João Câmara weather in January

In January, João Câmara sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 52 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is João Câmara's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see João Câmara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 52 mm; 12.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:24 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 9th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

João Câmara is settlement in Brazil.

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in João Câmara reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

How January really feels in João Câmara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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 January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

João Câmara weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 24°	52	12.3	12.3	4.0
Feb	32° / 23°	65	13.8	12.2	3.7
Mar	31° / 23°	110	17.8	12	3.6
Apr	31° / 23°	115	17.4	11.9	3.8
May	30° / 23°	76	11.7	11.8	4.8
Jun	29° / 22°	55	9.6	11.7	5.5
Jul	29° / 21°	41	7.8	11.7	6.0
Aug	30° / 21°	11	3	11.8	6.3
Sep	30° / 22°	6	1.7	12	5.9
Oct	31° / 23°	5	1.5	12.1	5.4
Nov	32° / 23°	7	2.4	12.3	5.0
Dec	32° / 24°	17	6.1	12.3	4.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

	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 (%)	61	59	58	58	57	56	54	53	52	51	50	49	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	54
Cloudier (%)	39	41	42	42	43	44	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	47	47	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	54	46
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	51	49
11	50	50
12	49	51
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

João Câmara gets around 52 mm of rain over 12.3 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	30	31	32	33	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	43	43	43	42	41	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	31
3	32
4	33
5	34
6	35
7	35
8	36
9	37
10	37
11	38
12	39
13	40
14	41
15	41
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	44
25	44
26	43
27	43
28	43
29	42
30	41
31	41

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	32	31	31	30	29	29	28	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21
Oppressive (%)	68	69	69	70	71	71	72	73	74	74	75	76	76	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	30	70
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	25	75
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	21	79
31	21	79

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:44 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)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	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	5:29
Sunset (PM)	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:17	5:36
2	12.3	5:17	5:36
3	12.3	5:18	5:37
4	12.3	5:18	5:37
5	12.3	5:19	5:38
6	12.3	5:19	5:38
7	12.3	5:20	5:38
8	12.3	5:20	5:39
9	12.3	5:21	5:39
10	12.3	5:21	5:39
11	12.3	5:22	5:40
12	12.3	5:22	5:40
13	12.3	5:23	5:40
14	12.3	5:23	5:41
15	12.3	5:23	5:41
16	12.3	5:24	5:41
17	12.3	5:24	5:42
18	12.3	5:25	5:42
19	12.3	5:25	5:42
20	12.3	5:26	5:42
21	12.3	5:26	5:42
22	12.3	5:26	5:43
23	12.3	5:27	5:43
24	12.3	5:27	5:43
25	12.3	5:27	5:43
26	12.3	5:28	5:43
27	12.3	5:28	5:43
28	12.3	5:28	5:44
29	12.2	5:29	5:44
30	12.2	5:29	5:44
31	12.2	5:29	5:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.98 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)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.0	Intense
29	6.0	Intense
30	6.0	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for João Câmara

In seasonPeak

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

João Câmara's rainy season runs January–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit João Câmara?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit João Câmara for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for João Câmara in January

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

In January, João Câmara sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near João Câmara in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 51 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	29	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	27	27	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in João Câmara in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in João Câmara peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (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)	13	14	15	14	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is João Câmara?

João Câmara sits at 5.5°S, 35.8°W, 152 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Paulo do Potengi, 40 km away.

Topography around João Câmara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around João Câmara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 709 m.

The land around João Câmara is covered by grassland (48%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%), grassland (24%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

135 m

grassland 48%

16 km

246 m

shrubs 68%

80 km

709 m

shrubs 49%

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← December João Câmara year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: São Paulo do Potengi 40 km · Ceará-Mirim 45 km · Touros 55 km · Extremoz 60 km · São Gonçalo do Amarante 61 km · Macaíba 63 km · Guamaré 73 km · Natal 73 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 João Câmara (-5.5375°, -35.8197°, elevation 152 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	54	46
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	51	49
11	50	50
12	49	51
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	31
3	32
4	33
5	34
6	35
7	35
8	36
9	37
10	37
11	38
12	39
13	40
14	41
15	41
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	44
25	44
26	43
27	43
28	43
29	42
30	41
31	41

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	30	70
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	25	75
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	54	46
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	51	49
11	50	50
12	49	51
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	31
3	32
4	33
5	34
6	35
7	35
8	36
9	37
10	37
11	38
12	39
13	40
14	41
15	41
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	44
25	44
26	43
27	43
28	43
29	42
30	41
31	41

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	30	70
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	25	75
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	54	46
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	51	49
11	50	50
12	49	51
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	31
3	32
4	33
5	34
6	35
7	35
8	36
9	37
10	37
11	38
12	39
13	40
14	41
15	41
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	44
25	44
26	43
27	43
28	43
29	42
30	41
31	41

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	30	70
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	25	75
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	21	79
31	21	79