The place in India receiving the lowest rainfall is Leh. The avg. annual rainfall in the region is less than 50 cm. The cities like Jaisalmer in Rajasthan and Leh in Ladakh receives the least rainfall. Leh lies on 3527 metres above sea level and is considered to have the desert climate. During the year, there is virtually no precipitation in Leh. According to Koppen and Geiger, this climate is categorised as BWk. The avg. annual temperature is 5.2 °C (i.e. 41.4 °F) in Leh. The annual rainfall is 103 mm (i.e. 4.1 inches). The temperatures are the highest on avg. in July, at around 17.4 °C (i.e. 63.3 °F). The lowest average temperatures in the year happen in January when it is around -8.6 °C (i.e. 16.5 °F).