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What to pack for Iowa in January
Typical January, built from ten years of weather
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Typical for your dates
Highs 28°F, lows 14°F, rain 7 of 31 days
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Sunset lands around 6:05pm. Wind averages 14 mph. No border paperwork on this one.
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Packing for
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Essentials
16 items
Lows around 14°F. Goes under the shell when the wind picks up.
Highs below freezing. A puffy alone won't do it.
Wear one, dry one. Cotton stays wet all week here.
Check ankles and, if there's a dog, paws and ears every night.
Dark by 6:05pm. 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
12 items
For the mornings and the nights.
Treat the clothes once and it lasts weeks.
One brick charges the laptop, phone, and camera.
Lows around 14°F. One blanket that packs small covers the car, the campsite and the beach at sunset.
Nice to have
8 items you could skip
Basics
16 things you probably own already