Rapid City vs Dodge City Climate
60%matchOn climate, Dodge City is a 60% match for Rapid City. Compared with Rapid City, Dodge City has more sun, 7°F (4°C) hotter summer days and 6°F (4°C) milder winter nights.
Rapid City gets 17 in (441 mm) of rain a year and Dodge City 21 in (534 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 87°F (30°C) in Rapid City and 93°F (34°C) in Dodge City.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
Rapid CityDodge Citysolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
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Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid City | Dodge City | Rapid City | Dodge City | Rapid City | Dodge City | |
| Jan | 39°F(4°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 14°F(-10°C) | 20°F(-7°C) | 0.3 in(7 mm) | 0.4 in(11 mm) |
| Feb | 40°F(5°C) | 49°F(10°C) | 15°F(-9°C) | 23°F(-5°C) | 0.4 in(10 mm) | 0.5 in(13 mm) |
| Mar | 50°F(10°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 24°F(-5°C) | 31°F(0°C) | 0.8 in(21 mm) | 1.2 in(31 mm) |
| Apr | 58°F(14°C) | 69°F(20°C) | 32°F(0°C) | 40°F(4°C) | 2.0 in(50 mm) | 1.7 in(44 mm) |
| May | 67°F(20°C) | 78°F(26°C) | 43°F(6°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 3.4 in(86 mm) | 2.8 in(72 mm) |
| Jun | 78°F(26°C) | 88°F(31°C) | 52°F(11°C) | 62°F(16°C) | 3.1 in(80 mm) | 3.8 in(97 mm) |
| Jul | 87°F(30°C) | 93°F(34°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 66°F(19°C) | 2.2 in(55 mm) | 3.2 in(81 mm) |
| Aug | 85°F(30°C) | 91°F(33°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 65°F(18°C) | 1.9 in(49 mm) | 2.6 in(65 mm) |
| Sep | 77°F(25°C) | 84°F(29°C) | 47°F(8°C) | 56°F(14°C) | 1.1 in(29 mm) | 1.4 in(36 mm) |
| Oct | 62°F(17°C) | 71°F(22°C) | 34°F(1°C) | 43°F(6°C) | 1.4 in(36 mm) | 1.8 in(45 mm) |
| Nov | 49°F(9°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 23°F(-5°C) | 30°F(-1°C) | 0.4 in(10 mm) | 0.7 in(18 mm) |
| Dec | 41°F(5°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 16°F(-9°C) | 22°F(-6°C) | 0.3 in(8 mm) | 0.8 in(21 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.