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Rapid City, SD vs Spirit Lake, IA

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- Spirit Lake has 61.5% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Spirit Lake has 6.2% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Spirit Lake scores 2.9% worse than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDSpirit Lake, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2938
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock86106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock14732443
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 Spirit Lake    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

We moved from a medium sized city in the West (about 100,000) to Spirit Lake a few years ago. Although it took a little while to get used to living in a small town  More

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