What to pack for London in November

Lows around 41°F. Goes under the shell when the wind picks up.

Wear one, dry one. Cotton stays wet all week here.

The layer you'll wear more than any other.

Wind at 21 km/h cuts through to the scalp on 8.9 hours of daylight.

Check ankles and, if there's a dog, paws and ears every night.

Wet pavement and eight hours of darkness raise the odds of minor injury.

This country runs on Type G. Get one with USB-C so you're not fighting over the single outlet.

Short daylight means phone battery drains before the day ends.

Set it up before you land. Signal drops for long stretches outside cities.

Dark by 5:10pm. Every campsite chore after that is a two-hands job.

Overhead bins on transatlantic flights demand a bag under the size limit.

Eight hours of daylight means you need a pack for shorter outings.

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.

Five degrees at night and wind means the neck loses heat fast.

Tap water is safe but carrying one bottle cuts waste across the month.

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.

International airports and busy stations make bags targets for theft.

Damp air at 86 percent humidity makes loose clothes wrinkle in luggage.

Rain on 12 days of the month means clothes stay damp longer.

Lows around 41°F. One blanket that packs small covers the car, the campsite and the beach at sunset.

Tube noise and flight engines run constant during this route.

Eleven degrees tops and 12 rain days compress layers into one insulated piece.

Crowded transit and high humidity at 86 percent spreads illness quickly.

One power bank needs short cables to charge multiple devices at once.

Crossing into Europe from London requires documents within arm's reach.

Checked bags on international routes need locks against opportunistic opening.

Bathroom humidity at 86 percent ruins products stored loose in bags.

Long flights and early darkness make sleep on the journey harder.