Kasol

Kasol
village

Kasol mountain view
Kasol

Location in Himachal Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 32°00′35″N 77°18′55″E / 32.00972°N 77.31528°E / 32.00972; 77.31528
Country  India
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kullu
Elevation 1,640 m (5,380 ft)
Languages
  Official Hindi English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code 01907
Vehicle registration HP-
Nearest city Kullu
Literacy Low%
Climate cool (Köppen)

Kasol is a village in Himachal Pradesh, northern India.[1][2] It is situated in Parvati Valley, on the banks of the Parvati River, on the way between Bhuntar to Manikaran. It is located 42 km east of Kullu at the height of 1640 meters. It is popular with tourists many of whom also visit nearby village of Tosh.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as humid subtropical (Cfa).[3]

Climate data for Kasol, Himachal Pradesh
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 11.6
(52.9)
14.2
(57.6)
18.8
(65.8)
24
(75)
28.2
(82.8)
29.3
(84.7)
25.9
(78.6)
25
(77)
24.6
(76.3)
22.2
(72)
18.3
(64.9)
14.2
(57.6)
21.36
(70.43)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.4
(45.3)
9.7
(49.5)
14
(57)
18.7
(65.7)
22.9
(73.2)
24.3
(75.7)
22.3
(72.1)
21.7
(71.1)
20.6
(69.1)
17.5
(63.5)
13.3
(55.9)
9.7
(49.5)
16.84
(62.3)
Average low °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)
5.2
(41.4)
9.2
(48.6)
13.4
(56.1)
17.6
(63.7)
19.4
(66.9)
18.8
(65.8)
18.4
(65.1)
16.7
(62.1)
12.8
(55)
8.4
(47.1)
5.3
(41.5)
12.37
(54.26)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 111
(4.37)
108
(4.25)
155
(6.1)
103
(4.06)
100
(3.94)
93
(3.66)
324
(12.76)
276
(10.87)
160
(6.3)
70
(2.76)
27
(1.06)
55
(2.17)
1,582
(62.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 1582m)[3]

References

  1. "Say 'High' - Kasol". Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  2. NREGA report
  3. 1 2 "Kasol - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
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