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Rapid City, SD vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 70.3% less rainy days than Rapid City.
- Ridgecrest has 23.5% more Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 11.4% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
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 Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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