Leh climate

Leh Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Leh, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 6°C on May 1 to 10°C on May 31, and lows from -5°C to -3°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 16 mm over about 6 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Leh, in °C, with the record for each date.-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
8°C
Average low
-4°C
Precipitation
16 mm
Reanalysis high
16°CMay 25, 1993
Reanalysis low
-13°CMay 2, 2004
Daylight
13 h 32 min to 14 h 16 min
Cloud cover
80%
Humidity
48%
Dew point
-10°C
Wind
11.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 16°C-5°C10°C 1993-10°C 200415%
May 26°C-5°C11°C 2007-13°C 200415%
May 36°C-5°C12°C 2000-12°C 200415%
May 46°C-5°C13°C 2010-10°C 200314%
May 56°C-5°C12°C 2001-10°C 200315%
May 67°C-5°C11°C 2006-9°C 199216%
May 77°C-5°C12°C 1993-9°C 200316%
May 87°C-5°C12°C 1995-7°C 201816%
May 97°C-5°C13°C 2000-9°C 201815%
May 107°C-4°C15°C 2000-9°C 199714%
May 117°C-4°C16°C 2000-9°C 199714%
May 128°C-4°C16°C 2000-8°C 199314%
May 138°C-4°C14°C 2000-8°C 199313%
May 148°C-4°C13°C 2002-9°C 201414%
May 158°C-4°C13°C 1998-7°C 199715%
May 168°C-4°C14°C 2006-8°C 199615%
May 178°C-4°C14°C 2006-7°C 199616%
May 188°C-4°C13°C 2007-7°C 199716%
May 199°C-4°C13°C 2001-7°C 199716%
May 209°C-4°C12°C 2000-7°C 199315%
May 219°C-4°C13°C 2000-7°C 199115%
May 229°C-4°C15°C 2000-7°C 201215%
May 239°C-3°C15°C 1998-6°C 199116%
May 249°C-3°C15°C 1998-8°C 199516%
May 259°C-3°C16°C 1993-6°C 199517%
May 269°C-3°C14°C 1993-6°C 199518%
May 279°C-3°C14°C 1993-6°C 200518%
May 289°C-3°C14°C 1993-7°C 200318%
May 2910°C-3°C13°C 2011-6°C 200418%
May 3010°C-3°C14°C 2006-7°C 199218%
May 3110°C-3°C14°C 2001-7°C 201017%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Leh, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+5:30).

May 1
sunrise 5:31 AM, sunset 7:03 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:09 AM, sunset 7:25 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.