Leh Weather in April
Leh in April
The short of it: Leh in April averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 7.0 mm (0.28 in) of rain and about 13 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low -1° · rain 7.0 mm · daylight 13 h 0 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Leh an average April high of 12°, a low of -1° and some 7.0 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from March to about 12°, with nights near -1°. Rain is scarce, about 7.0 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 0 min in mid-April, 67 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates April 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Leh runs cooler than most and drier than most in April. Pituk, 5 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
April in Leh, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 6° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PitukLadakh | 5 km WSW | 14° | 0° | 8.0 mm |
| ChoglamsarLadakh | 6 km S | 15° | 1° | 10 mm |
| PadamLadakh | 101 km SW | 7° | -3° | 30 mm |
| ThangLadakh | 111 km NW | 5° | -6° | 7.0 mm |
| KargilLadakh | 141 km WNW | 13° | 1° | 37 mm |
| YouguGilgit-Baltistan | 173 km NW | 13° | 1° | 18 mm |
| KyelangHimachal Pradesh | 185 km SSW | 9° | -1° | 66 mm |
| BunjwahJammu and Kashmir | 189 km SW | 18° | 7° | 102 mm |