Dasu

Dasu or Dassu (Abasin Kohistani/Pashto/Urdu: داسو) is the district headquarters of Upper Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It had 15 Union Councils before the separation of the Kandia valley. Since its being named as Tehsil, the Dasu subdivision has 11 Union Councils. The total population of Dasu according to 1998 Census was 137,519, in 21,487 households.

Dasu

داسو

Dassu
District Headquarter
Dasu
Dasu
Coordinates: 35°16′16″N 73°13′24″E
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictUpper Kohistan
Elevation
841 m (2,759 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Climate

With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Dasu features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Dasu is 19.5 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 648 mm. Even in the driest months, there is a lot of precipitation. November is the driest month with 13 mm of precipitation, while July, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 93 mm.

July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 29.4 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 7.7 °C.

Climate data for Dasu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 13.0
(55.4)
15.7
(60.3)
20.8
(69.4)
26.0
(78.8)
31.4
(88.5)
36.6
(97.9)
36.0
(96.8)
34.7
(94.5)
32.6
(90.7)
27.9
(82.2)
22.0
(71.6)
15.3
(59.5)
26.0
(78.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.7
(45.9)
10.1
(50.2)
14.7
(58.5)
19.6
(67.3)
24.4
(75.9)
29.1
(84.4)
29.4
(84.9)
28.5
(83.3)
25.7
(78.3)
20.3
(68.5)
14.7
(58.5)
9.5
(49.1)
19.5
(67.1)
Average low °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5)
4.6
(40.3)
8.7
(47.7)
13.3
(55.9)
17.4
(63.3)
21.7
(71.1)
22.9
(73.2)
22.3
(72.1)
18.8
(65.8)
12.8
(55.0)
7.5
(45.5)
3.7
(38.7)
13.0
(55.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]
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See also

References

  1. "Climate: Dasu - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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