Valencia weather in May

In May, Valencia sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 1219 mm of rain across 31 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Valencia's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valencia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 1219 mm; 31 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:15 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover: 94%; 7th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Valencia reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Valencia weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 19°	1374	31	12	3.4
Feb	25° / 19°	1356	28	12	3.4
Mar	25° / 20°	1453	30.9	12	3.3
Apr	25° / 20°	1474	30	12	3.3
May	25° / 20°	1219	31	12	3.4
Jun	24° / 19°	761	29.9	11.9	3.4
Jul	23° / 18°	650	30.9	12	3.4
Aug	23° / 18°	467	30.7	12	3.4
Sep	23° / 18°	530	30	12	3.4
Oct	24° / 18°	539	30.6	12	3.5
Nov	24° / 19°	487	29.3	12	3.5
Dec	24° / 19°	920	30.8	12.1	3.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 100%.

	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 (%)	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
Cloudier (%)	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	100

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

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Valencia gets around 1219 mm of rain over 31 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 100% and peaks near 100% 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 (%)	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	100

	Rain chance (%)
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
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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
31	100

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Muggy (%)	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	93	93	94	95	96	96	97
Oppressive (%)	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	5	4	3	2	2	1

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	85	15
2	0	85	15
3	0	85	15
4	0	84	16
5	0	84	16
6	0	84	16
7	0	84	16
8	0	84	16
9	0	84	16
10	0	84	16
11	0	84	16
12	0	84	16
13	0	85	15
14	0	85	15
15	0	86	14
16	0	86	14
17	0	87	13
18	1	87	12
19	1	88	11
20	1	89	10
21	1	90	9
22	1	91	8
23	1	92	7
24	1	93	6
25	2	93	5
26	2	93	5
27	2	94	4
28	2	95	3
29	2	96	2
30	2	96	2
31	2	97	1

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, 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
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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 May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:13 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	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	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)	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:16	6:14
2	12.0	6:15	6:13
3	12.0	6:15	6:13
4	12.0	6:15	6:13
5	12.0	6:15	6:13
6	12.0	6:15	6:13
7	12.0	6:15	6:13
8	12.0	6:15	6:13
9	12.0	6:15	6:13
10	12.0	6:15	6:13
11	12.0	6:15	6:13
12	12.0	6:15	6:12
13	12.0	6:15	6:12
14	12.0	6:15	6:12
15	12.0	6:15	6:12
16	12.0	6:15	6:12
17	12.0	6:15	6:12
18	12.0	6:15	6:12
19	12.0	6:15	6:12
20	12.0	6:15	6:12
21	12.0	6:15	6:12
22	12.0	6:15	6:12
23	12.0	6:15	6:13
24	12.0	6:15	6:13
25	12.0	6:16	6:13
26	12.0	6:16	6:13
27	12.0	6:16	6:13
28	12.0	6:16	6:13
29	12.0	6:16	6:13
30	11.9	6:16	6:13
31	11.9	6:16	6:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 3.67 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 3.2 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	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1
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	3.3	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.2	Moderate
18	3.2	Moderate
19	3.2	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.2	Moderate
22	3.2	Moderate
23	3.2	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.1	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.1	Moderate
29	3.1	Moderate
30	3.1	Moderate
31	3.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Valencia

In seasonPeak

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

Valencia's rainy season runs December–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Valencia?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.0

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Valencia.

What to pack for Valencia in May

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

In May, Valencia sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Valencia in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Valencia peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 11 (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	16	16	13	13	11	11	11	12	13	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Valencia 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 Valencia is worst in November — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 16 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)	17	18	20	20	18	17	16	17	18	22	40	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	40	Poor
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Valencia?

Valencia sits at 1.0°S, 79.4°W, 163 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is La Maná, 14 km away.

Topography around Valencia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valencia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 918 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,299 m.

The land around Valencia is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

55 m

trees 77%

16 km

918 m

trees 85%

80 km

5,299 m

trees 63%

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

May weather nearby: La Maná 14 km · Quevedo 15 km · El Empalme 33 km · Ventanas 56 km · Pujilí 73 km · Balzar 76 km · Santo Domingo de los Colorados 80 km · Vinces 80 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 Valencia (-0.9531°, -79.3551°, elevation 163 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	25	20
2	25	20
3	25	20
4	25	20
5	25	20
6	25	20
7	25	20
8	25	20
9	25	20
10	25	20
11	25	20
12	25	20
13	25	20
14	25	20
15	25	20
16	25	20
17	25	20
18	25	20
19	25	20
20	25	20
21	25	19
22	25	19
23	25	19
24	25	19
25	25	19
26	24	19
27	24	19
28	24	19
29	24	19
30	24	19
31	24	19

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

	Rain chance (%)
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
31	100

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	85	15
2	0	85	15
3	0	85	15
4	0	84	16
5	0	84	16
6	0	84	16
7	0	84	16
8	0	84	16
9	0	84	16
10	0	84	16
11	0	84	16
12	0	84	16
13	0	85	15
14	0	85	15
15	0	86	14
16	0	86	14
17	0	87	13
18	1	87	12
19	1	88	11
20	1	89	10
21	1	90	9
22	1	91	8
23	1	92	7
24	1	93	6
25	2	93	5
26	2	93	5
27	2	94	4
28	2	95	3
29	2	96	2
30	2	96	2
31	2	97	1

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
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
31	100

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	85	15
2	0	85	15
3	0	85	15
4	0	84	16
5	0	84	16
6	0	84	16
7	0	84	16
8	0	84	16
9	0	84	16
10	0	84	16
11	0	84	16
12	0	84	16
13	0	85	15
14	0	85	15
15	0	86	14
16	0	86	14
17	0	87	13
18	1	87	12
19	1	88	11
20	1	89	10
21	1	90	9
22	1	91	8
23	1	92	7
24	1	93	6
25	2	93	5
26	2	93	5
27	2	94	4
28	2	95	3
29	2	96	2
30	2	96	2
31	2	97	1

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
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
31	100

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	85	15
2	0	85	15
3	0	85	15
4	0	84	16
5	0	84	16
6	0	84	16
7	0	84	16
8	0	84	16
9	0	84	16
10	0	84	16
11	0	84	16
12	0	84	16
13	0	85	15
14	0	85	15
15	0	86	14
16	0	86	14
17	0	87	13
18	1	87	12
19	1	88	11
20	1	89	10
21	1	90	9
22	1	91	8
23	1	92	7
24	1	93	6
25	2	93	5
26	2	93	5
27	2	94	4
28	2	95	3
29	2	96	2
30	2	96	2
31	2	97	1