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What to pack for Montana in May

Typical May, built from ten years of weather

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Typical for your dates
Highs 61°F, lows 37°F, rain 11 of 31 days
snowycoldwet
Sunset lands around 8:45pm. Wind averages 10 mph. No border paperwork on this one.
Packing for

Essentials

17 items · 0 packed
Insulated puffy (down or synthetic)
Lows around 37°F. Goes under the shell when the wind picks up.
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Repleto Down Jacket - Women's
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Repleto Down Jacket - Women's
$74 $185
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at Cotopaxi
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Repleto Down Long Jacket - Women's
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Repleto Down Long Jacket - Women's
$100 $200
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at Cotopaxi
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Fuego Down Jacket - Men's
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Fuego Down Jacket - Men's
$108 $270
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at Cotopaxi
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Insulated Puffy Parka Jacket - Women's
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Insulated Puffy Parka Jacket - Women's
$152 $379
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Fuego Hooded Down Jacket - Women's
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Fuego Hooded Down Jacket - Women's
$148 $295
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at Cotopaxi
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Merino base layer top
Wear one, dry one. Cotton stays wet all week here.
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Terramar Men's 3.0 Merino Bi-Layer Long-Sleeve Crew Base Layer Top Gray S
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Terramar Men's 3.0 Merino Bi-Layer Long-Sleeve…
$29.73 $45
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Terramar Women's 3.0 Merino Flex Long-Sleeve Crew Base Layer Top Blue XL
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Terramar Women's 3.0 Merino Flex Long-Sleeve…
$54.73 $80
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Wedze Women’s BL900 Merino Wool Ski Base Layer Top
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Wedze Women’s BL900 Merino Wool Ski Base Layer Top
$60 $99.99
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Arc'teryx Women's Satoro Merino Wool Crew Neck Long-Sleeve Base Layer Top Green XS
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Arc'teryx Women's Satoro Merino Wool Crew Neck…
$95.73 $120
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at REI
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Arc'teryx Women's Lana Merino Wool Crew Base Layer Top Black XS
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Arc'teryx Women's Lana Merino Wool Crew Base…
$63.93 $90
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Fleece or midlayer
The layer you'll wear more than any other.
Warm hat (beanie)
Lows drop to 37°F and wind hits 16 km/h, so exposed ears get painful fast.
Gloves
Three-degree nights require hand protection even during the 14.9-hour daylight.
Insulated winter boots
Snow still falls in May and wet mountain terrain demands insulated boots.
Sunscreen SPF 50
UV index hits 9.0 and the thin mountain air burns skin fast.
Polarized sunglasses
Polarized lenses cut the glare bouncing off snow patches and water.

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Recommended

13 items
Neck gaiter / buff
Thermal socks
Sun hoodie (UPF long sleeve)
Wide-brim sun hat
Permethrin-treated clothing spray
Reusable water bottle