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Rapid City, SD vs Hot Springs, AR

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- Hot Springs has 210.4% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Hot Springs has 4.9% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Hot Springs scores 1.4% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5738
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5972443
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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Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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