Leh climate

Name: Leh
Address: Ladakh, trans-Himalaya, India

India · Ladakh, trans-Himalaya · 34.153° N, 77.577° E

Köppen BWkcold desert (highland)Arid

High cold desert in rain shadow: near-zero precipitation, brutal sub -20C winters and intense thin-air sun.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

August, 72°F / 22°C

Coldest month

January, 11°F / -12°C

Annual swing

61°F / 34°C

Wettest month

June

Driest month

December

Rain per year

4.8" / 121 mm

Snow per year

58.5" / 1487 mm

Elevation

11201 ft / 3414 m

Time zone

Asia/Kolkata

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	23 / -5	11 / -12	0.01 / 0	12.5 / 318	36%	4.0 / 6.4	57%
February	26 / -3	16 / -9	0.00 / 0	6.2 / 156	37%	3.5 / 5.6	56%
March	34 / 1	23 / -5	0.00 / 0	4.4 / 111	38%	3.1 / 5.0	52%
April	43 / 6	30 / -1	0.02 / 1	7.0 / 177	42%	2.7 / 4.3	48%
May	52 / 11	36 / 2	0.30 / 8	11.7 / 296	47%	2.4 / 3.9	55%
June	60 / 16	43 / 6	1.56 / 40	5.8 / 148	50%	2.6 / 4.2	48%
July	72 / 22	53 / 12	1.43 / 36	0.0 / 0	42%	2.9 / 4.7	51%
August	72 / 22	55 / 13	0.81 / 21	0.0 / 1	40%	2.5 / 4.0	44%
September	67 / 19	49 / 9	0.56 / 14	0.6 / 14	30%	2.9 / 4.7	26%
October	50 / 10	34 / 1	0.08 / 2	3.6 / 92	30%	3.1 / 5.0	29%
November	37 / 3	23 / -5	0.00 / 0	4.0 / 102	31%	3.6 / 5.8	47%
December	28 / -2	15 / -9	0.01 / 0	2.9 / 73	28%	3.9 / 6.3	44%

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