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Dado, Afghanistan

Coordinates: 33°40′5″N 68°36′3″E / 33.66806°N 68.60083°E / 33.66806; 68.60083
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Dado
Dado is located in Afghanistan
Dado
Dado
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°40′5″N 68°36′3″E / 33.66806°N 68.60083°E / 33.66806; 68.60083
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceGhazni
DistrictZana Khan
Elevation
8,270 ft (2,520 m)
Time zoneUTC+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 / 33.6681; 68.6008 at 2,520 m altitude.[1]

The town is located within the heartland of the Andar tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[2]

Climate

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 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".
  2. ^ Ghazni Province Tribal Map (Page 4). Naval Postgraduate School.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Humidity: Dado - World Weather Online". Retrieved 24 September 2022.