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Rapid City, SD vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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Highlights
- Butte-Silver Bow has 30.8% less rainy days than Rapid City.
- Butte-Silver Bow has 17.7% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Butte-Silver Bow scores 11.4% worse than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock104106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock58172443
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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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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