’Aïn Abid weather in March

In March, ’Aïn Abid sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is ’Aïn Abid's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ’Aïn Abid's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 66 mm; 10.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:50 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 7th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

← February ’Aïn Abid year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in ’Aïn Abid reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	4
2	14	4
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	14	5
6	14	5
7	15	5
8	15	5
9	15	5
10	15	5
11	15	5
12	15	5
13	15	5
14	15	5
15	16	5
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	17	6
26	17	6
27	17	6
28	17	6
29	17	6
30	17	6
31	17	6

How March really feels in ’Aïn Abid

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

’Aïn Abid weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 3°	55	10.1	1.3	9.8	3.1
Feb	13° / 4°	52	9.6	1.5	10.6	3.4
Mar	16° / 6°	66	10.9	0.8	11.7	4.8
Apr	19° / 8°	67	11.2	0.2	12.9	5.9
May	23° / 12°	62	9.6	0	13.9	7.1
Jun	28° / 16°	26	6.5	0	14.4	6.6
Jul	32° / 19°	10	3.5	0	14.2	5.0
Aug	32° / 19°	26	6.3	0	13.4	4.8
Sep	27° / 16°	45	9.7	0	12.2	6.5
Oct	23° / 12°	53	9.2	0	11.1	7.0
Nov	17° / 8°	50	8.8	0	10.1	5.5
Dec	13° / 5°	53	8.8	0.5	9.6	3.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	54	53	53	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	55	55	57	57	58	58	58	58	57	58	57	57	57	56	55	55	54
Cloudier (%)	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	46	45	45	43	43	42	42	42	42	43	42	43	43	43	44	45	45	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	56	44
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

’Aïn Abid gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37
Snow chance (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	5
2	38	5
3	38	5
4	38	5
5	38	5
6	37	5
7	37	5
8	37	4
9	37	4
10	37	4
11	37	3
12	36	3
13	36	3
14	35	2
15	35	2
16	34	2
17	34	1
18	33	1
19	33	1
20	33	1
21	33	1
22	33	1
23	33	1
24	34	1
25	34	1
26	35	1
27	35	1
28	35	1
29	36	1
30	36	1
31	37	1

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:46 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:40	6:39	6:37	6:36	6:34	6:33	6:31	6:30	6:28
Sunset (PM)	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:11	6:20
2	11.2	7:10	6:20
3	11.2	7:09	6:21
4	11.2	7:07	6:22
5	11.3	7:06	6:23
6	11.3	7:05	6:24
7	11.4	7:03	6:25
8	11.4	7:02	6:26
9	11.4	7:01	6:27
10	11.5	6:59	6:28
11	11.5	6:58	6:29
12	11.6	6:56	6:30
13	11.6	6:55	6:31
14	11.6	6:53	6:32
15	11.7	6:52	6:32
16	11.7	6:50	6:33
17	11.8	6:49	6:34
18	11.8	6:47	6:35
19	11.8	6:46	6:36
20	11.9	6:45	6:37
21	11.9	6:43	6:38
22	12.0	6:42	6:39
23	12.0	6:40	6:39
24	12.0	6:39	6:40
25	12.1	6:37	6:41
26	12.1	6:36	6:42
27	12.1	6:34	6:43
28	12.2	6:33	6:44
29	12.2	6:31	6:45
30	12.3	6:30	6:45
31	12.3	6:28	6:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for ’Aïn Abid

In seasonPeak

None of ’Aïn Abid's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

’Aïn Abid sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Is March a good time to visit ’Aïn Abid?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.5

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit ’Aïn Abid for sightseeing.

What to pack for ’Aïn Abid in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, ’Aïn Abid sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

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UV index in ’Aïn Abid in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in ’Aïn Abid peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	6	7	7	8	10	8	8	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in ’Aïn Abid in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in ’Aïn Abid is worst in October — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	31	32	33	36	33	32	30	32	36	36	32	32
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	31	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	36	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	36	Poor
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	32	Moderate
Dec	32	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is ’Aïn Abid?

’Aïn Abid sits at 36.2°N, 6.9°E, 868 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Oued Zenati, 22 km away.

Topography around ’Aïn Abid

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of ’Aïn Abid.

Within 3 km, the terrain around ’Aïn Abid has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 860 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,697 m.

The land around ’Aïn Abid is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

269 m

cropland 74%

16 km

700 m

cropland 60%

80 km

1,697 m

cropland 53%

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← February ’Aïn Abid year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Oued Zenati 22 km · El Khroub 23 km · Aïn Fakroun 30 km · Constantine 33 km · Ali Mendjeli 34 km · Didouche Mourad 37 km · Hamma Bouziane 37 km · Zighout Youcef 39 km

Algeria travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 33% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,051; 2025
Happiness: 5.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 69%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 468
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for ’Aïn Abid (36.2319°, 6.9433°, elevation 868 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	4
2	14	4
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	14	5
6	14	5
7	15	5
8	15	5
9	15	5
10	15	5
11	15	5
12	15	5
13	15	5
14	15	5
15	16	5
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	17	6
26	17	6
27	17	6
28	17	6
29	17	6
30	17	6
31	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	56	44
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	5
2	38	5
3	38	5
4	38	5
5	38	5
6	37	5
7	37	5
8	37	4
9	37	4
10	37	4
11	37	3
12	36	3
13	36	3
14	35	2
15	35	2
16	34	2
17	34	1
18	33	1
19	33	1
20	33	1
21	33	1
22	33	1
23	33	1
24	34	1
25	34	1
26	35	1
27	35	1
28	35	1
29	36	1
30	36	1
31	37	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	4
2	14	4
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	14	5
6	14	5
7	15	5
8	15	5
9	15	5
10	15	5
11	15	5
12	15	5
13	15	5
14	15	5
15	16	5
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	17	6
26	17	6
27	17	6
28	17	6
29	17	6
30	17	6
31	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	56	44
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	5
2	38	5
3	38	5
4	38	5
5	38	5
6	37	5
7	37	5
8	37	4
9	37	4
10	37	4
11	37	3
12	36	3
13	36	3
14	35	2
15	35	2
16	34	2
17	34	1
18	33	1
19	33	1
20	33	1
21	33	1
22	33	1
23	33	1
24	34	1
25	34	1
26	35	1
27	35	1
28	35	1
29	36	1
30	36	1
31	37	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	4
2	14	4
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	14	5
6	14	5
7	15	5
8	15	5
9	15	5
10	15	5
11	15	5
12	15	5
13	15	5
14	15	5
15	16	5
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	17	6
26	17	6
27	17	6
28	17	6
29	17	6
30	17	6
31	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	56	44
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	5
2	38	5
3	38	5
4	38	5
5	38	5
6	37	5
7	37	5
8	37	4
9	37	4
10	37	4
11	37	3
12	36	3
13	36	3
14	35	2
15	35	2
16	34	2
17	34	1
18	33	1
19	33	1
20	33	1
21	33	1
22	33	1
23	33	1
24	34	1
25	34	1
26	35	1
27	35	1
28	35	1
29	36	1
30	36	1
31	37	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100