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What to pack for Cabo San Lucas in May
Typical May, built from ten years of weather
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Typical for your dates
Highs 86°F, lows 70°F, rain 0 of 31 days
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Sunset lands around 6:50pm. Wind averages 15 mph. There is paperwork on this one, so start with Before you go.
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Packing for
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Essentials
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Tap water isn't safe here. A filter bottle beats buying plastic twice a day.
Set it up before you land. Signal drops for long stretches outside cities.
Fits the overhead on every airline that matters. Skip the checked-bag line entirely.
For the passport, the chargers, and the one dry pair of socks.
Before you go
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Recommended
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Coastal wind cuts through a t-shirt fast.
Anything heavier than linen is a mistake at 86°F.
UV hits 11.9 here. Long sleeves beat reapplying sunscreen every hour.
Cold water at 3pm is worth the weight.
Treat the clothes once and it lasts weeks.
One brick charges the laptop, phone, and camera.
Hotel and cafe wifi is shared with everyone else in the building. A VPN keeps your banking and email to yourself.
Nice to have
9 items you could skip
A few phrases go a long way. Ten minutes a day before you leave is plenty.
Basics
16 things you probably own already