Leh
India
A high-altitude desert staging ground for epic Himalayan treks, dotted with remote whitewashed Tibetan Buddhist monasteries.
Warmest month is July at 24°C on average. Coolest is January at -6°C. Driest reading falls in October with 6 rain days.
Six lead datapoints
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline₹83 (~$1.00)PPP price tier 1 / 4
- ₹100 (~$1.50)PPP price tier 1 / 4
- Flight timeMethodology8h 30m from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors2,415 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
- FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11FCDO advises against travel to specific parts of the country.Advises against travel to Jammu and Kashmir (except Ladakh) and the immediate India-Pakistan border area. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
- Tap waterCDC / WHO guidanceDo not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
| Month | Avg high | Swing | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -6° | ±11° | 11 |
| February | -3° | ±9° | 11 |
| March | 2° | ±11° | 10 |
| April | 8° | ±9° | 10 |
| May | 14° | ±9° | 12 |
| June | 18° | ±10° | 13 |
| July | 24° | ±7° | 16 |
| August | 24° | ±6° | 15 |
| September | 20° | ±7° | 9 |
| October | 11° | ±10° | 6 |
| November | 3° | ±9° | 7 |
| December | -5° | ±13° | 6 |
What to do
- Drive over the dizzying Khardung La mountain pass
- Explore the towering multi-story Leh Palace
- Camp by the strikingly blue, high-altitude shores of Pangong Lake
How we know this
Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.