South Asia & Indian Ocean · Nature travel

Best time to visit Leh

Early Jun–Mid Jul, Early Aug–Early Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 21.2°C, with 2.3 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Leh
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Season calendar

Leh season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 5.5)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 3.1)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 3.5)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 2.7)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 1.2)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Mar: Avoid (season score 2.3)Mid Mar: Avoid (season score 4.6)Late Mar: Avoid (season score 9.8)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 16.2)Mid Apr: Fair (season score 34.2)Late Apr: Okay (season score 48.7)Early May: Good (season score 61.0)Mid May: Good (season score 69.7)Late May: Great (season score 77.5)Early Jun: Best (season score 86.8)Mid Jun: Best (season score 88.2)Late Jun: Best (season score 91.5)Early Jul: Best (season score 90.9)Mid Jul: Best (season score 88.9)Late Jul: Great (season score 85.3)Early Aug: Best (season score 86.4)Mid Aug: Best (season score 89.2)Late Aug: Best (season score 91.8)Early Sep: Best (season score 93.5)Mid Sep: Best (season score 100.0)Late Sep: Best (season score 98.2)Early Oct: Best (season score 88.2)Mid Oct: Good (season score 64.9)Late Oct: Okay (season score 50.1)Early Nov: Fair (season score 34.9)Mid Nov: Off-season (season score 18.1)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 14.0)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 11.6)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 8.2)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 9.8)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid-2.6°C1.671.7%
FebruaryAvoid-1.4°C1.975.5%
MarchAvoid3.3°C2.077.0%
AprilFair9.2°C2.078.4%
MayGood14.2°C1.977.4%
JuneBest19.7°C1.974.9%
JulyBest24.6°C3.171.5%
AugustBest24.3°C3.468.0%
SeptemberBest19.7°C1.857.4%
OctoberGood11.3°C0.857.8%
NovemberOff-season5.0°C0.863.9%
DecemberAvoid0.4°C0.866.7%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.