Dasu

For the village in Gilgit–Baltistan, see Dassu, Gilgit–Baltistan.

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.

Dasu داسو Dassu
District Headquarter
Indus River between Dasu and Komila, with Karakoram Highway in the middle
Dasu Dasu
Coordinates: 35°16′16″N 73°13′24″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Upper Kohistan
Tehsil	Dassu Tehsil
Elevation	841 m (2,759 ft)
Time zone	UTC+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
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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

See also

• Dasu Dam
• Dasu bus attack