Rapid City, SD 14-Day Forecast

South Dakota, United States 🇺🇸

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Rapid City 14-day outlook: the story

August to October and May to June is the sweet spot for Rapid City - temperatures sit either side of the peak heat rather than in it. Expect 73°F (23°C) in the afternoon and around 8 days of rain in a typical month of it. For the same question asked the other way round, see where else is warm in August.

For typical conditions month by month, see the Rapid City climate & average temperatures guide.

Average temperatures in Rapid City by month

Monthly averages for Rapid City based on 2015–2024 weather data. Daylight is sunrise to sunset on the 15th; wet-day chance is the share of days with measurable rain.
MonthHighLow Rain daysPrecipitation SunshineDaylightWet-day chanceHumidity
January 37° 18° 4 0.5 in 7.2 h/day 9.2 h 12% 62%
February 37° 17° 6 0.9 in 8.2 h/day 10.4 h 23% 58%
March 47° 26° 6 1.1 in 9.3 h/day 11.8 h 19% 58%
April 55° 33° 9 2.4 in 10.2 h/day 13.4 h 31% 58%
May 65° 45° 12 3.4 in 10.9 h/day 14.7 h 39% 61%
June 80° 58° 9 2.6 in 13.1 h/day 15.5 h 30% 55%
July 86° 63° 8 1.6 in 13.5 h/day 15.2 h 26% 52%
August 83° 61° 6 1.6 in 12.6 h/day 14.0 h 20% 52%
September 76° 54° 5 1.1 in 10.6 h/day 12.4 h 17% 52%
October 60° 40° 6 1.5 in 8.9 h/day 10.9 h 19% 55%
November 48° 29° 4 0.6 in 7.7 h/day 9.6 h 13% 55%
December 37° 20° 5 0.9 in 6.8 h/day 8.9 h 16% 61%
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