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What to pack for Iowa in May
Typical May, built from ten years of weather
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Typical for your dates
Highs 72°F, lows 52°F, rain 13 of 31 days
wetwindyhigh UV
Sunset lands around 8:25pm. Wind averages 14 mph. No border paperwork on this one.
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Packing for
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Essentials
11 items
13 rain days a month finds every seam. A real shell, not a windbreaker.
Check ankles and, if there's a dog, paws and ears every night.
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
9 items
UV hits 8.9 here. Long sleeves beat reapplying sunscreen every hour.
Treat the clothes once and it lasts weeks.
One brick charges the laptop, phone, and camera.
Nice to have
7 items you could skip
Basics
16 things you probably own already