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What to pack for Washington in May

Typical May, built from ten years of weather

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Typical for your dates
Highs 64°F, lows 43°F, rain 8 of 31 days
coldhigh UVmild
Sunset lands around 8:30pm. Wind averages 7 mph. No border paperwork on this one.
Packing for

Essentials

13 items · 0 packed
Insulated puffy (down or synthetic)
Lows around 43°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
On sale
Repleto Down Long Jacket - Women's
budgetWomen's
Repleto Down Long Jacket - Women's
$100 $200
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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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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 Jacket - Women's
budgetWomen's
Repleto Down Jacket - Women's
$74 $185
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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
budgetMen's
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
budgetWomen's
Terramar Women's 3.0 Merino Flex Long-Sleeve…
$54.73 $80
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at REI
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Arc'teryx Women's Lana Merino Wool Crew Base Layer Top Black XS
midWomen's
Arc'teryx Women's Lana Merino Wool Crew Base…
$63.93 $90
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at REI
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Arc'teryx Women's Satoro Merino Wool Crew Neck Long-Sleeve Base Layer Top Green XS
midWomen's
Arc'teryx Women's Satoro Merino Wool Crew Neck…
$95.73 $120
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at REI
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Wedze Women’s BL900 Merino Wool Ski Base Layer Top
budgetWomen's
Wedze Women’s BL900 Merino Wool Ski Base Layer Top
$60 $99.99
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at Decathlon America
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Warm hat (beanie)
Sunscreen SPF 50
Polarized sunglasses
DEET or picaridin repellent
Tick remover
Check ankles and, if there's a dog, paws and ears every night.
Travel first aid kit

Before you go

1 to sort

Recommended

9 items
Neck gaiter / buff
Sun hoodie (UPF long sleeve)
Wide-brim sun hat
Permethrin-treated clothing spray
Reusable water bottle
Multi-port USB-C charger (GaN)