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.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      ₹83 (~$1.00)
      Country-level price estimate for India, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      ₹100 (~$1.50)
      Country-level price estimate for India, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      8h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      2,415 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      FCDO 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 guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January-6°21°C11
    February-3°18°C11
    March2°21°C10
    April8°18°C10
    May14°17°C12
    June18°19°C13
    July24°14°C16
    August24°12°C15
    September20°14°C9
    October11°19°C6
    November3°18°C7
    December-5°25°C6

    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. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.