Ladakh Location

The valley of Ladakh is situated at quite a high altitude, which varies from one place to the other. Infact, the geographical location of Ladakh ranges from 9,000 ft (2,750 m) high at Kargil to 25,170 ft (7,672m) high at Saser Kangri, in the Karakoram Range. Due to its high altitude, Ladakh experiences a very cold climate, where even the summer temperatures rarely exceed 27 deg C. Due to the high altitude of Ladakh the air is very thin and makes the heat of the sun very severe.

Weather of Ladakh

The weather and climate of Ladakh display great diversities. On one hand, you can get frostbite because of the extremely cold weather conditions while on the other the blaring sun can give you sunburn, if you're not well protected. The summers in Leh Ladakh experience an average temperature in the range of approximately -3° C to 30° C. Climate of Leh Ladakh experiences extremely cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average temperature in the winter season is somewhere around -20° C to 15° C. While packing for a trip, you should keep the weather and climate of Ladakh in mind.

Best time to Visit Ladakh

Planning to visit Ladakh and confused? Don't worry, just go through the following paragraph and learn about things such as "when to visit" Leh Ladakh etc. The best time to visit Ladakh is during summers.
The summers in Leh Ladakh stretch from June to September. During this period, Ladakh as well as the nearby areas experience warm and sunny days (with temperature around 20-30 deg C) and delightful nights. For those who are interested in trekking, the peak season for Ladakh travel consists of the months of July/August. Around this time only, the passes on the Manali-Leh Highway and the Srinagar-Leh Highway become motorable and the tourist start coming soon after. The winter season is not ideal for travel to Leh Ladakh. This is because during winters, the temperature in Ladakh falls to below zero degrees often and the weather is quite cold and harsh. Also, because of heavy snowfall, the roads become unmotorable in winters.

How to Reach Ladakh

In the following paragraphs, we have provided information about the various modes of transportation in Ladakh. One thing to remember while traveling to Ladakh is to carry maps of Ladakh with you. They can come quite handy. Read on to further to know "How to reach Ladakh":

By Air
Leh, the main town of Ladakh, has an airport that receives flights from Delhi, Chandigarh, Jammu and Srinagar throughout the year. The main airlines operating out of Leh are India Airlines and Jet Airways. Indian Airlines operates Daily flights to Leh from Delhi, twice a week flights from Jammu and once a week flights from Chandigarh and Srinagar. Jet Airways operates daily flights between Leh and Delhi.

By Rail
The nearest railhead from Leh Ladakh is Jammu, approximately 690 km away. Jammu is well connected with rest of the country through trains.

By Road
The 434-km Srinagar-Leh road connects Ladakh to rest of the country. The road remains open for traffic from early June to November. There are regular Deluxe and Ordinary bus services between Srinagar and Leh plying on this route, operated by the J&K State Road Transport Corporation (J&KSRTC). You can also hire taxis (cars and jeeps) from Srinagar for the purpose. Another road leading to Ladakh is the 473-km Manali-Leh Highway. It remains open for traffic from mid-June to early October. There are regular Deluxe and Ordinary bus services plying on this route, operated by Himachal Pradesh Tourism, H.P. SRTC and J&K SRTC.