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What to pack for United States in January

Typical January, built from ten years of weather

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Typical for your dates
Highs 39°F, lows 27°F, rain 10 of 31 days
snowycoldwindy
Sunset lands around 5:50pm. Wind averages 14 mph. No border paperwork on this one.
Packing for

Essentials

16 items · 0 packed
Insulated puffy (down or synthetic)
Lows around 27°F. Goes under the shell when the wind picks up.
On sale
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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at Cotopaxi
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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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at Cotopaxi
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Insulated Puffy Parka Jacket - Women's
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Insulated Puffy Parka Jacket - Women's
$152 $379
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at Backcountry.com
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Repleto Down Long Jacket - Women's
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Repleto Down Long Jacket - Women's
$100 $200
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at Cotopaxi
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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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at REI
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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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at REI
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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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at Decathlon America
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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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at REI
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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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at REI
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Warm hat (beanie)
Lows reach minus 37°F. Your ears need protection from the wind.
Gloves
Wind gusts to 22 km/h and temperatures drop below freezing.
Insulated winter boots
Snow on the ground and lows of minus 37°F require insulated soles.
Polarized sunglasses
Nine and a half hours of daylight with 2.5 UV index still reflects off snow.
DEET or picaridin repellent
Winter insects still bite on coastal days above freezing.
Tick remover
Check ankles and, if there's a dog, paws and ears every night.

Recommended

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