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What to pack for South Dakota in October
Typical October, built from ten years of weather
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Typical for your dates
Highs 61°F, lows 43°F, rain 7 of 31 days
coldwindyshort days
Sunset lands around 6:55pm. Wind averages 16 mph. No border paperwork on this one.
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Packing for
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Essentials
13 items
Lows around 43°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.
Check ankles and, if there's a dog, paws and ears every night.
Dark by 6:55pm. Every campsite chore after that is a two-hands job.
Fits the overhead on every airline that matters. Skip the checked-bag line entirely.
Before you go
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Recommended
9 items
Coastal wind cuts through a t-shirt fast.
Treat the clothes once and it lasts weeks.
One brick charges the laptop, phone, and camera.
Lows around 43°F. One blanket that packs small covers the car, the campsite and the beach at sunset.
Nice to have
8 items you could skip
Basics
16 things you probably own already