Andulo weather in December

In December, Andulo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 271 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Andulo's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Andulo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 271 mm; 26.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:29 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Andulo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

Andulo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 15°	230	22.3	12.6	4.7
Feb	25° / 15°	197	19.7	12.4	4.8
Mar	25° / 15°	238	24.8	12.1	4.3
Apr	25° / 15°	111	15.5	11.8	5.9
May	26° / 14°	6	1.2	11.5	8.6
Jun	25° / 12°	0	0.1	11.3	9.3
Jul	26° / 12°	0	0	11.4	9.2
Aug	28° / 14°	2	0.7	11.6	8.1
Sep	28° / 15°	46	7.5	11.9	6.3
Oct	26° / 16°	215	24.6	12.3	4.4
Nov	24° / 15°	282	27.7	12.5	3.8
Dec	24° / 15°	271	26.8	12.7	4.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

	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 (%)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Cloudier (%)	96	96	96	96	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	3	97
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Andulo gets around 271 mm of rain over 26.8 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 87% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	88	87	86	86	85	85	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	88
14	87
15	86
16	86
17	85
18	85
19	84
20	84
21	83
22	83
23	83
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	82
30	82
31	82

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 78% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Comfortable (%)	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	15	16	17	17	18	19	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Humid (%)	90	89	89	88	87	87	86	85	84	82	81	81	80	79	77	76	75	75	74	74	72	72	72	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	73

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	9	90
2	1	10	89
3	1	10	89
4	1	11	88
5	1	12	87
6	1	12	87
7	1	13	86
8	1	14	85
9	1	15	84
10	2	16	82
11	2	17	81
12	2	17	81
13	2	18	80
14	2	19	79
15	3	20	77
16	3	21	76
17	3	22	75
18	3	22	75
19	3	23	74
20	3	23	74
21	4	24	72
22	4	24	72
23	4	24	72
24	4	25	71
25	3	25	72
26	3	25	72
27	3	25	72
28	3	25	72
29	3	25	72
30	3	25	72
31	2	25	73

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	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	6	6	6
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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
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24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:16 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)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36
Sunset (PM)	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:24	6:02
2	12.6	5:24	6:02
3	12.6	5:25	6:03
4	12.6	5:25	6:03
5	12.6	5:25	6:04
6	12.6	5:26	6:04
7	12.6	5:26	6:05
8	12.7	5:26	6:05
9	12.7	5:27	6:06
10	12.7	5:27	6:06
11	12.7	5:27	6:07
12	12.7	5:28	6:07
13	12.7	5:28	6:08
14	12.7	5:28	6:08
15	12.7	5:29	6:09
16	12.7	5:29	6:09
17	12.7	5:30	6:10
18	12.7	5:30	6:10
19	12.7	5:31	6:11
20	12.7	5:31	6:11
21	12.7	5:31	6:12
22	12.7	5:32	6:12
23	12.7	5:32	6:13
24	12.7	5:33	6:13
25	12.7	5:33	6:14
26	12.7	5:34	6:14
27	12.7	5:34	6:15
28	12.7	5:35	6:15
29	12.7	5:35	6:16
30	12.7	5:36	6:16
31	12.7	5:36	6:16

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.24 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 5.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
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15	5.2	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Andulo

In seasonPeak

In December, Andulo sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Andulo's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Andulo?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.5

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Andulo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Andulo in December

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

In December, Andulo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Andulo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Andulo peaks around January 18 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	17	15	16	14	10	9	10	10	11	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Andulo in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Andulo is worst in August — around 106 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.5× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	11	11	10	32	71	91	106	42	17	11	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	32	Moderate
Jun	71	Unhealthy
Jul	91	Unhealthy
Aug	106	Unhealthy
Sep	42	Poor
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Andulo?

Andulo sits at 11.5°S, 16.7°E, 1,686 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Nharêa, 29 km away.

Topography around Andulo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Andulo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 1,642 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m.

The land around Andulo is covered by grassland (39%), cropland (27%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (48%), cropland (25%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), trees (25%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

145 m

grassland 39%

16 km

498 m

grassland 48%

80 km

816 m

grassland 39%

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← November Andulo year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Nharêa 29 km · Mungo 63 km · Catabola 98 km · Cuíto 103 km · Camacupa 104 km · Chinguar 125 km · Catchiungo 130 km · Mussende 131 km

Angola travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,129; 2025
Happiness: 3.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate: 4.1; per 100k, 2016
Road deaths: 26.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 413
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 Andulo (-11.4868°, 16.6966°, elevation 1,686 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	24	15
2	24	15
3	24	15
4	24	15
5	24	15
6	24	15
7	24	15
8	24	15
9	24	15
10	24	15
11	24	15
12	24	15
13	24	15
14	24	15
15	24	15
16	24	15
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	24	15
29	24	15
30	24	15
31	24	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	3	97
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	88
14	87
15	86
16	86
17	85
18	85
19	84
20	84
21	83
22	83
23	83
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	9	90
2	1	10	89
3	1	10	89
4	1	11	88
5	1	12	87
6	1	12	87
7	1	13	86
8	1	14	85
9	1	15	84
10	2	16	82
11	2	17	81
12	2	17	81
13	2	18	80
14	2	19	79
15	3	20	77
16	3	21	76
17	3	22	75
18	3	22	75
19	3	23	74
20	3	23	74
21	4	24	72
22	4	24	72
23	4	24	72
24	4	25	71
25	3	25	72
26	3	25	72
27	3	25	72
28	3	25	72
29	3	25	72
30	3	25	72
31	2	25	73

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	3	97
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	88
14	87
15	86
16	86
17	85
18	85
19	84
20	84
21	83
22	83
23	83
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	9	90
2	1	10	89
3	1	10	89
4	1	11	88
5	1	12	87
6	1	12	87
7	1	13	86
8	1	14	85
9	1	15	84
10	2	16	82
11	2	17	81
12	2	17	81
13	2	18	80
14	2	19	79
15	3	20	77
16	3	21	76
17	3	22	75
18	3	22	75
19	3	23	74
20	3	23	74
21	4	24	72
22	4	24	72
23	4	24	72
24	4	25	71
25	3	25	72
26	3	25	72
27	3	25	72
28	3	25	72
29	3	25	72
30	3	25	72
31	2	25	73

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	3	97
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	88
14	87
15	86
16	86
17	85
18	85
19	84
20	84
21	83
22	83
23	83
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	9	90
2	1	10	89
3	1	10	89
4	1	11	88
5	1	12	87
6	1	12	87
7	1	13	86
8	1	14	85
9	1	15	84
10	2	16	82
11	2	17	81
12	2	17	81
13	2	18	80
14	2	19	79
15	3	20	77
16	3	21	76
17	3	22	75
18	3	22	75
19	3	23	74
20	3	23	74
21	4	24	72
22	4	24	72
23	4	24	72
24	4	25	71
25	3	25	72
26	3	25	72
27	3	25	72
28	3	25	72
29	3	25	72
30	3	25	72
31	2	25	73