Climate

Ladakh's Climate
Ladakh lies at altitude ranging from about 9000 ft (2750m) at Kargil to 25,170 ft (7672m) at Saser Kangri in the Karakoram. Thus the summer temperatures rarely exceed 27-degree celcius the shade, while in winter, the temperature may plummer to -20-degree celcius even in Leh. Surprisingly, though, the thin air makes the heat of the sun even more intense than at lower altitudes; it is said that only in Ladakh can a man sitting in the sun with his feet in the shade suffer from sunstroke and frostbite at the same time!

Best Season to Visit Ladakh
It starts snowing over the high passes from the end of September people expect it melt down by the end of June. So, the best season to travel to Ladakh is from end of June to late September. The monsoon clouds rarely make their way to Ladakh and hence it remains relatively dry.
City
KARGIL
LEH

Max. Temp Min. Temp Rainfall Max. Temp Min. Temp Rainfall
Jan -4.2 -13.3 45.2 -2.8 -14.0 11.8
Feb -1.6 -12.1 51.6 0.8 -11.8 8.6
Mar 4.7 -5.3 86.3 6.4 -6.3 11.9
Apr 14.0 3.4 31.2 12.4 -1.2 6.5
May 21.6 9.4 23.6 17.1 2.8 6.5
Jun 25.7 13.4 10.3 21.1 6.7 4.3
Jul 29.7 17.7 5.6 24.7 10.2 15.7
Aug 28.9 17.2 10.2 24.4 9.6 19.5
Sep 24.9 12.5 7.6 20.9 5.4 12.2
Oct 18.5 15.4 4.8 14.2 -0.9 7.1
Nov 10.4 -1.3 4.3 7.9 -6.6 2.9
Dec 1.2 -7.9 25.8 1.6 -11.1 8.0

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