Dasu

Dasu or Dassu (Abasin Kohistani and Urdu: داسو:) is the district headquarters of the Upper Kohistan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It had fifteen union councils before the Kandia Valley was separated. Since it is being named as tehsil, the Dasu subdivision has eleven union councils. According to the 1998 census, the total population of Dasu was 137,519, in 21,487 households.

For the village in Gilgit–Baltistan, see Dassu, Gilgit–Baltistan.
Dasu
داسو
Dassu
District Headquarter
Indus River between Dasu and Komila, with Karakoram Highway in the middle
Indus River between Dasu and Komila, with Karakoram Highway in the middle
Dasu is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Dasu
Dasu
Dasu is located in Pakistan
Dasu
Dasu
Coordinates: 35°16′16″N 73°13′24″E
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictUpper Kohistan
TehsilDassu Tehsil
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]

See also

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