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Spirit Lake, IA vs Rapid City, SD

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- Rapid City has 38.1% less rainy days than Spirit Lake.
- Rapid City has 6.6% more Sunny Days than Spirit Lake.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rapid City scores 2.9% better than Spirit Lake
 Spirit Lake, IARapid City, SDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low7  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32412443
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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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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