Rosa Zarate weather in August

In August, Rosa Zarate sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 40 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Rosa Zarate's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rosa Zarate's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 40 mm; 11.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:22 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover: 93%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Rosa Zarate reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

How August really feels in Rosa Zarate

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Rosa Zarate weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-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	29° / 22°	294	28.5	12	3.2
Feb	29° / 22°	338	26.4	12	3.0
Mar	29° / 22°	319	29.1	12	2.9
Apr	29° / 23°	276	27.7	12	2.9
May	29° / 22°	180	25.6	12	3.2
Jun	28° / 22°	82	17.8	12	4.3
Jul	28° / 21°	55	14.6	12	4.8
Aug	28° / 21°	40	11.1	12	5.1
Sep	29° / 21°	46	12	12	4.7
Oct	29° / 22°	65	13.6	12	4.4
Nov	29° / 22°	88	14.2	12	4.3
Dec	29° / 22°	155	21.6	12	3.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

	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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Cloudier (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100

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

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rosa Zarate gets around 40 mm of rain over 11.1 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 40% 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 (%)	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	38
7	38
8	37
9	37
10	37
11	36
12	36
13	36
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	34
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	35

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 61% 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
Muggy (%)	53	54	55	56	56	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	62	62	63	63	64	64	65	65	66	67	67	67	68
Oppressive (%)	47	46	45	44	44	43	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	33	33	33	32

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	68	32

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	5	calm
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5	5	calm
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16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
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29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:18 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	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	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18
Sunset (PM)	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:24	6:24
2	12.0	6:23	6:24
3	12.0	6:23	6:24
4	12.0	6:23	6:24
5	12.0	6:23	6:24
6	12.0	6:23	6:24
7	12.0	6:23	6:24
8	12.0	6:23	6:24
9	12.0	6:23	6:24
10	12.0	6:23	6:23
11	12.0	6:23	6:23
12	12.0	6:22	6:23
13	12.0	6:22	6:23
14	12.0	6:22	6:23
15	12.0	6:22	6:23
16	12.0	6:22	6:22
17	12.0	6:21	6:22
18	12.0	6:21	6:22
19	12.0	6:21	6:22
20	12.0	6:21	6:21
21	12.0	6:21	6:21
22	12.0	6:20	6:21
23	12.0	6:20	6:21
24	12.0	6:20	6:20
25	12.0	6:20	6:20
26	12.0	6:19	6:20
27	12.0	6:19	6:19
28	12.0	6:19	6:19
29	12.0	6:18	6:19
30	12.0	6:18	6:18
31	12.0	6:18	6:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.29 kWh/m² to a high of 4.19 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 3.44 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)	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.3	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate
29	3.5	Moderate
30	3.5	Moderate
31	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Rosa Zarate

In seasonPeak

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

Rosa Zarate's monsoon runs December–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Apr

May

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Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Rosa Zarate?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Rosa Zarate for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Rosa Zarate in August

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

In August, Rosa Zarate sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Rosa Zarate in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rosa Zarate peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 19 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)	14	15	15	13	12	11	10	11	12	12	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Rosa Zarate in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Rosa Zarate is worst in November — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 13 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)	15	17	20	18	15	14	13	14	15	17	25	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	18	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Rosa Zarate?

Rosa Zarate sits at 0.3°N, 79.5°W, 88 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Santo Domingo de los Colorados, 73 km away.

Topography around Rosa Zarate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rosa Zarate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 365 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,757 m.

The land around Rosa Zarate is covered by trees (62%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

88 m

trees 62%

16 km

365 m

trees 80%

80 km

2,757 m

trees 81%

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← July Rosa Zarate year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Santo Domingo de los Colorados 73 km · Esmeraldas 73 km · Mindo 88 km · Pomasqui 121 km · Quito 122 km · San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas 128 km · Chone 133 km · Otavalo 135 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 43% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $7,125; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 70%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 45.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 466
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 Rosa Zarate (0.3278°, -79.4741°, elevation 88 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	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	38
7	38
8	37
9	37
10	37
11	36
12	36
13	36
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	34
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	35

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	68	32

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	38
7	38
8	37
9	37
10	37
11	36
12	36
13	36
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	34
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	35

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	68	32

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	38
7	38
8	37
9	37
10	37
11	36
12	36
13	36
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	34
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	35

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	68	32