Xangongo weather in September

In September, Xangongo sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Xangongo's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xangongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 34°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:57 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 16%; 5th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.97 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

Xangongo is city in Angola.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical September day in Xangongo reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

	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
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	16
2	33	16
3	33	16
4	33	17
5	33	17
6	33	17
7	33	17
8	33	17
9	33	17
10	33	17
11	33	17
12	34	17
13	34	17
14	34	18
15	34	18
16	34	18
17	34	18
18	34	18
19	34	18
20	34	18
21	34	18
22	34	18
23	34	19
24	34	19
25	34	19
26	35	19
27	35	19
28	35	19
29	35	19
30	35	19

How September really feels in Xangongo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Xangongo weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 20°	121	12.7	12.9	4.2
Feb	30° / 19°	138	14.3	12.6	4.4
Mar	29° / 19°	123	16.3	12.1	4.7
Apr	30° / 18°	31	5.7	11.6	5.9
May	29° / 16°	1	0.2	11.2	7.2
Jun	27° / 13°	0	0	11	8.9
Jul	28° / 12°	0	0	11.1	8.8
Aug	31° / 14°	0	0	11.4	6.5
Sep	34° / 18°	2	0.4	11.9	4.3
Oct	35° / 20°	18	3.7	12.4	3.2
Nov	33° / 20°	54	9.1	12.8	3.5
Dec	32° / 20°	107	11.8	13	3.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

	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
Clearer (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96
Cloudier (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Xangongo gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

	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
Rain chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4

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

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 99% 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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	100	0	0
9	100	0	0
10	100	0	0
11	100	0	0
12	100	0	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	97	2	1
24	97	2	1
25	97	2	1
26	96	3	1
27	96	3	1
28	96	3	1
29	96	3	1
30	96	3	1

Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
Wind speed (km/h)	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:53 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
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45
Sunset (PM)	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:10	5:50
2	11.7	6:09	5:50
3	11.7	6:08	5:50
4	11.7	6:07	5:50
5	11.7	6:07	5:50
6	11.7	6:06	5:51
7	11.8	6:05	5:51
8	11.8	6:04	5:51
9	11.8	6:03	5:51
10	11.8	6:02	5:51
11	11.8	6:01	5:51
12	11.8	6:01	5:51
13	11.9	6:00	5:51
14	11.9	5:59	5:51
15	11.9	5:58	5:52
16	11.9	5:57	5:52
17	11.9	5:56	5:52
18	11.9	5:55	5:52
19	12.0	5:55	5:52
20	12.0	5:54	5:52
21	12.0	5:53	5:52
22	12.0	5:52	5:52
23	12.0	5:51	5:52
24	12.0	5:50	5:53
25	12.1	5:50	5:53
26	12.1	5:49	5:53
27	12.1	5:48	5:53
28	12.1	5:47	5:53
29	12.1	5:46	5:53
30	12.1	5:45	5:53

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 6.97 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.6	Intense
2	6.6	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.9	Intense
12	6.9	Intense
13	6.9	Intense
14	6.9	Intense
15	7.0	Intense
16	7.0	Intense
17	7.0	Intense
18	7.0	Intense
19	7.0	Intense
20	7.1	Intense
21	7.1	Intense
22	7.1	Intense
23	7.1	Intense
24	7.2	Intense
25	7.2	Intense
26	7.2	Intense
27	7.3	Intense
28	7.3	Intense
29	7.3	Intense
30	7.3	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Xangongo

In seasonPeak

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

Xangongo's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Xangongo?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

8.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Xangongo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Xangongo in September

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

In September, Xangongo sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Xangongo in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Xangongo peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 8 (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)	15	14	14	11	10	8	8	9	10	13	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Xangongo in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Xangongo is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (April, 5 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)	7	7	6	5	6	7	10	16	18	13	7	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	6	Good
Apr	5	Good
May	6	Good
Jun	7	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	7	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Xangongo?

Xangongo sits at 16.7°S, 15.0°E, 1,109 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Humbe, 10 km away.

Topography around Xangongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xangongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 1,115 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m.

The land around Xangongo is covered by grassland (39%) and shrubs (30%) within 3 km, shrubs (55%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (73%) within 80 km.

3 km

25 m

grassland 39%

16 km

31 m

shrubs 55%

80 km

175 m

shrubs 73%

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← August Xangongo year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Humbe 10 km · Cahama 87 km · Ondjiva 88 km · Helao Nafidi 121 km · Oshakati 140 km · Ongwediva 142 km · Ondangwa 168 km · Opuwo 190 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 Xangongo (-16.7444°, 14.9749°, elevation 1,109 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	33	16
2	33	16
3	33	16
4	33	17
5	33	17
6	33	17
7	33	17
8	33	17
9	33	17
10	33	17
11	33	17
12	34	17
13	34	17
14	34	18
15	34	18
16	34	18
17	34	18
18	34	18
19	34	18
20	34	18
21	34	18
22	34	18
23	34	19
24	34	19
25	34	19
26	35	19
27	35	19
28	35	19
29	35	19
30	35	19

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	100	0	0
9	100	0	0
10	100	0	0
11	100	0	0
12	100	0	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	97	2	1
24	97	2	1
25	97	2	1
26	96	3	1
27	96	3	1
28	96	3	1
29	96	3	1
30	96	3	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	16
2	33	16
3	33	16
4	33	17
5	33	17
6	33	17
7	33	17
8	33	17
9	33	17
10	33	17
11	33	17
12	34	17
13	34	17
14	34	18
15	34	18
16	34	18
17	34	18
18	34	18
19	34	18
20	34	18
21	34	18
22	34	18
23	34	19
24	34	19
25	34	19
26	35	19
27	35	19
28	35	19
29	35	19
30	35	19

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	100	0	0
9	100	0	0
10	100	0	0
11	100	0	0
12	100	0	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	97	2	1
24	97	2	1
25	97	2	1
26	96	3	1
27	96	3	1
28	96	3	1
29	96	3	1
30	96	3	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	16
2	33	16
3	33	16
4	33	17
5	33	17
6	33	17
7	33	17
8	33	17
9	33	17
10	33	17
11	33	17
12	34	17
13	34	17
14	34	18
15	34	18
16	34	18
17	34	18
18	34	18
19	34	18
20	34	18
21	34	18
22	34	18
23	34	19
24	34	19
25	34	19
26	35	19
27	35	19
28	35	19
29	35	19
30	35	19

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	100	0	0
9	100	0	0
10	100	0	0
11	100	0	0
12	100	0	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	97	2	1
24	97	2	1
25	97	2	1
26	96	3	1
27	96	3	1
28	96	3	1
29	96	3	1
30	96	3	1