☀ Sunshine Atlas

Denver vs Rapid City: which is sunnier?

🇺🇸 United States vs 🇺🇸 United States · 484 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)

Denver is the sunnier overall: about 3,169 hours of sunshine a year to Rapid City's 2,793. Denver has the higher Sunshine Score in 7 of 12 months; the other 5 are within 2 points.

Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.

Denver, United States
Denver
Rapid City, United States
Rapid City

At a glance

DenverRapid City
Sunshine hours / year3,1692,793
Sunniest monthSeptember (92/100)September (88/100)
Nov–Feb average score6/1002/100
Jun–Aug average score86/10082/100
Rain / year415 mm451 mm
Peak midday UV10 (very high)8 (very high)

Denver vs Rapid City month by month

MonthSunshine ScoreDay high °CRain mm
DenverRapid CityDenverRapid CityDenverRapid City
January00149
February001714
March382313°11°3024
April675717°16°4852
May868022°21°6487
June898330°29°4768
July797733°33°5355
August898731°31°4648
September928826°26°3438
October776018°16°2933
November24811°1712
December001611

The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Denver · Apr Denver · May Denver · Jun Denver · Jul even · Aug even · Sep Denver · Oct Denver · Nov Denver · Dec even.

When to pick which

Full month-by-month guides: Denver weather by month · Rapid City weather by month · Best time to visit United States.

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