Caranavi weather in December

In December, Caranavi sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 300 mm of rain across 29 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Caranavi's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caranavi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 300 mm; 29 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:58 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 11th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Caranavi is city in Bolivia.

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Caranavi reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Caranavi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-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	26° / 18°	351	29.1	12.8	3.6
Feb	26° / 18°	296	26.6	12.5	3.6
Mar	26° / 18°	238	27.7	12.1	3.8
Apr	25° / 17°	146	20.8	11.7	4.8
May	24° / 15°	132	16.2	11.3	5.7
Jun	22° / 14°	92	12.5	11.1	6.1
Jul	22° / 13°	83	12.3	11.2	6.2
Aug	24° / 14°	102	13.2	11.5	6.4
Sep	25° / 15°	149	17.7	11.9	5.5
Oct	26° / 17°	201	24.4	12.4	4.4
Nov	26° / 17°	216	24.7	12.7	4.1
Dec	26° / 18°	300	29	12.9	3.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December.

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

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

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Caranavi gets around 300 mm of rain over 29 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 93% and peaks near 95% 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 (%)	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	95

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

	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
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Humid (%)	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11
Muggy (%)	79	80	80	81	81	82	82	82	83	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	21	79
2	0	20	80
3	0	20	80
4	0	19	81
5	0	19	81
6	0	18	82
7	0	18	82
8	0	18	82
9	0	17	83
10	1	17	82
11	1	17	82
12	1	16	83
13	1	16	83
14	1	16	83
15	1	15	84
16	1	15	84
17	1	15	84
18	1	14	85
19	1	14	85
20	1	14	85
21	1	13	86
22	1	13	86
23	1	13	86
24	1	12	87
25	1	12	87
26	1	12	87
27	1	12	87
28	1	11	88
29	1	11	88
30	1	11	88
31	0	11	89

Wind in December

Winds average 3 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:01 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)	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:06
Sunset (PM)	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:54	6:46
2	12.9	5:54	6:47
3	12.9	5:54	6:47
4	12.9	5:54	6:48
5	12.9	5:55	6:48
6	12.9	5:55	6:49
7	12.9	5:55	6:50
8	12.9	5:56	6:50
9	12.9	5:56	6:51
10	12.9	5:56	6:51
11	12.9	5:56	6:52
12	12.9	5:57	6:52
13	12.9	5:57	6:53
14	12.9	5:58	6:53
15	12.9	5:58	6:54
16	12.9	5:58	6:55
17	12.9	5:59	6:55
18	12.9	5:59	6:56
19	12.9	6:00	6:56
20	12.9	6:00	6:57
21	12.9	6:01	6:57
22	12.9	6:01	6:57
23	12.9	6:01	6:58
24	12.9	6:02	6:58
25	12.9	6:02	6:59
26	12.9	6:03	6:59
27	12.9	6:03	7:00
28	12.9	6:04	7:00
29	12.9	6:04	7:01
30	12.9	6:05	7:01
31	12.9	6:06	7:01

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 4.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 4.69 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)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
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15	4.7	Bright
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17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Caranavi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Caranavi?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.5

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caranavi.

What to pack for Caranavi in December

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

In December, Caranavi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Caranavi in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caranavi peaks around February 8 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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)	16	16	15	12	10	8	8	11	11	14	14	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Caranavi 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 Caranavi is worst in October — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (May, 8 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)	9	10	11	9	8	8	10	17	31	40	22	11
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	40	Poor
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Caranavi?

Caranavi sits at 15.8°S, 67.6°W, 986 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is La Paz, 97 km away.

Topography around Caranavi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caranavi has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 m around an average of 858 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,665 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,728 m.

The land around Caranavi is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km

915 m

trees 85%

16 km

1,665 m

trees 96%

80 km

5,728 m

trees 88%

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

December weather nearby: La Paz 97 km · Achocalla 103 km · Sorata 116 km · Laja 117 km · Viacha 120 km · Quime 133 km · San Borja 140 km · Tiahuanaco 143 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B / C; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 40% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,148; 2025
Happiness: 5.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.4; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 21.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 521
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 Caranavi (-15.834°, -67.5659°, elevation 986 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	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	95

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	21	79
2	0	20	80
3	0	20	80
4	0	19	81
5	0	19	81
6	0	18	82
7	0	18	82
8	0	18	82
9	0	17	83
10	1	17	82
11	1	17	82
12	1	16	83
13	1	16	83
14	1	16	83
15	1	15	84
16	1	15	84
17	1	15	84
18	1	14	85
19	1	14	85
20	1	14	85
21	1	13	86
22	1	13	86
23	1	13	86
24	1	12	87
25	1	12	87
26	1	12	87
27	1	12	87
28	1	11	88
29	1	11	88
30	1	11	88
31	0	11	89

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	95

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	21	79
2	0	20	80
3	0	20	80
4	0	19	81
5	0	19	81
6	0	18	82
7	0	18	82
8	0	18	82
9	0	17	83
10	1	17	82
11	1	17	82
12	1	16	83
13	1	16	83
14	1	16	83
15	1	15	84
16	1	15	84
17	1	15	84
18	1	14	85
19	1	14	85
20	1	14	85
21	1	13	86
22	1	13	86
23	1	13	86
24	1	12	87
25	1	12	87
26	1	12	87
27	1	12	87
28	1	11	88
29	1	11	88
30	1	11	88
31	0	11	89

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	95

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	21	79
2	0	20	80
3	0	20	80
4	0	19	81
5	0	19	81
6	0	18	82
7	0	18	82
8	0	18	82
9	0	17	83
10	1	17	82
11	1	17	82
12	1	16	83
13	1	16	83
14	1	16	83
15	1	15	84
16	1	15	84
17	1	15	84
18	1	14	85
19	1	14	85
20	1	14	85
21	1	13	86
22	1	13	86
23	1	13	86
24	1	12	87
25	1	12	87
26	1	12	87
27	1	12	87
28	1	11	88
29	1	11	88
30	1	11	88
31	0	11	89