Kasol

Kasol
Hill Station

Kasol Mountain View
Kasol
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
Area
 • Total 0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation 1,580 m (5,180 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 district Kullu, 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 31.2 km from Bhuntar[3] and 5 kms before Manikaran.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as humid subtropical (Cfa).[4]

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)[4]

Transport

The nearest airport is the Kullu–Manali Airport (IATA: KUU, ICAO: VIBR) in Bhuntar. It is also the nearest major bus stop, connecting to Manali.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Say 'High' - Kasol". Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  2. ↑ NREGA report
  3. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  4. 1 2 "Kasol - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  5. ↑ "My first trip to India - Kasol & Tosh". Retrieved 2017-05-25.
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