Question -
Answer -
Climatic conditions of the Ladakh Desert:
Climate is extreme cold and dry.
Due to high temperature, air is thin and the heat of the sun is felt intensely.
Summer Season:
Day temperatures are just above 0°C.
Night temperatures go down upto -30°C.
Winter Season:
It is freezing cold in winter.
Most of the period temperatures remain 40°C.
Rainfall is only 10 cm annually because of the area lying in the rainshadow region of the Himalayas.
Ladakh desert experiences freezing winds and burning hot sunlight during the day.
If one sits in the sun, and his feet in the shade he may suffer from sunstroke and frostbite at the same time.