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Rapid City, South Dakota vs Mt Cook Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Rapid City, South Dakota, Usa and Mt Cook, New Zealand is approximately 12,986 km or 8,069 mi.
  • To reach Rapid City, South Dakota in this distance one would set out from Mt Cook bearing 53.4° or NE and follow the great circles arc to approach Rapid City, South Dakota bearing 53.9° or NE .
  • Rapid City, South Dakota has a hot summer continental climate with no dry season (Dfa) whereas Mt Cook has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • Rapid City, South Dakota is in or near the cool temperate steppe biome whereas Mt Cook is in or near the boreal moist forest biome.
  • The annual mean temperature is 0.7 °C (1.3°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 15.2 °C (27.4°F) more in Rapid City, South Dakota. The continentality subtype is subcontinental as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 3733 mm (147 in) less which is equivalent to 3733 l/m² (91.62 US gal/ft²) or 37,330,000 l/ha (3,990,825 US gal/ac) less. About 1/9 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 0.3° higher in Rapid City, South Dakota than in Mt Cook.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Rapid City, South Dakota relative to Mt Cook. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Mt Cook vs Rapid City, South Dakota.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -19 (-35) -18 (-32) -12 (-21) -2 (-4) +7 (+13) +15 (+28) +21 (+37) +17 (+31) +9 (+15) +0 (+1) -9 (-17) -17 (-30) -1 (-1)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -409 (-16) -245 (-10) -412 (-16) -283 (-11) -271 (-11) -185 (-7) -194 (-8) -237 (-9) -312 (-12) -387 (-15) -373 (-15) -424 (-17) -3733 (-147)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -5h 45' -3h 33' -0h 38' +2h 26' +5h 05' +6h 26' +5h 50' +3h 33' +0h 33' -2h 31' -5h 09' -6h 27'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -40 -21.3 +0.2 +23.5 +40 +46.5 +40.5 +23.8 +0.9 -21.7 -40.1 -47.2   +0.3

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