Rapid Valley Weather in July
Average highs run from 82°F on July 1 to 85°F on July 31, and lows from 59°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.62 in over about 11 wet days.
July day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
July at a glance
- Average high
- 84°F
- Average low
- 62°F
- Precipitation
- 2.62 in
- Record high
- 112°FJul 25, 2026
- Record low
- 39°FJul 1, 1959
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 10.0
- Daylight
- 15 h 26 min to 14 h 38 min
- Cloud cover
- 47%
- Humidity
- 52%
- Dew point
- 53°F
- Wind
- 8.3 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | 82°F | 59°F | 102°F 2007 | 39°F 1959 | 38% | 0% |
| Jul 2 | 82°F | 59°F | 106°F 1990 | 41°F 1968 | 38% | 0% |
| Jul 3 | 82°F | 60°F | 103°F 2012 | 43°F 1972 | 37% | 0% |
| Jul 4 | 83°F | 60°F | 106°F 1989 | 44°F 1972 | 37% | 0% |
| Jul 5 | 83°F | 60°F | 105°F 2017 | 44°F 1972 | 37% | 0% |
| Jul 6 | 83°F | 60°F | 110°F 1973 | 47°F 1993 | 36% | 0% |
| Jul 7 | 83°F | 61°F | 109°F 1989 | 44°F 1993 | 36% | 0% |
| Jul 8 | 84°F | 61°F | 110°F 1989 | 48°F 1994 | 36% | 0% |
| Jul 9 | 84°F | 61°F | 106°F 2005 | 48°F 1959 | 36% | 0% |
| Jul 10 | 84°F | 61°F | 103°F 1966 | 46°F 1999 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 11 | 84°F | 61°F | 104°F 1973 | 46°F 2007 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 12 | 84°F | 62°F | 109°F 1954 | 43°F 1987 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 13 | 85°F | 62°F | 105°F 2003 | 39°F 1987 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 14 | 85°F | 62°F | 104°F 2006 | 45°F 1952 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 15 | 85°F | 62°F | 111°F 2006 | 45°F 2014 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 16 | 85°F | 62°F | 109°F 2005 | 47°F 1983 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 17 | 85°F | 62°F | 104°F 1977 | 46°F 1950 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 18 | 85°F | 62°F | 106°F 2006 | 49°F 1972 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 19 | 85°F | 62°F | 107°F 2012 | 48°F 1950 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 20 | 85°F | 62°F | 105°F 1960 | 47°F 1972 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 21 | 85°F | 63°F | 106°F 2007 | 49°F 1949 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 22 | 85°F | 63°F | 106°F 2007 | 50°F 1949 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 23 | 85°F | 63°F | 106°F 2007 | 48°F 1951 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 24 | 86°F | 63°F | 109°F 2003 | 51°F 1996 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 25 | 86°F | 63°F | 112°F 2026 | 47°F 1971 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 26 | 86°F | 63°F | 105°F 2026 | 44°F 1971 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 27 | 86°F | 63°F | 107°F 2021 | 43°F 2005 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 28 | 85°F | 63°F | 109°F 2006 | 41°F 1971 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 29 | 85°F | 63°F | 108°F 2006 | 41°F 1971 | 35% | 0% |
| Jul 30 | 85°F | 63°F | 109°F 2006 | 43°F 1971 | 34% | 0% |
| Jul 31 | 85°F | 62°F | 104°F 1988 | 46°F 2009 | 34% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- July 1
- sunrise 5:13 AM, sunset 8:39 PM
- July 31
- sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00396948 (Rapid City WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024090, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.