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Yelm, WA vs Rapid City, SD

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- Rapid City has 62.2% less rainy days than Yelm.
- Rapid City has 62.6% more Sunny Days than Yelm.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rapid City scores 1.4% worse than Yelm
 Yelm, WARapid City, SDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny139  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32412443
Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  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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