Annual mean 8°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
24.2 °C
Coldest
-1.9 °C
Wettest
98%
Windiest
2.2 m/s
Prevailing
SW
1.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
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The average temperature in Leh over the whole year is 8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -9°C. The rainy (wet) season in Leh runs from September to October, peaking in September with a 34% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to June; May is the driest month, at 14%. Winds in Leh are highest in July, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in December, at 0.5 m/s (2 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Leh come in October, when the sky is typically 38% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 63%.
Month by month Leh climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-1°C
-9°C
-5°C
14%
60%
1.0 m/s
0
0
2
February
1°C
-6°C
-4°C
16%
60%
1.4 m/s
1
0
4
March
7°C
-2°C
3°C
20%
63%
1.8 m/s
2
0
21
April
12°C
3°C
8°C
28%
57%
1.9 m/s
6
1
51
May
17°C
8°C
12°C
14%
57%
2.3 m/s
26
3
77
June
21°C
12°C
16°C
19%
55%
2.3 m/s
52
7
75
July
25°C
16°C
21°C
31%
59%
2.5 m/s
80
18
61
August
25°C
16°C
21°C
20%
56%
2.5 m/s
82
17
65
September
21°C
11°C
17°C
34%
41%
2.2 m/s
71
5
80
October
14°C
3°C
10°C
28%
38%
1.6 m/s
18
1
67
November
6°C
-3°C
2°C
17%
52%
1.1 m/s
2
0
19
December
1°C
-7°C
-3°C
23%
47%
0.5 m/s
0
0
4
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Leh weather by season
Year round, Leh has days of about -1°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 25°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -9°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 8°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around May. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Leh weather in winterDecember to February
High 0°CLow -7°CRain 17%
Winter in Leh has typical daily highs of about 0°C and lows of about -7°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Leh weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 3°CRain 20%
Spring in Leh has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Leh weather in summerJune to August
High 23°CLow 14°CRain 23%
Summer in Leh has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Leh weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 13°CLow 4°CRain 26%
Autumn in Leh has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Leh?
The rainy (wet) season in Leh runs from September to October, peaking in September with a 34% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to June; May is the driest month, at 14%.
What time of year is Leh windiest?
Winds in Leh are highest in July, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in December, at 0.5 m/s (2 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Leh year round?
The average temperature in Leh over the whole year is 8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -9°C.