Pilão Arcado weather in January

In January, Pilão Arcado sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 103 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pilão Arcado's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pilão Arcado's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 103 mm; 10.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:43 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 11th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

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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 Pilão Arcado reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
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	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

How January really feels in Pilão Arcado

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.

Pilão Arcado weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	103	10.8	12.5	3.8
Feb	32° / 23°	75	10.3	12.3	3.8
Mar	32° / 23°	97	11.9	12.1	3.8
Apr	32° / 23°	45	6.5	11.8	4.2
May	32° / 22°	11	1.8	11.5	4.6
Jun	32° / 21°	1	0.1	11.4	5.3
Jul	32° / 20°	0	0	11.5	5.4
Aug	33° / 20°	0	0	11.7	4.8
Sep	34° / 22°	1	0.2	11.9	3.8
Oct	35° / 23°	18	2	12.2	3.3
Nov	33° / 24°	68	6	12.5	3.6
Dec	33° / 24°	71	8.1	12.6	3.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

	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 (%)	48	49	48	48	48	48	48	49	48	48	48	48	46	46	46	45	45	46	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	46	45	45	46	46	46
Cloudier (%)	52	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	52	52	52	52	54	54	54	55	55	54	55	54	54	54	54	53	53	54	55	55	54	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pilão Arcado gets around 103 mm of rain over 10.8 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 38% 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 (%)	29	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38

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

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% 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 (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23
Muggy (%)	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	41	41	40	39	39	38	37	37	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Oppressive (%)	22	23	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	32	33	34	35	35	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	28	46	22
2	4	27	46	23
3	4	27	46	23
4	4	26	45	24
5	4	26	45	25
6	4	26	44	26
7	4	26	44	26
8	4	26	43	27
9	4	26	42	28
10	4	26	42	28
11	4	26	41	29
12	4	26	41	30
13	4	26	40	30
14	4	26	39	31
15	3	26	39	32
16	3	26	38	33
17	3	26	37	34
18	3	26	37	35
19	3	26	36	35
20	3	26	36	36
21	3	26	36	36
22	2	25	37	35
23	2	25	38	35
24	2	25	39	34
25	2	25	40	34
26	2	24	41	33
27	1	24	42	33
28	1	24	43	32
29	1	23	44	32
30	1	23	45	31
31	1	23	46	31

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

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

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:16 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)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50
Sunset (PM)	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:36	6:10
2	12.6	5:36	6:11
3	12.6	5:37	6:11
4	12.6	5:37	6:11
5	12.6	5:38	6:12
6	12.6	5:38	6:12
7	12.6	5:39	6:13
8	12.6	5:39	6:13
9	12.6	5:40	6:13
10	12.6	5:40	6:13
11	12.5	5:41	6:14
12	12.5	5:41	6:14
13	12.5	5:42	6:14
14	12.5	5:42	6:15
15	12.5	5:43	6:15
16	12.5	5:43	6:15
17	12.5	5:44	6:15
18	12.5	5:44	6:15
19	12.5	5:45	6:16
20	12.5	5:45	6:16
21	12.5	5:46	6:16
22	12.5	5:46	6:16
23	12.5	5:47	6:16
24	12.5	5:47	6:16
25	12.5	5:48	6:16
26	12.5	5:48	6:16
27	12.5	5:48	6:16
28	12.5	5:49	6:16
29	12.5	5:49	6:16
30	12.4	5:50	6:16
31	12.4	5:50	6:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.08 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)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.0	Intense
29	6.0	Intense
30	6.0	Intense
31	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pilão Arcado?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pilão Arcado. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pilão Arcado in January

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

In January, Pilão Arcado sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Pilão Arcado 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 Pilão Arcado peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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)	13	15	15	13	10	9	9	11	12	12	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Pilão Arcado?

Pilão Arcado sits at 10.0°S, 42.5°W, 474 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Remanso, 61 km away.

Topography around Pilão Arcado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pilão Arcado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 402 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 583 m.

The land around Pilão Arcado is covered by shrubs (47%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (67%) within 16 km, and shrubs (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

20 m

shrubs 47%

16 km

161 m

shrubs 67%

80 km

583 m

shrubs 82%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← December Pilão Arcado year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Remanso 61 km · Sento Sé 71 km · Campo Alegre de Lourdes 79 km · Xique-Xique 95 km · São Raimundo Nonato 112 km · Jussara 129 km · Central 132 km · Barra 141 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
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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 Pilão Arcado (-10.0005°, -42.4798°, elevation 474 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	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
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	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	28	46	22
2	4	27	46	23
3	4	27	46	23
4	4	26	45	24
5	4	26	45	25
6	4	26	44	26
7	4	26	44	26
8	4	26	43	27
9	4	26	42	28
10	4	26	42	28
11	4	26	41	29
12	4	26	41	30
13	4	26	40	30
14	4	26	39	31
15	3	26	39	32
16	3	26	38	33
17	3	26	37	34
18	3	26	37	35
19	3	26	36	35
20	3	26	36	36
21	3	26	36	36
22	2	25	37	35
23	2	25	38	35
24	2	25	39	34
25	2	25	40	34
26	2	24	41	33
27	1	24	42	33
28	1	24	43	32
29	1	23	44	32
30	1	23	45	31
31	1	23	46	31

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
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	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	28	46	22
2	4	27	46	23
3	4	27	46	23
4	4	26	45	24
5	4	26	45	25
6	4	26	44	26
7	4	26	44	26
8	4	26	43	27
9	4	26	42	28
10	4	26	42	28
11	4	26	41	29
12	4	26	41	30
13	4	26	40	30
14	4	26	39	31
15	3	26	39	32
16	3	26	38	33
17	3	26	37	34
18	3	26	37	35
19	3	26	36	35
20	3	26	36	36
21	3	26	36	36
22	2	25	37	35
23	2	25	38	35
24	2	25	39	34
25	2	25	40	34
26	2	24	41	33
27	1	24	42	33
28	1	24	43	32
29	1	23	44	32
30	1	23	45	31
31	1	23	46	31

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
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	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	28	46	22
2	4	27	46	23
3	4	27	46	23
4	4	26	45	24
5	4	26	45	25
6	4	26	44	26
7	4	26	44	26
8	4	26	43	27
9	4	26	42	28
10	4	26	42	28
11	4	26	41	29
12	4	26	41	30
13	4	26	40	30
14	4	26	39	31
15	3	26	39	32
16	3	26	38	33
17	3	26	37	34
18	3	26	37	35
19	3	26	36	35
20	3	26	36	36
21	3	26	36	36
22	2	25	37	35
23	2	25	38	35
24	2	25	39	34
25	2	25	40	34
26	2	24	41	33
27	1	24	42	33
28	1	24	43	32
29	1	23	44	32
30	1	23	45	31
31	1	23	46	31