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Rapid City, SD vs Cloudcroft, NM

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- Cloudcroft has 66.5% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Cloudcroft has 27.9% more Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Cloudcroft scores 2.9% worse than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDCloudcroft, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock98106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7186
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock86682443
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 Cloudcroft    4 Reviews

Escaped the Heat of Texas 4 years ago with the NO AC NEEDED summers in the cool pines at 9000 feet. I worked in Houston for 2 decades with the WORST climate, HUMIDITY  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived in California, Mexico, Spain, Miami ,Fl and in a couple cities in New Mexico and now I've lived in Cloudcroft, NM for almost one year now. It is a quant  More

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9,000 feet above sea level nestled in the Sacramento Mountains lies beautiful Cloudcroft, NM. Like any small town everyone knows everything about you. Cloudcroft boasts  More

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