Sanary-sur-Mer weather in March

In March, Sanary-sur-Mer sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 43 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Sanary-sur-Mer's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanary-sur-Mer's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 43 mm; 5.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:57 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover: 43%; 5th clearest
Wind: 24 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

← February Sanary-sur-Mer year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical March day in Sanary-sur-Mer reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

	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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Sanary-sur-Mer weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 9°	69	8.1	9.2	3.2
Feb	11° / 9°	50	6.6	10.2	3.3
Mar	13° / 11°	43	5.7	11.6	4.1
Apr	15° / 12°	55	6.6	13.1	4.9
May	18° / 15°	37	5.1	14.4	6.5
Jun	21° / 19°	19	2.8	15.1	8.1
Jul	23° / 21°	6	0.9	14.9	9.1
Aug	24° / 22°	9	1.6	13.8	9.0
Sep	22° / 20°	59	5.4	12.3	7.7
Oct	19° / 17°	90	8.5	10.8	6.4
Nov	15° / 13°	107	10.8	9.5	4.6
Dec	13° / 11°	75	8.8	8.9	3.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

	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 (%)	60	60	61	61	62	62	64	65	66	67	68	68	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	65	65	64	64	63	62	62	61	62	62	62
Cloudier (%)	40	40	39	39	38	38	36	35	34	33	32	32	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	64	36
8	65	35
9	66	34
10	67	33
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	66	34
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	61	39
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sanary-sur-Mer gets around 43 mm of rain over 5.7 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 19% and peaks near 24% 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 (%)	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21

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

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March 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	31
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	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
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 24 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 25 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)	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	25	breezy
2	25	breezy
3	25	breezy
4	25	breezy
5	25	breezy
6	24	breezy
7	24	breezy
8	24	breezy
9	24	breezy
10	24	breezy
11	24	breezy
12	23	breezy
13	23	breezy
14	23	breezy
15	23	breezy
16	23	breezy
17	23	breezy
18	23	breezy
19	23	breezy
20	23	breezy
21	23	breezy
22	23	breezy
23	23	breezy
24	23	breezy
25	23	breezy
26	23	breezy
27	23	breezy
28	23	breezy
29	23	breezy
30	23	breezy
31	23	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:23 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:53 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)	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:01	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:23	6:17
2	10.9	7:22	6:18
3	11.0	7:20	6:19
4	11.0	7:18	6:21
5	11.1	7:17	6:22
6	11.1	7:15	6:23
7	11.2	7:13	6:24
8	11.2	7:11	6:26
9	11.3	7:10	6:27
10	11.3	7:08	6:28
11	11.4	7:06	6:29
12	11.4	7:05	6:31
13	11.5	7:03	6:32
14	11.5	7:01	6:33
15	11.6	6:59	6:34
16	11.6	6:57	6:36
17	11.7	6:56	6:37
18	11.7	6:54	6:38
19	11.8	6:52	6:39
20	11.8	6:50	6:40
21	11.9	6:48	6:42
22	11.9	6:47	6:43
23	12.0	6:45	6:44
24	12.0	6:43	6:45
25	12.1	6:41	6:46
26	12.1	6:39	6:48
27	12.2	6:37	6:49
28	12.2	6:36	6:50
29	12.3	6:34	6:51
30	12.3	6:32	6:52
31	12.4	6:30	6:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.42 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)	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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	3.5	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	4.0	Moderate
9	4.0	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sanary-sur-Mer

In seasonPeak

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

Sanary-sur-Mer's rainy season runs September–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Sanary-sur-Mer?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Sanary-sur-Mer for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sanary-sur-Mer in March

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

In March, Sanary-sur-Mer sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Sanary-sur-Mer in March

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 19 to Oct 8 — about 3.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	13	13	14	17	20	22	23	22	20	17	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	13	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	17	Cool
Jun	20	Cool
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	23	Refreshing
Sep	22	Refreshing
Oct	20	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	15	Cool

UV index in Sanary-sur-Mer in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sanary-sur-Mer peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	4	7	6	8	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Sanary-sur-Mer in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sanary-sur-Mer is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	14	15	15	14	13	12	13	12	12	10	10
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sanary-sur-Mer?

Sanary-sur-Mer sits at 43.1°N, 5.8°E, 9 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Six-Fours-les-Plages, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Sanary-sur-Mer

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sanary-sur-Mer.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanary-sur-Mer has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,563 m.

The land around Sanary-sur-Mer is covered by water (34%), artificial surfaces (28%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

176 m

water 34%

16 km

786 m

water 50%

80 km

1,563 m

water 44%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← February Sanary-sur-Mer year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Six-Fours-les-Plages 4.0 km · La Seyne-sur-Mer 6.0 km · Toulon 10 km · La Valette-du-Var 15 km · La Garde 17 km · La Ciotat 17 km · La Crau 22 km · Hyères 27 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 77% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $48,986; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 539
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 Sanary-sur-Mer (43.1198°, 5.8015°, elevation 9 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. 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. 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	12	10
2	12	10
3	12	10
4	12	10
5	12	10
6	12	10
7	12	10
8	13	10
9	13	10
10	13	10
11	13	10
12	13	10
13	13	10
14	13	11
15	13	11
16	13	11
17	13	11
18	13	11
19	13	11
20	13	11
21	13	11
22	13	11
23	13	11
24	13	11
25	13	11
26	13	11
27	13	11
28	14	11
29	14	11
30	14	11
31	14	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	64	36
8	65	35
9	66	34
10	67	33
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	66	34
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	61	39
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

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

	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
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	64	36
8	65	35
9	66	34
10	67	33
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	66	34
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	61	39
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

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

	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
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	64	36
8	65	35
9	66	34
10	67	33
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	66	34
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	61	39
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

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

	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
31	100