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What to pack for Tromsø in May
Typical May, built from ten years of weather
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Typical for your dates
Highs 46°F, lows 36°F, rain 17 of 31 days
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Sunset lands around 11:50pm. Wind averages 9 mph. There is paperwork on this one, so start with Before you go.
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Packing for
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Essentials
18 items
17 rain days a month finds every seam. A real shell, not a windbreaker.
Lows around 36°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.
This country runs on Type C or F. Get one with USB-C so you're not fighting over the single outlet.
Set it up before you land. Signal drops for long stretches outside cities.
Fits the overhead on every airline that matters. Skip the checked-bag line entirely.
For the passport, the chargers, and the one dry pair of socks.
Before you go
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Recommended
14 items
For the mornings and the nights.
One brick charges the laptop, phone, and camera.
Hotel and cafe wifi is shared with everyone else in the building. A VPN keeps your banking and email to yourself.
Sun is up until 11:50pm. You'll want the mask.
Lows around 36°F. One blanket that packs small covers the car, the campsite and the beach at sunset.
Nice to have
10 items you could skip
A few phrases go a long way. Ten minutes a day before you leave is plenty.
Basics
16 things you probably own already