weather from Manali to Leh..

jaybel

Hi..
I have just 1 query to which I have not been able to find any info so far or have been looking at wrong places )..what kind of weather should one expect? On the way from manali to Leh with all the usual stops. We will be over nighting in Jispa and Tso Moriri.. i am a bit unsure about the clothing...can someone throw some light on it please..it will be tremendously helpful !
Thanks alot in advance

Jaybel

hillpanther

hi frd u need to have heavy woolen clothes coz this is the world's highest motorable road which cross the world's highest motorable pass tang lang la so u dont know when the weather will be cloudy n suddenly snowfall so thats why u should have ur own nice sleeping bag only nights r cold not the day happy jorney n take care

natasha chanda acharya

sorry, can't help. I haven't really been there to be able to comment.
I will be carrying layers of clothing.
thermals, clothes, woolens and jackets/coats.
lots and socks and gloves and mufflers and caps.
According to the temperature you can keep peeling off the layers
or putting them back on.
I am guessing it will be anywhere between -5 to 20 degrees c
depending on the places and time of day or night.
check out http://www.himalayankingdoms.com/climate.ihtml?id=5
but reports vary. so as I said, layered clothing is the safest bet.

himadventures

Ladakh is very strange place-to make my point more clear,if you are sitting in sun and your upper bidy is having direct sun but lower body is under shade.
You may get forstbite in lower region and sun burn in upper portion.

I would suggest to pack full woolen layers to counter below zero temp.-specially if you are trekking. If not-still you have to have seat shirts and T-shirts for summer as heat would be good if you are under sun and for evening and nights,you shall have woolen cloths.
Pack yourself according to your activity.