Salta weather in March

In March, Salta sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 341 mm of rain across 26.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Salta's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salta's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 341 mm; 26.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 7:26 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Salta is city located in the Lerma Valley, Argentina.

Founded: 1582

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Salta reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer 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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12

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

Salta weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 14°	339	26.2	0	13.4	4.2
Feb	22° / 14°	315	24.1	0	12.9	4.0
Mar	20° / 13°	341	26.1	0	12.2	3.9
Apr	18° / 11°	216	20	0.1	11.4	4.5
May	16° / 7°	131	15	0.3	10.8	4.5
Jun	15° / 5°	61	9.6	0.5	10.5	4.8
Jul	15° / 3°	44	7.8	0.8	10.6	5.1
Aug	17° / 5°	52	8.1	0.5	11.1	6.1
Sep	19° / 7°	80	10.9	0.2	11.8	6.2
Oct	20° / 10°	173	17.7	0.1	12.6	5.3
Nov	21° / 12°	235	19	0	13.2	5.0
Dec	22° / 14°	314	23.5	0	13.5	4.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

	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 (%)	21	21	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	17
Cloudier (%)	79	79	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	82	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	84	84	84	84	83

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	18	82
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Salta gets around 341 mm of rain over 26.1 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 86% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	81	81	80	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	83
22	83
23	83
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	80

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 50% 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 (%)	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	17	18	19	20	22	23	25	26	28	30	31	33	35	36	38	39	41	42	43
Comfortable (%)	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	54	54	53	53	52	50	50	49	48	47	46	45	43	42	41
Humid (%)	33	33	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	31	30	29	27	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	51	33	1
2	15	51	33	1
3	14	51	34	1
4	14	51	34	1
5	14	51	34	1
6	14	51	34	1
7	14	52	33	1
8	15	51	33	1
9	15	51	33	1
10	15	52	32	1
11	16	52	31	1
12	16	53	30	1
13	17	53	29	1
14	18	54	27	1
15	19	54	26	1
16	20	55	24	1
17	22	54	23	1
18	23	54	22	1
19	25	53	21	1
20	26	53	20	1
21	28	52	19	1
22	30	50	19	1
23	31	50	18	1
24	33	49	17	1
25	35	48	17	0
26	36	47	16	0
27	38	46	16	0
28	39	45	16	0
29	41	43	16	0
30	42	42	16	0
31	43	41	16	0

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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
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7	5	calm
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12	5	calm
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15	5	calm
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17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
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22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 7:21 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)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:32	7:32
Sunset (PM)	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	7:19	7:51
2	12.5	7:19	7:50
3	12.5	7:20	7:49
4	12.5	7:20	7:49
5	12.4	7:21	7:48
6	12.4	7:21	7:47
7	12.4	7:22	7:46
8	12.4	7:22	7:45
9	12.4	7:23	7:44
10	12.3	7:23	7:43
11	12.3	7:24	7:42
12	12.3	7:24	7:41
13	12.3	7:25	7:40
14	12.2	7:25	7:39
15	12.2	7:25	7:38
16	12.2	7:26	7:37
17	12.2	7:26	7:36
18	12.1	7:27	7:35
19	12.1	7:27	7:34
20	12.1	7:28	7:33
21	12.1	7:28	7:32
22	12.0	7:29	7:30
23	12.0	7:29	7:29
24	12.0	7:29	7:28
25	12.0	7:30	7:27
26	11.9	7:30	7:26
27	11.9	7:31	7:25
28	11.9	7:31	7:24
29	11.9	7:32	7:23
30	11.8	7:32	7:22
31	11.8	7:32	7:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 4.51 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)	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1
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	5.0	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Salta

In seasonPeak

In March, Salta sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Salta's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Salta?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

2.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Salta.

What to pack for Salta in March

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

In March, Salta sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Salta in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March 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 Salta peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (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)	16	16	14	9	7	6	6	8	10	13	15	16
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	15	Extreme
Dec	16	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Salta?

Salta sits at 24.8°S, 65.4°W, 1,054 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Lorenzo, 10 km away.

Topography around Salta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salta has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m around an average of 1,182 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,266 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,198 m.

The land around Salta is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km

252 m

artificial surfaces 78%

16 km

1,266 m

trees 52%

80 km

5,198 m

trees 46%

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← February Salta year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: San Lorenzo 10 km · San José de los Cerrillos 12 km · Rosario de Lerma 26 km · General Güemes 40 km · Palpalá 64 km · San Salvador de Jujuy 69 km · San Pedro de Jujuy 85 km · San José de Metán 89 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / I; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 46% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $14,898; 2025
Happiness: 6.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.5; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 14.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 575
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 Salta (-24.8065°, -65.42°, elevation 1,054 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. 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	21	14
2	21	14
3	21	14
4	21	14
5	21	14
6	21	14
7	21	14
8	21	14
9	21	14
10	21	14
11	21	14
12	21	14
13	21	14
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	20	13
18	20	13
19	20	13
20	20	13
21	20	13
22	20	13
23	20	13
24	20	13
25	20	13
26	20	13
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	19	12
30	19	12
31	19	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	18	82
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	83
22	83
23	83
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	80

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	51	33	1
2	15	51	33	1
3	14	51	34	1
4	14	51	34	1
5	14	51	34	1
6	14	51	34	1
7	14	52	33	1
8	15	51	33	1
9	15	51	33	1
10	15	52	32	1
11	16	52	31	1
12	16	53	30	1
13	17	53	29	1
14	18	54	27	1
15	19	54	26	1
16	20	55	24	1
17	22	54	23	1
18	23	54	22	1
19	25	53	21	1
20	26	53	20	1
21	28	52	19	1
22	30	50	19	1
23	31	50	18	1
24	33	49	17	1
25	35	48	17	0
26	36	47	16	0
27	38	46	16	0
28	39	45	16	0
29	41	43	16	0
30	42	42	16	0
31	43	41	16	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	18	82
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	83
22	83
23	83
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	80

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	51	33	1
2	15	51	33	1
3	14	51	34	1
4	14	51	34	1
5	14	51	34	1
6	14	51	34	1
7	14	52	33	1
8	15	51	33	1
9	15	51	33	1
10	15	52	32	1
11	16	52	31	1
12	16	53	30	1
13	17	53	29	1
14	18	54	27	1
15	19	54	26	1
16	20	55	24	1
17	22	54	23	1
18	23	54	22	1
19	25	53	21	1
20	26	53	20	1
21	28	52	19	1
22	30	50	19	1
23	31	50	18	1
24	33	49	17	1
25	35	48	17	0
26	36	47	16	0
27	38	46	16	0
28	39	45	16	0
29	41	43	16	0
30	42	42	16	0
31	43	41	16	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	18	82
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	83
22	83
23	83
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	80

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	51	33	1
2	15	51	33	1
3	14	51	34	1
4	14	51	34	1
5	14	51	34	1
6	14	51	34	1
7	14	52	33	1
8	15	51	33	1
9	15	51	33	1
10	15	52	32	1
11	16	52	31	1
12	16	53	30	1
13	17	53	29	1
14	18	54	27	1
15	19	54	26	1
16	20	55	24	1
17	22	54	23	1
18	23	54	22	1
19	25	53	21	1
20	26	53	20	1
21	28	52	19	1
22	30	50	19	1
23	31	50	18	1
24	33	49	17	1
25	35	48	17	0
26	36	47	16	0
27	38	46	16	0
28	39	45	16	0
29	41	43	16	0
30	42	42	16	0
31	43	41	16	0