Best time to visit Leh
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
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Month by month
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3° | 6d | 39% | 8.9h | avoid | bitter cold: -3C daily max |
| Feb | -2° | 6d | 42% | 9.6h | avoid | bitter cold: -2C daily max |
| Mar | 2° | 6d | 44% | 10.7h | avoid | bitter cold: 2C daily max |
| Apr | 8° | 8d | 44% | 11.5h | ok | 8C max, 8 rainy days |
| May | 13° | 10d | 46% | 12.5h | sweet spot | 13C max, 10 rainy days |
| Jun | 18° | 13d | 50% | 12.7h | goodbusy | peak: Warm weather and favorable conditions for trekking and… |
| Jul | 23° | 11d | 48% | 12.2h | sweet spot busy | peak: Warm weather and favorable conditions for trekking and… |
| Aug | 23° | 7d | 46% | 11.6h | sweet spot busy | peak: Warm weather and favorable conditions for trekking and… |
| Sep | 19° | 7d | 40% | 11.1h | sweet spot busy | peak: Warm weather and favorable conditions for trekking and… |
| Oct | 11° | 4d | 36% | 10.6h | good | 11C max, 4 rainy days |
| Nov | 5° | 3d | 33% | 9.6h | avoid | bitter cold: 5C daily max |
| Dec | 0° | 3d | 34% | 9.1h | avoid | bitter cold: 0C daily max |
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
Getting there
How far Leh is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Delhi
- from Ahmedabad
- from Kolkata
- from Mumbai
- from Hyderabad
- from Bengaluru
- from Dubai
- from Chennai
The year in Leh
Due to the lack of specific climate data, it is recommended to check local resources for updated weather information and any potential travel advisories.
| Busiest |
early Jun to mid Sep — Warm weather and favorable conditions for trekking and exploration.
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|---|---|
| Quieter, still good |
early May to late May — Transitioning weather before peak season, still good for travel.
mid Sep to mid Oct — Quieter time as the tourist traffic declines, but still pleasant.
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This section was written by a language model from the climate figures above, and nobody has checked it. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe. The busiest and quieter periods here also count toward the crowd score, which is 20% of the ranking.
The rest of the trip
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