Igaporã weather in May

In May, Igaporã sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Igaporã's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igaporã's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 10 mm; 1.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:06 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 5th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Igaporã reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

	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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Igaporã weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-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	30° / 20°	144	12	12.7	4.9
Feb	30° / 20°	99	10.8	12.5	4.8
Mar	30° / 20°	123	12.1	12.1	4.9
Apr	29° / 20°	50	6	11.7	5.9
May	29° / 19°	10	1.9	11.4	6.8
Jun	28° / 17°	2	0.4	11.2	8.0
Jul	28° / 16°	1	0	11.3	8.4
Aug	29° / 16°	1	0.1	11.5	7.4
Sep	31° / 18°	8	1.3	11.9	5.7
Oct	32° / 20°	48	5.9	12.3	4.6
Nov	30° / 20°	154	13.4	12.6	4.5
Dec	29° / 20°	158	14.1	12.8	4.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	68	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	68	68	70	71	72	73	75	76	77
Cloudier (%)	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	32	32	30	29	28	27	25	24	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	70	30
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	73	27
29	75	25
30	76	24
31	77	23

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Igaporã gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 11% 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 (%)	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3

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

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% 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
Dry (%)	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9
Comfortable (%)	18	19	20	21	22	23	25	26	27	28	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	49
Humid (%)	64	63	63	63	63	62	60	60	60	59	57	56	56	55	53	53	52	51	51	50	49	48	47	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	39
Muggy (%)	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	18	64	16
2	3	19	63	15
3	3	20	63	14
4	3	21	63	13
5	3	22	63	12
6	4	23	62	11
7	4	25	60	11
8	4	26	60	10
9	4	27	60	9
10	4	28	59	9
11	5	30	57	8
12	5	31	56	8
13	5	32	56	7
14	5	33	55	7
15	6	34	53	7
16	6	35	53	6
17	6	36	52	6
18	6	37	51	6
19	6	38	51	5
20	6	39	50	5
21	7	40	49	5
22	7	41	48	4
23	7	42	47	4
24	7	43	47	3
25	7	44	46	3
26	8	45	45	3
27	8	46	44	3
28	8	47	43	2
29	9	48	42	2
30	9	49	41	2
31	9	49	39	2

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:26 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)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11
Sunset (PM)	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:03	5:34
2	11.5	6:03	5:33
3	11.5	6:03	5:33
4	11.5	6:03	5:32
5	11.5	6:03	5:32
6	11.5	6:04	5:31
7	11.5	6:04	5:31
8	11.4	6:04	5:31
9	11.4	6:04	5:30
10	11.4	6:05	5:30
11	11.4	6:05	5:30
12	11.4	6:05	5:29
13	11.4	6:05	5:29
14	11.4	6:06	5:29
15	11.4	6:06	5:28
16	11.4	6:06	5:28
17	11.4	6:06	5:28
18	11.3	6:07	5:28
19	11.3	6:07	5:27
20	11.3	6:07	5:27
21	11.3	6:08	5:27
22	11.3	6:08	5:27
23	11.3	6:08	5:27
24	11.3	6:08	5:26
25	11.3	6:09	5:26
26	11.3	6:09	5:26
27	11.3	6:09	5:26
28	11.3	6:10	5:26
29	11.3	6:10	5:26
30	11.3	6:10	5:26
31	11.3	6:11	5:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.92 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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Igaporã

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Igaporã?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Igaporã in May

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

In May, Igaporã sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Igaporã in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 Igaporã peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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)	14	16	15	12	10	9	9	10	12	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Igaporã?

Igaporã sits at 13.8°S, 42.7°W, 764 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Riacho de Santana, 30 km away.

Topography around Igaporã

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igaporã has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 814 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 926 m.

The land around Igaporã is covered by trees (32%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%), trees (30%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) within 80 km.

3 km

243 m

trees 32%

16 km

585 m

shrubs 44%

80 km

926 m

shrubs 50%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← April Igaporã year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Riacho de Santana 30 km · Tanque Novo 35 km · Caetité 42 km · Guanambi 51 km · Paramirim 63 km · Palmas de Monte Alto 73 km · Macaúbas 84 km · Livramento do Brumado 95 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / N; 127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 46% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $10,713; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 89%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 19.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 16; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 482
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 Igaporã (-13.7733°, -42.7142°, elevation 764 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	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	29	18
25	29	18
26	29	18
27	29	18
28	29	18
29	28	18
30	28	18
31	28	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	70	30
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	73	27
29	75	25
30	76	24
31	77	23

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	18	64	16
2	3	19	63	15
3	3	20	63	14
4	3	21	63	13
5	3	22	63	12
6	4	23	62	11
7	4	25	60	11
8	4	26	60	10
9	4	27	60	9
10	4	28	59	9
11	5	30	57	8
12	5	31	56	8
13	5	32	56	7
14	5	33	55	7
15	6	34	53	7
16	6	35	53	6
17	6	36	52	6
18	6	37	51	6
19	6	38	51	5
20	6	39	50	5
21	7	40	49	5
22	7	41	48	4
23	7	42	47	4
24	7	43	47	3
25	7	44	46	3
26	8	45	45	3
27	8	46	44	3
28	8	47	43	2
29	9	48	42	2
30	9	49	41	2
31	9	49	39	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	70	30
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	73	27
29	75	25
30	76	24
31	77	23

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	18	64	16
2	3	19	63	15
3	3	20	63	14
4	3	21	63	13
5	3	22	63	12
6	4	23	62	11
7	4	25	60	11
8	4	26	60	10
9	4	27	60	9
10	4	28	59	9
11	5	30	57	8
12	5	31	56	8
13	5	32	56	7
14	5	33	55	7
15	6	34	53	7
16	6	35	53	6
17	6	36	52	6
18	6	37	51	6
19	6	38	51	5
20	6	39	50	5
21	7	40	49	5
22	7	41	48	4
23	7	42	47	4
24	7	43	47	3
25	7	44	46	3
26	8	45	45	3
27	8	46	44	3
28	8	47	43	2
29	9	48	42	2
30	9	49	41	2
31	9	49	39	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	70	30
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	73	27
29	75	25
30	76	24
31	77	23

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	18	64	16
2	3	19	63	15
3	3	20	63	14
4	3	21	63	13
5	3	22	63	12
6	4	23	62	11
7	4	25	60	11
8	4	26	60	10
9	4	27	60	9
10	4	28	59	9
11	5	30	57	8
12	5	31	56	8
13	5	32	56	7
14	5	33	55	7
15	6	34	53	7
16	6	35	53	6
17	6	36	52	6
18	6	37	51	6
19	6	38	51	5
20	6	39	50	5
21	7	40	49	5
22	7	41	48	4
23	7	42	47	4
24	7	43	47	3
25	7	44	46	3
26	8	45	45	3
27	8	46	44	3
28	8	47	43	2
29	9	48	42	2
30	9	49	41	2
31	9	49	39	2