Leh Weather in December
Leh in December
The short of it: Leh in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -12 °C (10 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 9 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -12° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 9 h 53 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Leh an average December high of 1°, a low of -12° and some 6.0 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about 1°, with nights near -12°. Rain is scarce, about 6.0 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 53 min in mid-December, 27 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 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 December. Pituk, 5 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Leh, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PitukLadakh | 5 km WSW | 2° | -11° | 7.0 mm |
| ChoglamsarLadakh | 6 km S | 2° | -11° | 7.0 mm |
| PadamLadakh | 101 km SW | -3° | -15° | 15 mm |
| ThangLadakh | 111 km NW | -5° | -17° | 6.0 mm |
| KargilLadakh | 141 km WNW | 1° | -12° | 21 mm |
| YouguGilgit-Baltistan | 173 km NW | 1° | -11° | 12 mm |
| KyelangHimachal Pradesh | 185 km SSW | 2° | -10° | 28 mm |
| BunjwahJammu and Kashmir | 189 km SW | 9° | -2° | 62 mm |