El Carmen de Chucurí weather in January

In January, El Carmen de Chucurí sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 202 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is El Carmen de Chucurí's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Carmen de Chucurí's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 202 mm; 27.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:14 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 1st clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

← December El Carmen de Chucurí 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in El Carmen de Chucurí reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with 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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

El Carmen de Chucurí weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 18°	202	27.7	11.7	4.0
Feb	26° / 19°	270	25.8	11.8	3.7
Mar	26° / 19°	421	30.6	12	3.4
Apr	26° / 19°	457	29.8	12.1	3.3
May	26° / 19°	472	31	12.3	3.3
Jun	26° / 19°	421	29.9	12.4	3.3
Jul	26° / 19°	413	30.9	12.4	3.4
Aug	26° / 19°	428	30.9	12.2	3.3
Sep	26° / 18°	453	29.8	12	3.3
Oct	26° / 18°	484	31	11.9	3.3
Nov	25° / 18°	405	29.9	11.7	3.4
Dec	26° / 18°	277	29.2	11.6	3.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

	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 (%)	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Cloudier (%)	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	71	71	71	71	71	71	71

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

El Carmen de Chucurí gets around 202 mm of rain over 27.7 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 90% and peaks near 91% 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 (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	91
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	90
30	90
31	90

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% 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
Humid (%)	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17
Muggy (%)	85	85	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82
Oppressive (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

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

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:59 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	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16
Sunset (PM)	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:09	5:46
2	11.6	6:09	5:46
3	11.6	6:09	5:47
4	11.6	6:10	5:47
5	11.6	6:10	5:48
6	11.6	6:11	5:48
7	11.6	6:11	5:49
8	11.6	6:11	5:49
9	11.6	6:12	5:50
10	11.6	6:12	5:50
11	11.6	6:12	5:51
12	11.6	6:13	5:51
13	11.6	6:13	5:51
14	11.6	6:13	5:52
15	11.6	6:14	5:52
16	11.7	6:14	5:53
17	11.7	6:14	5:53
18	11.7	6:14	5:54
19	11.7	6:15	5:54
20	11.7	6:15	5:55
21	11.7	6:15	5:55
22	11.7	6:15	5:55
23	11.7	6:15	5:56
24	11.7	6:15	5:56
25	11.7	6:16	5:57
26	11.7	6:16	5:57
27	11.7	6:16	5:57
28	11.7	6:16	5:58
29	11.7	6:16	5:58
30	11.7	6:16	5:58
31	11.7	6:16	5:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.28 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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit El Carmen de Chucurí?

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

3.8

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit El Carmen de Chucurí for sightseeing.

What to pack for El Carmen de Chucurí in January

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

In January, El Carmen de Chucurí sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in El Carmen de Chucurí in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 El Carmen de Chucurí peaks around February 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	12	14	13	12	13	12	12	12	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in El Carmen de Chucurí 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 El Carmen de Chucurí is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 18 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)	21	28	40	29	22	20	18	18	18	18	18	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	40	Poor
Apr	29	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is El Carmen de Chucurí?

El Carmen de Chucurí sits at 6.7°N, 73.5°W, 775 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Socorro, 38 km away.

Topography around El Carmen de Chucurí

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of El Carmen de Chucurí.

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Carmen de Chucurí has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 818 m around an average of 712 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,226 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,850 m.

The land around El Carmen de Chucurí is covered by trees (93%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

818 m

trees 93%

16 km

3,226 m

trees 91%

80 km

3,850 m

trees 70%

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← December El Carmen de Chucurí year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Socorro 38 km · San Gil 44 km · Barrancabermeja 56 km · Yondó 56 km · Girón 56 km · Piedecuesta 60 km · Floridablanca 62 km · Bucaramanga 64 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $8,562; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 74%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 24.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 15.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 480
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 El Carmen de Chucurí (6.6974°, -73.5112°, elevation 775 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	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	91
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	90
30	90
31	90

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	91
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	90
30	90
31	90

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	91
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	90
30	90
31	90

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