Fort Collins vs Rapid City Climate
84%matchOn climate, Rapid City is a 84% match for Fort Collins. Compared with Fort Collins, Rapid City has the same summer highs, less sun, more rain in summer and more humid air.
Fort Collins gets 14 in (345 mm) of rain a year and Rapid City 17 in (441 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 88°F (31°C) in Fort Collins and 87°F (30°C) in Rapid City.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
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Rain (in per month)
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Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Collins | Rapid City | Fort Collins | Rapid City | Fort Collins | Rapid City | |
| Jan | 44°F(7°C) | 39°F(4°C) | 16°F(-9°C) | 14°F(-10°C) | 0.3 in(8 mm) | 0.3 in(7 mm) |
| Feb | 46°F(8°C) | 40°F(5°C) | 18°F(-8°C) | 15°F(-9°C) | 0.3 in(8 mm) | 0.4 in(10 mm) |
| Mar | 55°F(13°C) | 50°F(10°C) | 26°F(-3°C) | 24°F(-5°C) | 1.1 in(29 mm) | 0.8 in(21 mm) |
| Apr | 62°F(17°C) | 58°F(14°C) | 34°F(1°C) | 32°F(0°C) | 1.7 in(44 mm) | 2.0 in(50 mm) |
| May | 71°F(22°C) | 67°F(20°C) | 43°F(6°C) | 43°F(6°C) | 2.4 in(60 mm) | 3.4 in(86 mm) |
| Jun | 82°F(28°C) | 78°F(26°C) | 52°F(11°C) | 52°F(11°C) | 1.7 in(43 mm) | 3.1 in(80 mm) |
| Jul | 88°F(31°C) | 87°F(30°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 1.7 in(43 mm) | 2.2 in(55 mm) |
| Aug | 85°F(30°C) | 85°F(30°C) | 55°F(13°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 1.2 in(30 mm) | 1.9 in(49 mm) |
| Sep | 78°F(25°C) | 77°F(25°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 47°F(8°C) | 1.2 in(31 mm) | 1.1 in(29 mm) |
| Oct | 64°F(18°C) | 62°F(17°C) | 35°F(2°C) | 34°F(1°C) | 0.9 in(24 mm) | 1.4 in(36 mm) |
| Nov | 52°F(11°C) | 49°F(9°C) | 24°F(-4°C) | 23°F(-5°C) | 0.6 in(16 mm) | 0.4 in(10 mm) |
| Dec | 44°F(6°C) | 41°F(5°C) | 17°F(-9°C) | 16°F(-9°C) | 0.4 in(9 mm) | 0.3 in(8 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.