Leh Weather in September
Leh in September
The short of it: Leh in September averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 9.0 mm (0.35 in) of rain and about 12 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 6° · rain 9.0 mm · daylight 12 h 20 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Leh an average September high of 21°, a low of 6° and some 9.0 mm of rain. Much like August: highs about 21°, nights near 6°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 9.0 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 20 min in mid-September, 65 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates September 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Leh runs cooler than most and wetter than most in September. Pituk, 5 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
September in Leh, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 3° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PitukLadakh | 5 km WSW | 22° | 7° | 8.0 mm |
| ChoglamsarLadakh | 6 km S | 22° | 8° | 8.0 mm |
| PadamLadakh | 101 km SW | 18° | 5° | 29 mm |
| ThangLadakh | 111 km NW | 15° | 2° | 6.0 mm |
| KargilLadakh | 141 km WNW | 23° | 10° | 8.0 mm |
| YouguGilgit-Baltistan | 173 km NW | 23° | 9° | 4.0 mm |
| KyelangHimachal Pradesh | 185 km SSW | 18° | 6° | 88 mm |
| BunjwahJammu and Kashmir | 189 km SW | 23° | 12° | 103 mm |