Leh Weather in February
Leh in February
The short of it: Leh in February averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -12 °C (11 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 10 h 55 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 12 mm · daylight 10 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Leh an average February high of 1°, a low of -12° and some 12 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 1°, nights near -12°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 55 min in mid-February, 48 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates February 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Leh runs about middling and drier than most in February. Pituk, 5 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
February in Leh, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 4° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus March
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PitukLadakh | 5 km WSW | 2° | -11° | 15 mm |
| ChoglamsarLadakh | 6 km S | 2° | -10° | 16 mm |
| PadamLadakh | 101 km SW | -6° | -16° | 47 mm |
| ThangLadakh | 111 km NW | -6° | -18° | 10 mm |
| KargilLadakh | 141 km WNW | -1° | -14° | 55 mm |
| YouguGilgit-Baltistan | 173 km NW | 1° | -12° | 26 mm |
| KyelangHimachal Pradesh | 185 km SSW | -2° | -12° | 83 mm |
| BunjwahJammu and Kashmir | 189 km SW | 7° | -2° | 152 mm |