2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Watertown, NY vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City has 54.6% less rainy days than Watertown.
- Rapid City has 39.5% more Sunny Days than Watertown.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rapid City scores 12.9% better than Watertown
 Watertown, NYRapid City, SDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall102  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny162  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32412443
Reviews for Watertown    2 Reviews

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Over 17 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the 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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