Leh weather in October

In October, Leh sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 4 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to -1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Leh's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leh's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 3°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: -11°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 13 mm; 4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 6:31 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 1st clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.2; 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.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to -1°C by the end.

A typical October day in Leh reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2
Avg low (°C)	-5	-5	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7	-8	-8	-8	-9	-9	-10	-10	-10	-11	-11	-12	-12	-12	-13	-13	-13	-14	-14	-14	-15	-15	-15	-16	-16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	-5
2	7	-5
3	7	-6
4	6	-6
5	6	-7
6	6	-7
7	5	-7
8	5	-8
9	5	-8
10	4	-8
11	4	-9
12	4	-9
13	3	-10
14	3	-10
15	3	-10
16	2	-11
17	2	-11
18	2	-12
19	1	-12
20	1	-12
21	1	-13
22	0	-13
23	0	-13
24	0	-14
25	0	-14
26	-1	-14
27	-1	-15
28	-1	-15
29	-1	-15
30	-2	-16
31	-2	-16

How October really feels in Leh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

18 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Leh weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-15° / -25°	23	6.6	10.4	10	0.0
Feb	-13° / -22°	30	8	11.4	10.7	0.0
Mar	-9° / -18°	35	9.2	11.6	11.7	0.0
Apr	-4° / -15°	36	9.2	10.5	12.8	0.0
May	2° / -10°	39	9.9	9.4	13.8	0.0
Jun	8° / -4°	38	9.8	6	14.2	1.6
Jul	15° / 3°	45	11.7	1.9	14	4.3
Aug	16° / 5°	54	13.6	1.1	13.3	4.6
Sep	11° / -1°	30	8.1	3.4	12.2	2.9
Oct	3° / -11°	13	4	4.3	11.1	0.2
Nov	-6° / -19°	14	4.1	6	10.2	0.0
Dec	-13° / -24°	16	5.1	7.1	9.8	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	79	79	78	78	78	77	76	76	75	74	74	73	73	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	74	74	74	74	74
Cloudier (%)	21	21	22	22	22	23	24	24	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	26	26	26	26	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	74	26

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Leh gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 4 wet days in October, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Snow chance (%)	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	14	10
2	13	11
3	13	11
4	13	11
5	13	12
6	14	12
7	14	13
8	14	13
9	14	14
10	14	14
11	15	15
12	15	15
13	15	15
14	15	16
15	15	16
16	14	16
17	14	16
18	14	16
19	13	16
20	13	16
21	13	15
22	13	15
23	12	15
24	12	15
25	12	15
26	12	15
27	12	15
28	12	15
29	12	15
30	12	15
31	12	15

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:22 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44
Sunset (PM)	5:59	5:57	5:56	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:19	5:59
2	11.6	6:20	5:57
3	11.6	6:20	5:56
4	11.6	6:21	5:54
5	11.5	6:22	5:53
6	11.5	6:23	5:52
7	11.4	6:23	5:50
8	11.4	6:24	5:49
9	11.4	6:25	5:48
10	11.3	6:26	5:46
11	11.3	6:27	5:45
12	11.3	6:27	5:44
13	11.2	6:28	5:42
14	11.2	6:29	5:41
15	11.2	6:30	5:40
16	11.1	6:31	5:39
17	11.1	6:32	5:37
18	11.1	6:32	5:36
19	11.0	6:33	5:35
20	11.0	6:34	5:34
21	11.0	6:35	5:33
22	10.9	6:36	5:32
23	10.9	6:37	5:30
24	10.9	6:38	5:29
25	10.8	6:39	5:28
26	10.8	6:40	5:27
27	10.8	6:40	5:26
28	10.7	6:41	5:25
29	10.7	6:42	5:24
30	10.7	6:43	5:23
31	10.6	6:44	5:22

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.14 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 — October's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Leh?

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

0.2

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Leh.

What to pack for Leh in October

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

In October, Leh sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Leh in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	7	11	12	13	15	15	13	11	8	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	7	High
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	15	Extreme
Jul	15	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

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.

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

bare terrain 80%

16 km

2,635 m

bare terrain 84%

80 km

4,688 m

bare terrain 81%

grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← September Leh year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	-5
2	7	-5
3	7	-6
4	6	-6
5	6	-7
6	6	-7
7	5	-7
8	5	-8
9	5	-8
10	4	-8
11	4	-9
12	4	-9
13	3	-10
14	3	-10
15	3	-10
16	2	-11
17	2	-11
18	2	-12
19	1	-12
20	1	-12
21	1	-13
22	0	-13
23	0	-13
24	0	-14
25	0	-14
26	-1	-14
27	-1	-15
28	-1	-15
29	-1	-15
30	-2	-16
31	-2	-16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	74	26

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	14	10
2	13	11
3	13	11
4	13	11
5	13	12
6	14	12
7	14	13
8	14	13
9	14	14
10	14	14
11	15	15
12	15	15
13	15	15
14	15	16
15	15	16
16	14	16
17	14	16
18	14	16
19	13	16
20	13	16
21	13	15
22	13	15
23	12	15
24	12	15
25	12	15
26	12	15
27	12	15
28	12	15
29	12	15
30	12	15
31	12	15

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	-5
2	7	-5
3	7	-6
4	6	-6
5	6	-7
6	6	-7
7	5	-7
8	5	-8
9	5	-8
10	4	-8
11	4	-9
12	4	-9
13	3	-10
14	3	-10
15	3	-10
16	2	-11
17	2	-11
18	2	-12
19	1	-12
20	1	-12
21	1	-13
22	0	-13
23	0	-13
24	0	-14
25	0	-14
26	-1	-14
27	-1	-15
28	-1	-15
29	-1	-15
30	-2	-16
31	-2	-16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	74	26

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	14	10
2	13	11
3	13	11
4	13	11
5	13	12
6	14	12
7	14	13
8	14	13
9	14	14
10	14	14
11	15	15
12	15	15
13	15	15
14	15	16
15	15	16
16	14	16
17	14	16
18	14	16
19	13	16
20	13	16
21	13	15
22	13	15
23	12	15
24	12	15
25	12	15
26	12	15
27	12	15
28	12	15
29	12	15
30	12	15
31	12	15

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	-5
2	7	-5
3	7	-6
4	6	-6
5	6	-7
6	6	-7
7	5	-7
8	5	-8
9	5	-8
10	4	-8
11	4	-9
12	4	-9
13	3	-10
14	3	-10
15	3	-10
16	2	-11
17	2	-11
18	2	-12
19	1	-12
20	1	-12
21	1	-13
22	0	-13
23	0	-13
24	0	-14
25	0	-14
26	-1	-14
27	-1	-15
28	-1	-15
29	-1	-15
30	-2	-16
31	-2	-16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	74	26

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	14	10
2	13	11
3	13	11
4	13	11
5	13	12
6	14	12
7	14	13
8	14	13
9	14	14
10	14	14
11	15	15
12	15	15
13	15	15
14	15	16
15	15	16
16	14	16
17	14	16
18	14	16
19	13	16
20	13	16
21	13	15
22	13	15
23	12	15
24	12	15
25	12	15
26	12	15
27	12	15
28	12	15
29	12	15
30	12	15
31	12	15

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100