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What to pack for The Smoky Mountains in May
Typical May, built from ten years of weather
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Typical for your dates
Highs 61°F, lows 46°F, rain 18 of 31 days
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Sunset lands around 8:30pm. Wind averages 9 mph. No border paperwork on this one.
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Packing for
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Essentials
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18 rain days a month finds every seam. A real shell, not a windbreaker.
Lows around 46°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.
For the passport, the chargers, and the one dry pair of socks.
Before you go
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Recommended
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UV hits 9.9 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 46°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