Climate of Leh

Leh has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Leh is -9° degrees and there is about 131 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 128 days a year with an average humidity of 79% and an UV-index of 2.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -17°C and 5°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -29°C and -2°C
Rain: it rains 100 days and there is a total of approximately 332 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 188 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3218 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between -17°C and 5°C
Warmest month:	5°C in August
Coldest month:	-17°C in January
Night temperature:	between -29°C and -2°C
Dry days:	77 days
Days with rain:	100 days
Days with snow:	188 days
Total rain sum:	332 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3218 hours

Climate of Leh
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Leh
The best travel time for Leh
Climate of Leh by month
Experiences with the weather of Leh

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Leh.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Leh.

Climate table of Leh

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Leh. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Leh might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°F)	1	5	12	19	24	31	40	41	31	20	11	4
Night temp. (°F)	-20	-15	-10	-3	3	14	25	29	17	1	-9	-16
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (inch)	7	11	11	15	12	16	11	12	12	10	7	5
Days with rain	8	6	7	5	5	14	14	11	11	4	7	8
Days with snow	19	21	20	20	16	12	12	13	11	15	14	15
Dry days	4	1	4	5	10	4	5	7	8	12	9	8
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	6	6	8	9	11	11	11	11	9	9	8	6
Wind force (Bft)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
UV-index	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2

Best time to visit Leh

The best time to visit Leh in India is from January through December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Leh is 41°F in August and the lowest is 1°F in January.

Climate of Leh by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Leh? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January