Downtown Halifax weather in April

In April, Downtown Halifax sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 92 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Downtown Halifax's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Downtown Halifax's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 1°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 92 mm; 12.1 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 5:37 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 9th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.6; out of 10

← March Downtown Halifax year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical April day in Downtown Halifax reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

	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
Avg high (°C)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12
Avg low (°C)	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	-1
2	6	-1
3	6	-1
4	7	-1
5	7	-1
6	7	-1
7	7	-1
8	7	0
9	8	0
10	8	0
11	8	0
12	8	0
13	8	0
14	9	0
15	9	1
16	9	1
17	9	1
18	9	1
19	10	1
20	10	1
21	10	1
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	11	2
25	11	2
26	11	2
27	11	2
28	11	2
29	12	3
30	12	3

How April really feels in Downtown Halifax

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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 April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Downtown Halifax weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-1° / -9°	111	11.5	7.9	9	0.0
Feb	-0° / -9°	101	10.4	7.4	10.1	0.0
Mar	3° / -5°	108	12	6.8	11.6	0.0
Apr	9° / 1°	92	12.1	3.7	13.2	1.6
May	14° / 5°	83	11.3	0.3	14.6	3.9
Jun	19° / 10°	98	11.7	0	15.3	5.7
Jul	23° / 15°	90	10.3	0	15	6.5
Aug	23° / 15°	91	10.2	0	13.9	6.7
Sep	20° / 11°	97	9.4	0	12.3	6.2
Oct	14° / 6°	124	10.6	0.1	10.7	3.9
Nov	8° / 1°	129	11.1	1.7	9.4	1.3
Dec	3° / -4°	134	13.3	6.2	8.7	0.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

	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
Clearer (%)	31	30	30	29	30	30	30	29	30	31	31	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30
Cloudier (%)	69	70	70	71	70	70	70	71	70	69	69	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Downtown Halifax gets around 92 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

	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
Rain chance (%)	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39
Snow chance (%)	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	18
2	40	18
3	40	17
4	41	17
5	41	17
6	41	17
7	41	17
8	41	16
9	41	16
10	40	15
11	40	15
12	40	14
13	39	13
14	39	13
15	39	12
16	39	11
17	39	11
18	39	10
19	39	10
20	39	9
21	39	9
22	39	8
23	39	8
24	39	7
25	39	7
26	39	6
27	39	6
28	39	6
29	39	5
30	39	5

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% 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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in April

Winds average 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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
Wind speed (km/h)	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 7:09 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
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:05	6:03	6:01	5:59	5:57	5:56	5:54	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:44	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:37	5:35	5:34	5:32	5:30	5:28	5:27	5:25	5:23	5:22	5:20	5:19	5:17	5:15	5:14
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:05	6:33
2	12.5	6:03	6:34
3	12.6	6:01	6:35
4	12.6	5:59	6:37
5	12.7	5:57	6:38
6	12.7	5:56	6:39
7	12.8	5:54	6:40
8	12.8	5:52	6:42
9	12.9	5:50	6:43
10	12.9	5:48	6:44
11	13.0	5:46	6:46
12	13.0	5:44	6:47
13	13.1	5:43	6:48
14	13.1	5:41	6:49
15	13.2	5:39	6:51
16	13.2	5:37	6:52
17	13.3	5:35	6:53
18	13.3	5:34	6:54
19	13.4	5:32	6:56
20	13.4	5:30	6:57
21	13.5	5:28	6:58
22	13.5	5:27	6:59
23	13.6	5:25	7:01
24	13.6	5:23	7:02
25	13.7	5:22	7:03
26	13.7	5:20	7:04
27	13.8	5:19	7:06
28	13.8	5:17	7:07
29	13.9	5:15	7:08
30	13.9	5:14	7:09

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.53 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Downtown Halifax

In seasonPeak

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

Downtown Halifax sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane

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Is April a good time to visit Downtown Halifax?

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

1.6

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Downtown Halifax.

What to pack for Downtown Halifax in April

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

In April, Downtown Halifax sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Downtown Halifax in April

The nearest coast averages about 2°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	3	1	1	2	5	10	14	17	16	13	9	6
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	3	Bracing
Feb	1	Bracing
Mar	1	Bracing
Apr	2	Bracing
May	5	Bracing
Jun	10	Bracing
Jul	14	Bracing
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	16	Cool
Oct	13	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	6	Bracing

UV index in Downtown Halifax in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Downtown Halifax peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	7	8	8	6	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Downtown Halifax?

Downtown Halifax sits at 44.6°N, 63.6°W, 45 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Halifax, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Downtown Halifax

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Downtown Halifax has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m.

The land around Downtown Halifax is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), water (32%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

75 m

artificial surfaces 36%

16 km

156 m

trees 59%

80 km

326 m

trees 54%

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← March Downtown Halifax year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Halifax 1.0 km · Halifax South End 2.0 km · Dartmouth 3.0 km · Halifax West End 3.0 km · Armdale 4.0 km · Woodlawn 5.0 km · Clayton Park West 7.0 km · Cole Harbour 9.0 km

Canada travel facts

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Happiness: 6.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
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Homicide rate: 2; per 100k, 2023
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Income group: High; World Bank
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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 Downtown Halifax (44.6483°, -63.5776°, elevation 45 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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	6	-1
2	6	-1
3	6	-1
4	7	-1
5	7	-1
6	7	-1
7	7	-1
8	7	0
9	8	0
10	8	0
11	8	0
12	8	0
13	8	0
14	9	0
15	9	1
16	9	1
17	9	1
18	9	1
19	10	1
20	10	1
21	10	1
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	11	2
25	11	2
26	11	2
27	11	2
28	11	2
29	12	3
30	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	18
2	40	18
3	40	17
4	41	17
5	41	17
6	41	17
7	41	17
8	41	16
9	41	16
10	40	15
11	40	15
12	40	14
13	39	13
14	39	13
15	39	12
16	39	11
17	39	11
18	39	10
19	39	10
20	39	9
21	39	9
22	39	8
23	39	8
24	39	7
25	39	7
26	39	6
27	39	6
28	39	6
29	39	5
30	39	5

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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	-1
2	6	-1
3	6	-1
4	7	-1
5	7	-1
6	7	-1
7	7	-1
8	7	0
9	8	0
10	8	0
11	8	0
12	8	0
13	8	0
14	9	0
15	9	1
16	9	1
17	9	1
18	9	1
19	10	1
20	10	1
21	10	1
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	11	2
25	11	2
26	11	2
27	11	2
28	11	2
29	12	3
30	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	18
2	40	18
3	40	17
4	41	17
5	41	17
6	41	17
7	41	17
8	41	16
9	41	16
10	40	15
11	40	15
12	40	14
13	39	13
14	39	13
15	39	12
16	39	11
17	39	11
18	39	10
19	39	10
20	39	9
21	39	9
22	39	8
23	39	8
24	39	7
25	39	7
26	39	6
27	39	6
28	39	6
29	39	5
30	39	5

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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	-1
2	6	-1
3	6	-1
4	7	-1
5	7	-1
6	7	-1
7	7	-1
8	7	0
9	8	0
10	8	0
11	8	0
12	8	0
13	8	0
14	9	0
15	9	1
16	9	1
17	9	1
18	9	1
19	10	1
20	10	1
21	10	1
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	11	2
25	11	2
26	11	2
27	11	2
28	11	2
29	12	3
30	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	18
2	40	18
3	40	17
4	41	17
5	41	17
6	41	17
7	41	17
8	41	16
9	41	16
10	40	15
11	40	15
12	40	14
13	39	13
14	39	13
15	39	12
16	39	11
17	39	11
18	39	10
19	39	10
20	39	9
21	39	9
22	39	8
23	39	8
24	39	7
25	39	7
26	39	6
27	39	6
28	39	6
29	39	5
30	39	5

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