Manali to Leh

Day	Snow	Low	Gusts
Thu 8	—	−10°C	40 km/h
	Freezing level below the pass
Fri 9	under 1 cm	−10°C	31 km/h
	Freezing level below the pass
Sat 10	—	−10°C	26 km/h
	Freezing level below the pass

Sarchu14,080 ft · sunset 5:55 pm

Day	Snow	Low	Gusts
Thu 8	under 1 cm	−4°C	59 km/h
	Freezing level below Sarchu
Fri 9	under 1 cm	−3°C	40 km/h
Sat 10	under 1 cm	−3°C	37 km/h
	Freezing level below Sarchu

Pang14,780 ft · sunset 5:54 pm

Day	Snow	Low	Gusts
Thu 8	under 1 cm	−4°C	55 km/h
	Freezing level below Pang
Fri 9	under 1 cm	−6°C	27 km/h
	Freezing level below Pang
Sat 10	under 1 cm	−8°C	29 km/h
	Freezing level below Pang

Tanglang La17,490 ft · sunset 5:54 pm

Day	Snow	Low	Gusts
Thu 8	1 cm	−10°C	48 km/h
	Freezing level below the pass
Fri 9	2 cm	−12°C	18 km/h
	Freezing level below the pass
Sat 10	under 1 cm	−14°C	19 km/h
	Freezing level below the pass

Leh11,480 ft · sunset 5:54 pm

Day	Snow	Low	Gusts
Thu 8	2 cm	2°C	39 km/h
Fri 9	3 cm	−2°C	26 km/h
Sat 10	under 1 cm	0°C	19 km/h

From Open-Meteo, read 8 Oct, 1:35 pm, under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Global weather models, a grid about 10 km apart: a pass can be colder and windier than this.

Riders’ sightings

Not official

No rider has told us what they saw on this road yet. What they send is kept apart from the offices above.

Were motorcycles allowed?

1 June 2026Open to motorcycles discoverlehladakh.in
12 May 2026Connected. Motorcycles not yet allowed, or not named. discoverlehladakh.in
20 Nov 2025Closed for winter tribuneindia.com

Each line links to the order or news report it came from.

When it opened before

6 years

2026Connected 12 May · open to bikes 1 June
2025Connected 12 May · open to bikes 27 May · closed 20 November
2024Connected 23 April · open to bikes 2 June · closed 20 November
2023Connected 26 March · closed 20 November
2022Connected 26 March · open to bikes 30 April · closed 7 November
2021Connected 29 March · open to bikes 31 May

The Border Roads Organisation connects the road weeks before the district lets tourists through, and motorcycles are usually the last class allowed.

Notes and sources for each year

2026. Light vehicles from 14 May. 1 June is the date full two-way tourist traffic began; the source does not name motorcycles separately. Still open on 11 September 2026. discoverlehladakh.in discoverwithdheeraj.com discoverwithdheeraj.com
2025. One source gives 13 May for the connection. Motorcycles were held back for several days; 27 May is when the road was reported open to all. Ladakh Police closed their side on 8 December. tribuneindia.com discoverlehladakh.in discoverwithdheeraj.com etvbharat.com newsonair.gov.in
2024. Civilians from 18 or 19 May on alternate-day one-way running. Motorcycles specifically allowed from 2 June. All vehicles daily from 6 June. discoverlehladakh.in himalayan-routes.com tribuneindia.com tribuneindia.com
2023. One source gives 25 March for the connection. One-way local traffic from 16 May, both directions from 31 May. Two-wheelers were not allowed at first; the date they were let through was not found. discoverlehladakh.in discoverwithdheeraj.com outlooktraveller.com
2022. Light vehicles from 25 April with motorcycles barred. Motorcycles and trucks allowed from 30 April; the same page also dates this to Sunday 1 May. tribuneindia.com discoverlehladakh.in
2021. A supply convoy crossed on 29 March, then an avalanche at Baralacha La on 15 April closed it again. Opened on 31 May with repeated short closures; motorcycles are not named. The last convoy of the year moved on 29 November 2021. discoverwithdheeraj.com discoverlehladakh.in

A date that is missing means no source gave one. It does not mean the road stayed shut.

Planning for next season?

In the 5 years we have on record, the road opened to motorcycles between 30 April and 2 June.