Rapid City vs Shelek Climate
65%matchRapid City and Shelek are a 65% climate match. Compared with Rapid City, Shelek has half the summer rain, 4°F (2°C) hotter summer days and 4°F (2°C) milder winter nights.
Rapid City gets 17 in (441 mm) of rain a year and Shelek 15 in (374 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 87°F (30°C) in Rapid City and 90°F (32°C) in Shelek.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
Rapid CitySheleksolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
Rapid CityShelek
Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid City | Shelek | Rapid City | Shelek | Rapid City | Shelek | |
| Jan | 39°F(4°C) | 36°F(2°C) | 14°F(-10°C) | 16°F(-9°C) | 0.3 in(7 mm) | 0.7 in(19 mm) |
| Feb | 40°F(5°C) | 39°F(4°C) | 15°F(-9°C) | 19°F(-7°C) | 0.4 in(10 mm) | 0.8 in(20 mm) |
| Mar | 50°F(10°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 24°F(-5°C) | 32°F(0°C) | 0.8 in(21 mm) | 1.1 in(29 mm) |
| Apr | 58°F(14°C) | 66°F(19°C) | 32°F(0°C) | 42°F(5°C) | 2.0 in(50 mm) | 1.9 in(48 mm) |
| May | 67°F(20°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 43°F(6°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 3.4 in(86 mm) | 1.8 in(46 mm) |
| Jun | 78°F(26°C) | 85°F(29°C) | 52°F(11°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 3.1 in(80 mm) | 1.6 in(41 mm) |
| Jul | 87°F(30°C) | 90°F(32°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 2.2 in(55 mm) | 1.3 in(33 mm) |
| Aug | 85°F(30°C) | 88°F(31°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 1.9 in(49 mm) | 1.0 in(26 mm) |
| Sep | 77°F(25°C) | 80°F(27°C) | 47°F(8°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 1.1 in(29 mm) | 0.9 in(23 mm) |
| Oct | 62°F(17°C) | 65°F(18°C) | 34°F(1°C) | 39°F(4°C) | 1.4 in(36 mm) | 1.3 in(34 mm) |
| Nov | 49°F(9°C) | 50°F(10°C) | 23°F(-5°C) | 29°F(-2°C) | 0.4 in(10 mm) | 1.3 in(33 mm) |
| Dec | 41°F(5°C) | 38°F(4°C) | 16°F(-9°C) | 21°F(-6°C) | 0.3 in(8 mm) | 0.9 in(22 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.