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What to pack for New Mexico in October
Typical October, built from ten years of weather
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Typical for your dates
Highs 68°F, lows 45°F, rain 4 of 31 days
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Sunset lands around 6:25pm. Wind averages 17 mph. No border paperwork on this one.
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Packing for
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Essentials
12 items
Lows around 45°F. Goes under the shell when the wind picks up.
Wear one, dry one. Cotton stays wet all week here.
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.
Before you go
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Recommended
11 items
Coastal wind cuts through a t-shirt fast.
UV hits 7.2 here. Long sleeves beat reapplying sunscreen every hour.
Treat the clothes once and it lasts weeks.
One brick charges the laptop, phone, and camera.
Lows around 45°F. One blanket that packs small covers the car, the campsite and the beach at sunset.
Nice to have
6 items you could skip
Basics
16 things you probably own already