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What to pack for South Korea in December

Typical December, built from ten years of weather

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Typical for your dates
Highs 37°F, lows 23°F, rain 5 of 31 days
snowycoldshort days
Sunset lands around 5:10pm. Wind averages 9 mph. There is paperwork on this one, so start with Before you go.
Packing for

Essentials

18 items · 0 packed
Insulated puffy (down or synthetic)
Lows around 23°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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Solazo Down Hooded Jacket - Women's
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Solazo Down Hooded Jacket - Women's
$90 $240
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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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Hybrid WINDSTOPPER Lightweight Puffy Jacket - Men's
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Hybrid WINDSTOPPER Lightweight Puffy Jacket…
$196 $280
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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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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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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 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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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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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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Warm hat (beanie)
Lows drop to minus 5 degrees Celsius, so exposed skin on your head loses heat fast.
Gloves
Wind at 15 kilometers per hour pulls warmth from bare hands.
Insulated winter boots
Snow covers the ground and temperatures dip below freezing, so wet boots ruin a day.
Polarized sunglasses
Nine and a half hours of daylight means low sun angles bounce off snow and water.
DEET or picaridin repellent
Mosquitoes vanish in December, so this stays home.
Tick remover
Check ankles and, if there's a dog, paws and ears every night.

Before you go

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Recommended

12 items
Merino base layer bottoms
Neck gaiter / buff
Thermal socks
Permethrin-treated clothing spray
Reusable water bottle
Multi-port USB-C charger (GaN)