Rapid City (MI) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Rapid City

Rapid City average temperature chart (Celsius) Rapid City average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Rapid City (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -3.6 -2.6 2.8 10.6 17.8 23 25.9 24.4 19.7 13.3 5.9 -1.1
°F 25.5 27.2 37 51.1 64.1 73.5 78.7 75.9 67.5 55.9 42.6 30

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Rapid City monthly rainfall chart (mm) Rapid City monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Rapid City (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 49 33 48 62 63 76 70 78 94 68 65 54
inches 1.9 1.3 1.9 2.4 2.5 3 2.8 3.1 3.7 2.7 2.6 2.1
Rainy days 17 12 13 12 10 11 9 10 12 13 14 17

Average annual rainfall in Rapid City: 719.267mm (283.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Rapid City

Rapid City average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Rapid City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 3.6 4.9 6.1 7.6 9.3 10.2 10.7 9.1 6.8 5 2.9 2.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Rapid City average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Rapid City average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Rapid City (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -12 -12.8 -7.5 -0.5 4.9 9.9 13 12.1 8.2 3.1 -1.7 -8.3
Max °C -3.4 -2.4 3.1 10.9 18.2 23.4 26.3 24.7 20 13.6 6.1 -1
Min °F 10.4 9 18.6 31.1 40.7 49.7 55.3 53.8 46.8 37.5 29 17.2
Max °F 18.1 18.3 28 41.4 52.7 61.9 67.3 65.1 57.4 46.9 36 23.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Rapid City average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Rapid City average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Rapid City in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 3.3 2.7 2.4 2.7 4.1 8.2 14.7 18.8 17.1 11.8 7.6 4.8
°F 38 36.9 36.3 36.9 39.3 46.8 58.5 65.8 62.7 53.2 45.6 40.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Rapid City average winspeed by month (km/h) Rapid City average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Rapid City (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 17 15 16 16 15 13 13 12 13 15 17 16
mph 10 9 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 10

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Rapid City relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Rapid City
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
78% 76% 74% 68% 66% 71% 72% 77% 79% 77% 80% 81%

Other monthly averages

UV index Best time to go?

Rapid City weather stats

Rapid City weather statistics
Hottest month: July 25.9°C 78.6°F
Driest month: February 33mm 1.3ins
Sunniest month: July 10.7hrs
Coldest month: January -3.6°C 25.5°F
Wettest month: September 94mm 3.7ins
Warmest sea: August 18.8°C 65.8°F
Map showing location of Rapid City (44.83445, -85.28256) Rapid City map pin © Google

Locations nearby

Top United States locations