Namponkoré weather in January

In January, Namponkoré sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Namponkoré's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namponkoré's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 34°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:21 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover: 29%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Namponkoré reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than 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)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	20
2	33	20
3	33	20
4	33	20
5	33	20
6	33	20
7	33	20
8	33	20
9	33	20
10	33	20
11	33	20
12	33	20
13	33	20
14	34	20
15	34	20
16	34	20
17	34	21
18	34	21
19	34	21
20	34	21
21	34	21
22	34	21
23	35	21
24	35	21
25	35	21
26	35	21
27	35	22
28	35	22
29	35	22
30	35	22
31	35	22

How January really feels in Namponkoré

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.

Namponkoré weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 21°	0	0	11.4	4.0
Feb	37° / 23°	1	0.3	11.6	2.2
Mar	39° / 26°	4	0.9	11.9	0.5
Apr	40° / 28°	17	4.6	12.3	0.3
May	37° / 27°	45	10.3	12.5	1.4
Jun	34° / 25°	59	11.7	12.7	2.7
Jul	32° / 24°	108	16.3	12.6	3.5
Aug	30° / 23°	191	20.9	12.4	3.6
Sep	31° / 23°	112	13.7	12.1	3.9
Oct	35° / 24°	32	6.6	11.7	2.9
Nov	37° / 22°	1	0.2	11.5	2.2
Dec	35° / 21°	0	0	11.3	3.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

	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 (%)	85	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	80	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	79	79	79	79	81	81	81	82	82	82
Cloudier (%)	15	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	21	21	21	21	19	19	19	18	18	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	82	18

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Namponkoré gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
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	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	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	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:51 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)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	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	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22
Sunset (PM)	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	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	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:16	5:36
2	11.3	6:17	5:36
3	11.3	6:17	5:37
4	11.3	6:17	5:37
5	11.3	6:18	5:38
6	11.3	6:18	5:38
7	11.3	6:18	5:39
8	11.3	6:19	5:39
9	11.3	6:19	5:40
10	11.4	6:19	5:40
11	11.4	6:20	5:41
12	11.4	6:20	5:42
13	11.4	6:20	5:42
14	11.4	6:20	5:43
15	11.4	6:21	5:43
16	11.4	6:21	5:44
17	11.4	6:21	5:44
18	11.4	6:21	5:45
19	11.4	6:21	5:45
20	11.4	6:21	5:46
21	11.4	6:22	5:46
22	11.4	6:22	5:47
23	11.4	6:22	5:47
24	11.4	6:22	5:48
25	11.4	6:22	5:48
26	11.4	6:22	5:48
27	11.5	6:22	5:49
28	11.5	6:22	5:49
29	11.5	6:22	5:50
30	11.5	6:22	5:50
31	11.5	6:22	5:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.93 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)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	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	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	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	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Namponkoré

In seasonPeak

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

Namponkoré's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Namponkoré sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Namponkoré?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.6

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Namponkoré in January

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

In January, Namponkoré sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Namponkoré in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Namponkoré peaks around September 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (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)	8	10	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Namponkoré in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Namponkoré is worst in November — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.2× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	73	81	72	50	27	21	14	12	17	34	89	78
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	73	Unhealthy
Feb	81	Unhealthy
Mar	72	Unhealthy
Apr	50	Poor
May	27	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	89	Unhealthy
Dec	78	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Namponkoré?

Namponkoré sits at 11.7°N, 1.8°E, 243 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Diapaga, 37 km away.

Topography around Namponkoré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namponkoré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 264 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m.

The land around Namponkoré is covered by cropland (53%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%), shrubs (24%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

137 m

cropland 53%

16 km

172 m

cropland 73%

80 km

325 m

grassland 52%

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

January weather nearby: Diapaga 37 km · Banikoara 87 km · Kérou 107 km · Kompienga 136 km · Tanguiéta 136 km · Natiaboani 138 km · Matéri 140 km · Kandi 143 km

Burkina Faso travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,148; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 1.3; per 100k, 2017
Road deaths: 31; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
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 Namponkoré (11.7375°, 1.7772°, elevation 243 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	33	20
2	33	20
3	33	20
4	33	20
5	33	20
6	33	20
7	33	20
8	33	20
9	33	20
10	33	20
11	33	20
12	33	20
13	33	20
14	34	20
15	34	20
16	34	20
17	34	21
18	34	21
19	34	21
20	34	21
21	34	21
22	34	21
23	35	21
24	35	21
25	35	21
26	35	21
27	35	22
28	35	22
29	35	22
30	35	22
31	35	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	20
2	33	20
3	33	20
4	33	20
5	33	20
6	33	20
7	33	20
8	33	20
9	33	20
10	33	20
11	33	20
12	33	20
13	33	20
14	34	20
15	34	20
16	34	20
17	34	21
18	34	21
19	34	21
20	34	21
21	34	21
22	34	21
23	35	21
24	35	21
25	35	21
26	35	21
27	35	22
28	35	22
29	35	22
30	35	22
31	35	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	20
2	33	20
3	33	20
4	33	20
5	33	20
6	33	20
7	33	20
8	33	20
9	33	20
10	33	20
11	33	20
12	33	20
13	33	20
14	34	20
15	34	20
16	34	20
17	34	21
18	34	21
19	34	21
20	34	21
21	34	21
22	34	21
23	35	21
24	35	21
25	35	21
26	35	21
27	35	22
28	35	22
29	35	22
30	35	22
31	35	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1