Chadron endures about 22 more days above 90 °F each year.
Chadron sees rain or snow on roughly 23 fewer days each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Chadron | Metric | Rapid City |
|---|---|---|
| 250 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 245 days |
| 20 in | Precipitationper year | 25 in |
| 97 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 119 days |
| 50 in | Snowfallper year | 53 in |
| 45 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 23 days |
| 174 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 145 days |
| 58% | Humidityaverage relative | 59% |
| 48 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 48 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadron high | 38 | 41 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 81 | 90 | 89 | 79 | 64 | 50 | 39 |
| Rapid City high | 37 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 76 | 84 | 83 | 74 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Chadron low | 13 | 15 | 23 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 59 | 56 | 46 | 33 | 21 | 13 |
| Rapid City low | 16 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 38 | 27 | 19 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadron | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Rapid City | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadron | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| Rapid City | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Chadron vs another city
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- Chadron vs Scottsbluff, NE
- Chadron vs Gering, NE
- Chadron vs Torrington, WY
- Chadron vs Rapid Valley, SD
- Chadron vs New York, NY
- Chadron vs Los Angeles, CA
- Chadron vs Chicago, IL
- Chadron vs Houston, TX
- Chadron vs Phoenix, AZ
- Chadron vs Philadelphia, PA
Rapid City vs another city
- Rapid City vs Rapid Valley, SD
- Rapid City vs Box Elder, SD
- Rapid City vs Sturgis, SD
- Rapid City vs Spearfish, SD
- Rapid City vs Belle Fourche, SD
- Rapid City vs New York, NY
- Rapid City vs Los Angeles, CA
- Rapid City vs Chicago, IL
- Rapid City vs Houston, TX
- Rapid City vs Phoenix, AZ
- Rapid City vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).