Dado, Afghanistan
Dado | |
|---|---|
  Dado Location in Afghanistan | |
| 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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