Leh weather in July

In July, Leh sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Leh's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:23 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Leh is city, one of the capitals of Ladakh, India.

Density
1/km²
people per km²
Founded
~800 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical July day in Leh reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 6°C warmer than June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
112-1
2120
3130
4130
5130
6131
7131
8141
9141
10142
11142
12142
13152
14152
15153
16153
17153
18153
19153
20154
21164
22164
23164
24164
25164
26164
27165
28165
29165
30165
31165

How July really feels in Leh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
4
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Leh weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-15° / -25°236.610.4100.0
Feb-13° / -22°30811.410.70.0
Mar-9° / -18°359.211.611.70.0
Apr-4° / -15°369.210.512.80.0
May / -10°399.99.413.80.0
Jun / -4°389.8614.21.6
Jul15° / 4511.71.9144.3
Aug16° / 5413.61.113.34.6
Sep11° / -1°308.13.412.22.9
Oct / -11°1344.311.10.2
Nov-6° / -19°144.1610.20.0
Dec-13° / -24°165.17.19.80.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 36% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47723
57723
67624
77525
87525
97426
107327
117327
127228
137030
147030
156931
166733
176733
186733
196634
206634
216634
226535
236535
246535
256535
266535
276436
286436
296436
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Leh gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13112
23112
33111
43211
53211
63310
73410
83410
9359
10359
11368
12368
13378
14387
15397
16406
17406
18416
19415
20415
21414
22414
23414
24413
25413
26423
27423
28423
29432
30432
31442

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:157:31
214.25:167:31
314.25:167:31
414.25:177:30
514.25:177:30
614.25:187:30
714.25:187:30
814.25:197:30
914.25:197:30
1014.25:207:29
1114.25:207:29
1214.15:217:29
1314.15:217:29
1414.15:227:28
1514.15:227:28
1614.15:237:27
1714.15:247:27
1814.05:247:27
1914.05:257:26
2014.05:267:26
2114.05:267:25
2214.05:277:24
2313.95:287:24
2413.95:287:23
2513.95:297:23
2613.95:307:22
2713.85:307:21
2813.85:317:21
2913.85:327:20
3013.85:337:19
3113.75:337:18

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.48 kWh/m² to a high of 8.28 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 7.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.6Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.2Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Leh?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Leh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leh in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Leh sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 3°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Leh in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Leh peaks around June 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateExtremeVery highModerateJun 19UV 15Jan 11UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul15Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Leh?

Leh sits at 34.2°N, 77.6°E, 3,502 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Skardu, 218 km away.

SkarduSialkotShimlaGilgitHunzaMuzaffarabadAmritsarMurree

Topography around Leh

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Leh.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leh has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m around an average of 3,615 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,635 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,688 m.

The land around Leh is covered by bare terrain (80%) within 3 km, bare terrain (84%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
842 m
16 km
2,635 m
80 km
4,688 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Skardu 218 km · Sialkot 339 km · Shimla 343 km · Gilgit 356 km · Hunza 358 km · Muzaffarabad 379 km · Amritsar 379 km · Murree 387 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Leh (34.165°, 77.584°, elevation 3,502 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).