South Dakota · United States
Rapid City travel guide
Rapid City is a city in South Dakota, United States, home to about 75,000 people.
- Best months
- June and September
- Nearest airport
- RAP14 km · Rapid City Regional Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
Where to stay
Hotels in Rapid City
2 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Alex Johnson Hilton Hotels & Resorts | 1928 | 0.1 km |
| Hotel Alex Johnson Rapid City, Curio Collection by Hilton | 0.1 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Rapid City
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Rapid City are June and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; May is the wettest, with about 86 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Rapid City: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR, 139 km) is also within reach.
RAP · Rapid City Regional Airport
CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport
Questions
Rapid City: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Rapid City?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Rapid City are June and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; May is the wettest, with about 86 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Rapid City?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR, 139 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Rapid City?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Rapid City
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.