2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Rapid City, SD vs La Plata, MD

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- La Plata has 144.5% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- La Plata has 9.7% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, La Plata scores 7.1% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDLa Plata, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1872443
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 La Plata    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Nice little town, but very expensive to live here, especially if one is retired on a fixed  More

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We have lived here for several years now. The schools are good and the teachers have been excellent. There are also several good private schools available. The people  More

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Terrible traffic, runaway growth, fast sliding into a  More

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