Njombé weather in May

In May, Njombé sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 248 mm of rain across 28.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

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

Daytime high: 30°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 248 mm; 28.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:11 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 8th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.11 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.6; out of 10

Njombé is commune and town in Cameroon.

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Njombé reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with 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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
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	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
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20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
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24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

How May really feels in Njombé

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

Njombé weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-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	33° / 23°	29	8.3	11.8	3.8
Feb	33° / 24°	50	11.7	11.9	3.0
Mar	33° / 24°	151	23.8	12	2.4
Apr	31° / 24°	236	26.9	12.1	2.5
May	30° / 23°	248	28.9	12.2	2.6
Jun	29° / 23°	283	28.8	12.3	3.0
Jul	28° / 22°	333	29.3	12.2	3.3
Aug	28° / 22°	367	29.2	12.1	3.4
Sep	29° / 23°	322	29.2	12	2.9
Oct	29° / 23°	305	30.2	11.9	2.7
Nov	30° / 23°	163	25.3	11.8	3.0
Dec	31° / 23°	44	12.4	11.7	4.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

	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 (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	8
Cloudier (%)	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	93	93	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Njombé gets around 248 mm of rain over 28.9 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 93% and peaks near 96% 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 (%)	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
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25	95
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27	95
28	95
29	96
30	96
31	96

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 58% 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
Oppressive (%)	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	47	48	49	51	52	54	55	57	58
Miserable (%)	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	55	53	52	51	49	48	46	45	43	42

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	42	58
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	57	43
31	58	42

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
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13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
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25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:26 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26

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

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.11 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)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8
Level	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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.0	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Njombé

In seasonPeak

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

Njombé's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Njombé sees seasonal dust haze (January–March), heaviest in February.

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Njombé?

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

2.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Njombé.

What to pack for Njombé in May

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

In May, Njombé sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Njombé in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Njombé peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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)	9	10	13	13	12	11	10	11	13	12	10	9
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

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

Air quality in Njombé in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Njombé is worst in February — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 27 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)	85	112	64	50	37	31	28	27	28	35	46	74
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	85	Unhealthy
Feb	112	Unhealthy
Mar	64	Unhealthy
Apr	50	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	35	Poor
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	74	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Njombé?

Njombé sits at 4.6°N, 9.7°E, 74 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Penja, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Njombé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Njombé has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 679 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,007 m.

The land around Njombé is covered by trees (84%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

286 m

trees 84%

16 km

679 m

trees 95%

80 km

4,007 m

trees 89%

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

May weather nearby: Penja 7.0 km · Mbanga 14 km · Loum 17 km · Tombel 18 km · Kumba 25 km · Manjo 34 km · Souza Gare 39 km · Muyuka 43 km

Cameroon travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,972; 2025
Happiness: 5.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 6.8; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 30.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 445
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 Njombé (4.5806°, 9.6647°, elevation 74 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	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	96
30	96
31	96

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	42	58
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	57	43
31	58	42

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	96
30	96
31	96

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	42	58
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	57	43
31	58	42

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	96
30	96
31	96

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	42	58
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	57	43
31	58	42