bow, MTRapid City, SDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall54  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny186  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32412443
Reviews for Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  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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