Pojuca weather in May

In May, Pojuca sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 140 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pojuca's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pojuca's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 140 mm; 21.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 5:47 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 10th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; 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 Pojuca reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than 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)	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

How May really feels in Pojuca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 11 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 May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Pojuca weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-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	33° / 23°	74	13.6	12.6	3.3
Feb	33° / 23°	88	14.5	12.4	3.2
Mar	33° / 23°	106	17.5	12.1	3.1
Apr	31° / 23°	134	20.4	11.7	3.5
May	29° / 22°	140	21.3	11.4	4.2
Jun	27° / 21°	109	20.8	11.3	4.9
Jul	27° / 20°	82	19.4	11.3	5.2
Aug	27° / 20°	64	17.1	11.6	5.5
Sep	29° / 20°	50	12.9	11.9	5.2
Oct	31° / 21°	55	10	12.3	4.7
Nov	32° / 22°	74	10.5	12.6	4.1
Dec	32° / 23°	59	10.5	12.7	3.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 54%.

	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 (%)	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	44	44	44	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	49	49	51	50	50	50
Cloudier (%)	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	56	54	54	53	53	52	51	50	51	51	49	50	50	50

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

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pojuca gets around 140 mm of rain over 21.3 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 69% and peaks near 72% 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 (%)	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	72
4	72
5	72
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	69
12	69
13	68
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	68
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	67
27	68
28	68
29	68
30	68
31	68

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 84% 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 (%)	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	19	20
Oppressive (%)	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	86	86	85	85	84	84	83	82	82	82	83	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	80	80
Miserable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	8	90	2
2	8	90	2
3	9	89	2
4	9	89	2
5	10	88	2
6	10	88	2
7	11	87	2
8	12	86	2
9	12	86	2
10	13	85	2
11	13	85	2
12	14	84	2
13	14	84	2
14	14	83	3
15	15	82	3
16	15	82	3
17	15	82	3
18	15	83	2
19	16	82	2
20	16	82	2
21	15	83	2
22	15	83	2
23	15	83	2
24	16	83	1
25	16	83	1
26	16	83	1
27	17	82	1
28	17	82	1
29	18	81	1
30	19	80	1
31	20	80	0

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
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10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
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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 May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:11 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)	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	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	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51
Sunset (PM)	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:44	5:17
2	11.6	5:44	5:17
3	11.5	5:44	5:17
4	11.5	5:44	5:16
5	11.5	5:44	5:16
6	11.5	5:44	5:15
7	11.5	5:45	5:15
8	11.5	5:45	5:15
9	11.5	5:45	5:14
10	11.5	5:45	5:14
11	11.5	5:46	5:14
12	11.5	5:46	5:13
13	11.5	5:46	5:13
14	11.4	5:46	5:13
15	11.4	5:46	5:13
16	11.4	5:47	5:12
17	11.4	5:47	5:12
18	11.4	5:47	5:12
19	11.4	5:47	5:12
20	11.4	5:48	5:12
21	11.4	5:48	5:11
22	11.4	5:48	5:11
23	11.4	5:49	5:11
24	11.4	5:49	5:11
25	11.4	5:49	5:11
26	11.4	5:49	5:11
27	11.4	5:50	5:11
28	11.3	5:50	5:11
29	11.3	5:50	5:11
30	11.3	5:51	5:11
31	11.3	5:51	5:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 4.18 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)	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9
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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.0	Bright
24	4.0	Bright
25	4.0	Bright
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.0	Moderate
28	4.0	Moderate
29	4.0	Moderate
30	4.0	Moderate
31	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pojuca?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pojuca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pojuca in May

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

In May, Pojuca sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Pojuca in May

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 50 km away) is warmest in April at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°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)	27	28	28	28	28	27	26	25	26	26	26	27
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	28	Warm
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	28	Tropical
May	28	Warm
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	26	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Pojuca in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pojuca peaks around February 17 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)	14	15	14	12	9	9	9	10	11	12	13	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	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Pojuca?

Pojuca sits at 12.4°S, 38.3°W, 59 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Catu, 10 km away.

Topography around Pojuca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pojuca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m.

The land around Pojuca is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), grassland (31%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

106 m

grassland 57%

16 km

201 m

trees 56%

80 km

437 m

trees 34%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

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

May weather nearby: Catu 10 km · Mata de São João 12 km · São Sebastião do Passé 20 km · Dias d'Ávila 21 km · Camaçari 30 km · Alagoinhas 34 km · Candeias 36 km · Simões Filho 40 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 Pojuca (-12.4306°, -38.3278°, elevation 59 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	30	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	28	22
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21
29	28	21
30	28	21
31	28	21

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	72
4	72
5	72
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	69
12	69
13	68
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	68
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	67
27	68
28	68
29	68
30	68
31	68

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	8	90	2
2	8	90	2
3	9	89	2
4	9	89	2
5	10	88	2
6	10	88	2
7	11	87	2
8	12	86	2
9	12	86	2
10	13	85	2
11	13	85	2
12	14	84	2
13	14	84	2
14	14	83	3
15	15	82	3
16	15	82	3
17	15	82	3
18	15	83	2
19	16	82	2
20	16	82	2
21	15	83	2
22	15	83	2
23	15	83	2
24	16	83	1
25	16	83	1
26	16	83	1
27	17	82	1
28	17	82	1
29	18	81	1
30	19	80	1
31	20	80	0

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	72
4	72
5	72
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	69
12	69
13	68
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	68
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	67
27	68
28	68
29	68
30	68
31	68

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	8	90	2
2	8	90	2
3	9	89	2
4	9	89	2
5	10	88	2
6	10	88	2
7	11	87	2
8	12	86	2
9	12	86	2
10	13	85	2
11	13	85	2
12	14	84	2
13	14	84	2
14	14	83	3
15	15	82	3
16	15	82	3
17	15	82	3
18	15	83	2
19	16	82	2
20	16	82	2
21	15	83	2
22	15	83	2
23	15	83	2
24	16	83	1
25	16	83	1
26	16	83	1
27	17	82	1
28	17	82	1
29	18	81	1
30	19	80	1
31	20	80	0

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	72
4	72
5	72
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	69
12	69
13	68
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	68
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	67
27	68
28	68
29	68
30	68
31	68

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	8	90	2
2	8	90	2
3	9	89	2
4	9	89	2
5	10	88	2
6	10	88	2
7	11	87	2
8	12	86	2
9	12	86	2
10	13	85	2
11	13	85	2
12	14	84	2
13	14	84	2
14	14	83	3
15	15	82	3
16	15	82	3
17	15	82	3
18	15	83	2
19	16	82	2
20	16	82	2
21	15	83	2
22	15	83	2
23	15	83	2
24	16	83	1
25	16	83	1
26	16	83	1
27	17	82	1
28	17	82	1
29	18	81	1
30	19	80	1
31	20	80	0