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Rapid City, SD vs Pacifica, CA

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Highlights
- Pacifica has 39.6% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Pacifica has 14.6% more Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Pacifica scores 21.4% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDPacifica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2538
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7086
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock822443
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 Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 13 years ago

near the  More

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