Dado, Afghanistan

Dado
Dado Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°40′5″N 68°36′3″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 33.6681°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

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

• Ghazni Province

References

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.