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What to pack for Melbourne in January
Typical January, built from ten years of weather
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Typical for your dates
Highs 79°F, lows 59°F, rain 8 of 31 days
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Sunset lands around 7:40pm. Wind averages 14 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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Check ankles and, if there's a dog, paws and ears every night.
This country runs on Type I. 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.
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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AllTrails, Download your trails before you lose signal.
Recommended
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Coastal wind cuts through a t-shirt fast.
UV hits 9.8 here. Long sleeves beat reapplying sunscreen every hour.
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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Basics
16 things you probably own already