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Leh and Ladakh motorcycle weather by month
On our rules, the best months to ride in the Leh and Ladakh area are July to September.
The driest months are October to December; the wettest is July, with about 60 mm of rain over 13 rain days.
Days are warmest in August (average high 21 °C) and nights coldest in December (average low -22 °C).
Month by month
Leh, at about 3,500 m.
- JanPoor-11°/-21°26 mm
- FebPoor-9°/-19°29 mm
- MarPoor-4°/-15°28 mm
- AprPoor1°/-11°35 mm
- MayMixed8°/-4°36 mm
- JunMixed14°/2°49 mm
- JulGood21°/9°60 mm
- AugGood21°/11°46 mm
- SeptGood17°/5°33 mm
- OctMixed8°/-5°14 mm
- NovPoor-2°/-14°20 mm
- DecPoor-9°/-22°13 mm
Average high/low in °C and monthly rain. How we rate months
- The Manali road over the high passes is usually open only from about May to October; snow closes it for the rest of the year. Source
Show the numbers
| Month | Riding | High | Low | Rain | Rain days | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Poor | -11 °C 13 °F | -21 °C -7 °F | 26 mm | 9 | freezing |
| February | Poor | -9 °C 16 °F | -19 °C -3 °F | 29 mm | 8 | freezing |
| March | Poor | -4 °C 24 °F | -15 °C 4 °F | 28 mm | 8 | freezing |
| April | Poor | 1 °C 34 °F | -11 °C 12 °F | 35 mm | 9 | freezing |
| May | Mixed | 8 °C 46 °F | -4 °C 24 °F | 36 mm | 10 | cold |
| June | Mixed | 14 °C 57 °F | 2 °C 36 °F | 49 mm | 12 | cold |
| July | Good | 21 °C 69 °F | 9 °C 48 °F | 60 mm | 13 | |
| August | Good | 21 °C 70 °F | 11 °C 51 °F | 46 mm | 13 | |
| September | Good | 17 °C 63 °F | 5 °C 42 °F | 33 mm | 8 | |
| October | Mixed | 8 °C 46 °F | -5 °C 24 °F | 14 mm | 4 | cold |
| November | Poor | -2 °C 29 °F | -14 °C 7 °F | 20 mm | 6 | freezing |
| December | Poor | -9 °C 15 °F | -22 °C -7 °F | 13 mm | 5 | freezing |
Rain days: days with at least 1 mm. Averages of daily values, 2015 to 2024, for Leh, corrected to riding elevation. Reanalysis smooths mountains and local showers, so read these as a regional picture rather than a forecast.
Climate data: Open-Meteo / ERA5, 2015 to 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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