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What to pack for Delhi in January
Typical January, built from ten years of weather
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Typical for your dates
Highs 66°F, lows 46°F, rain 4 of 31 days
short daysmildcool nights
Sunset lands around 5:45pm. Wind averages 8 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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Wear one, dry one. Cotton stays wet all week here.
Tap water isn't safe here. A filter bottle beats buying plastic twice a day.
This country runs on Type C, D or G. Get one with USB-C so you're not fighting over the single outlet.
Set it up before you land. Signal drops for long stretches outside cities.
Dark by 5:45pm. Every campsite chore after that is a two-hands job.
Fits the overhead on every airline that matters. Skip the checked-bag line entirely.
Before you go
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Recommended
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For temples, mosques, and churches that check at the door.
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
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A few phrases go a long way. Ten minutes a day before you leave is plenty.
Basics
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