São João do Paraíso weather in May

In May, São João do Paraíso sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is São João do Paraíso's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São João do Paraíso's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 14 mm; 3.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 7:06 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 6th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

São João do Paraíso is human settlement in Brazil.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in São João do Paraíso reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

São João do Paraíso weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-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	29° / 19°	91	9.9	12.8	5.5
Feb	29° / 19°	62	7.8	12.5	5.4
Mar	29° / 19°	91	10.6	12.1	5.4
Apr	28° / 18°	43	7	11.7	6.5
May	27° / 17°	14	3.2	11.3	7.5
Jun	26° / 15°	5	1.5	11.1	8.0
Jul	25° / 14°	5	1.4	11.2	8.2
Aug	26° / 15°	3	1	11.5	8.1
Sep	28° / 16°	9	2.1	11.9	7.1
Oct	29° / 18°	53	6.4	12.3	5.8
Nov	28° / 19°	135	12.6	12.7	5.4
Dec	28° / 19°	134	12.5	12.9	5.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

	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	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	43	42	41	41	41	40	40	42	42	42	42	44	45	45	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	49
Cloudier (%)	52	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	60	60	58	58	58	58	56	55	55	53	53	52	52	51	51	51	51	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	47	53
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	49	51

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

São João do Paraíso gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.2 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 10% and peaks near 16% 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 (%)	16	15	14	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8

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

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 (%)	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9
Comfortable (%)	20	21	22	23	24	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	44	45	46	47
Humid (%)	64	63	63	62	61	61	60	60	58	58	57	57	55	54	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	49	49	48	47	47	46	45	44	43	42
Muggy (%)	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	20	64	13
2	3	21	63	13
3	3	22	63	12
4	4	23	62	11
5	4	24	61	11
6	5	24	61	10
7	5	25	60	10
8	5	26	60	9
9	6	27	58	9
10	6	28	58	8
11	6	29	57	8
12	6	30	57	7
13	7	31	55	7
14	7	32	54	7
15	7	33	53	7
16	7	34	53	6
17	7	35	52	6
18	7	35	52	6
19	7	36	52	5
20	7	37	51	5
21	7	38	50	5
22	7	39	49	4
23	7	40	49	4
24	7	41	48	4
25	7	42	47	4
26	7	43	47	3
27	8	44	46	3
28	8	44	45	3
29	8	45	44	2
30	8	46	43	2
31	9	47	42	2

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

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

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 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 7:02 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:20 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	11.4	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	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:10
Sunset (PM)	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	7:02	6:29
2	11.4	7:02	6:29
3	11.4	7:02	6:28
4	11.4	7:02	6:28
5	11.4	7:02	6:27
6	11.4	7:03	6:27
7	11.4	7:03	6:26
8	11.4	7:03	6:26
9	11.4	7:04	6:25
10	11.4	7:04	6:25
11	11.3	7:04	6:25
12	11.3	7:04	6:24
13	11.3	7:05	6:24
14	11.3	7:05	6:24
15	11.3	7:05	6:23
16	11.3	7:06	6:23
17	11.3	7:06	6:23
18	11.3	7:06	6:22
19	11.3	7:07	6:22
20	11.3	7:07	6:22
21	11.2	7:07	6:22
22	11.2	7:08	6:22
23	11.2	7:08	6:21
24	11.2	7:08	6:21
25	11.2	7:08	6:21
26	11.2	7:09	6:21
27	11.2	7:09	6:21
28	11.2	7:09	6:21
29	11.2	7:10	6:21
30	11.2	7:10	6:20
31	11.2	7:10	6:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 4.23 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	4.5	4.4	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	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0
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	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Bright
31	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for São João do Paraíso

In seasonPeak

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

São João do Paraíso's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit São João do Paraíso?

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

7.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

7.4

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit São João do Paraíso for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for São João do Paraíso in May

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

In May, São João do Paraíso sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in São João do Paraíso 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 São João do Paraíso peaks around February 16 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)	14	16	15	12	9	8	8	10	12	13	15	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	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	15	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is São João do Paraíso?

São João do Paraíso sits at 15.3°S, 42.0°W, 789 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Condeúba, 47 km away.

Topography around São João do Paraíso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São João do Paraíso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 838 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,120 m.

The land around São João do Paraíso is covered by trees (44%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

117 m

trees 44%

16 km

371 m

trees 46%

80 km

1,120 m

trees 48%

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← April São João do Paraíso year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Condeúba 47 km · Taiobeiras 60 km · Rio Pardo de Minas 65 km · Tremedal 75 km · Cândido Sales 86 km · Belo Campo 87 km · Urandi 91 km · Caculé 93 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 São João do Paraíso (-15.3136°, -42.0144°, elevation 789 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	27	17
2	27	17
3	27	17
4	27	17
5	27	17
6	27	17
7	27	17
8	27	17
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	27	17
17	27	17
18	27	17
19	27	17
20	26	17
21	26	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	47	53
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	49	51

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	20	64	13
2	3	21	63	13
3	3	22	63	12
4	4	23	62	11
5	4	24	61	11
6	5	24	61	10
7	5	25	60	10
8	5	26	60	9
9	6	27	58	9
10	6	28	58	8
11	6	29	57	8
12	6	30	57	7
13	7	31	55	7
14	7	32	54	7
15	7	33	53	7
16	7	34	53	6
17	7	35	52	6
18	7	35	52	6
19	7	36	52	5
20	7	37	51	5
21	7	38	50	5
22	7	39	49	4
23	7	40	49	4
24	7	41	48	4
25	7	42	47	4
26	7	43	47	3
27	8	44	46	3
28	8	44	45	3
29	8	45	44	2
30	8	46	43	2
31	9	47	42	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	47	53
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	49	51

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	20	64	13
2	3	21	63	13
3	3	22	63	12
4	4	23	62	11
5	4	24	61	11
6	5	24	61	10
7	5	25	60	10
8	5	26	60	9
9	6	27	58	9
10	6	28	58	8
11	6	29	57	8
12	6	30	57	7
13	7	31	55	7
14	7	32	54	7
15	7	33	53	7
16	7	34	53	6
17	7	35	52	6
18	7	35	52	6
19	7	36	52	5
20	7	37	51	5
21	7	38	50	5
22	7	39	49	4
23	7	40	49	4
24	7	41	48	4
25	7	42	47	4
26	7	43	47	3
27	8	44	46	3
28	8	44	45	3
29	8	45	44	2
30	8	46	43	2
31	9	47	42	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	47	53
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	49	51

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	20	64	13
2	3	21	63	13
3	3	22	63	12
4	4	23	62	11
5	4	24	61	11
6	5	24	61	10
7	5	25	60	10
8	5	26	60	9
9	6	27	58	9
10	6	28	58	8
11	6	29	57	8
12	6	30	57	7
13	7	31	55	7
14	7	32	54	7
15	7	33	53	7
16	7	34	53	6
17	7	35	52	6
18	7	35	52	6
19	7	36	52	5
20	7	37	51	5
21	7	38	50	5
22	7	39	49	4
23	7	40	49	4
24	7	41	48	4
25	7	42	47	4
26	7	43	47	3
27	8	44	46	3
28	8	44	45	3
29	8	45	44	2
30	8	46	43	2
31	9	47	42	2