Dado, Afghanistan
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Coordinates: 33°40′5″N 68°36′3″E / 33.66806°N 68.60083°E | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Ghazni |
District | Zana Khan |
Elevation | 8,270 ft (2,520 m) |
Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Dado is the district center of Zana Khan district, Afghanistan. It is located 30 km north-east of Ghazni on 33°40′05″N 68°36′03″E / 33.6681°N 68.6008°E at 2,520 m altitude.[1]
The town is located within the heartland of the Andar tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[2]
Climate[edit]
Dado has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsb) with warm, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.
Climate data for Dado, Ghazni Province | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.7 (18.1) | −4.4 (24.1) | 1.4 (34.5) | 8.3 (46.9) | 13.8 (56.8) | 18.1 (64.6) | 20.2 (68.4) | 19.1 (66.4) | 15.0 (59.0) | 8.7 (47.7) | 2.0 (35.6) | −3.7 (25.3) | 7.6 (45.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.4 (1.71) | 89.3 (3.52) | 78.3 (3.08) | 56.8 (2.24) | 36.5 (1.44) | 9.4 (0.37) | 22.0 (0.87) | 16.2 (0.64) | 4.5 (0.18) | 6.0 (0.24) | 33.9 (1.33) | 13.4 (0.53) | 409.7 (16.15) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 65 | 52 | 36 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 38 | 40 | 36 |
Source 1: ClimateCharts[3] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: World Weather Online (precipitation & humidity)[4] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Dado can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3372574" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Ghazni Province Tribal Map (Page 4). Naval Postgraduate School.
- ^ "Climate: Dado - ClimateCharts, Laura Zepner, Pierre Karrasch, Felix Wiemann & Lars Bernard (2020) ClimateCharts.net – an interactive climate analysis web platform, International Journal of Digital Earth, DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2020.1829112". Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Humidity: Dado - World Weather Online". Retrieved 24 September 2022.