Matoury weather in July

In July, Matoury sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 240 mm of rain across 26.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Matoury's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matoury's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 240 mm; 26.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:27 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 4th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Matoury reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

	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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	23
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3	29	23
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17	30	23
18	30	23
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22	30	23
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24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

How July really feels in Matoury

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Matoury weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 24°	259	26.5	11.8	3.7
Feb	28° / 24°	217	22.2	11.8	4.0
Mar	29° / 24°	175	22.9	12	3.9
Apr	29° / 24°	264	24.8	12.1	3.5
May	29° / 24°	408	29.2	12.2	3.1
Jun	29° / 23°	354	28.4	12.3	3.1
Jul	30° / 23°	240	26.6	12.3	3.4
Aug	30° / 23°	126	19.9	12.2	3.9
Sep	31° / 23°	62	13	12	4.3
Oct	31° / 24°	72	14.5	11.9	4.2
Nov	30° / 24°	154	21.1	11.8	3.6
Dec	29° / 24°	274	27.4	11.7	3.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	44	45	47	48	49	50	52	53	55	55	56	57	58	59	60	60	61	61	63	63	63	63	63	65
Cloudier (%)	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	56	55	53	52	51	50	48	47	45	45	44	43	42	41	40	40	39	39	37	37	37	37	37	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	59	41
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	65	35

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Matoury gets around 240 mm of rain over 26.6 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	86	86	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	79	79	78	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	90
7	90
8	90
9	89
10	89
11	88
12	88
13	88
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25	81
26	81
27	80
28	79
29	79
30	78
31	77

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 92% 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
Oppressive (%)	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92
Miserable (%)	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
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16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
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21	93	7
22	93	7
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24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:42 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)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29
Sunset (PM)	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:24	6:41
2	12.3	6:25	6:41
3	12.3	6:25	6:41
4	12.3	6:25	6:41
5	12.3	6:25	6:42
6	12.3	6:25	6:42
7	12.3	6:26	6:42
8	12.3	6:26	6:42
9	12.3	6:26	6:42
10	12.3	6:26	6:42
11	12.3	6:26	6:42
12	12.3	6:27	6:42
13	12.3	6:27	6:42
14	12.3	6:27	6:42
15	12.3	6:27	6:43
16	12.3	6:27	6:43
17	12.3	6:27	6:43
18	12.3	6:28	6:43
19	12.2	6:28	6:43
20	12.2	6:28	6:43
21	12.2	6:28	6:43
22	12.2	6:28	6:43
23	12.2	6:28	6:43
24	12.2	6:28	6:43
25	12.2	6:28	6:42
26	12.2	6:29	6:42
27	12.2	6:29	6:42
28	12.2	6:29	6:42
29	12.2	6:29	6:42
30	12.2	6:29	6:42
31	12.2	6:29	6:42

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 4.92 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)	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3
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	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
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20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Matoury?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Matoury.

What to pack for Matoury in July

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

In July, Matoury sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Matoury in July

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in July at about 28°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	27	Warm
Apr	28	Warm
May	28	Warm
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	28	Tropical
Aug	28	Tropical
Sep	28	Tropical
Oct	28	Tropical
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Matoury in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Matoury peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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)	13	13	14	14	13	11	11	11	12	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Matoury in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Matoury is worst in February — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (August, 7 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)	23	26	25	24	17	10	7	7	8	10	11	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	10	Good
Jul	7	Good
Aug	7	Good
Sep	8	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Matoury?

Matoury sits at 4.8°N, 52.3°W, 13 m above sea level, in French Guiana. The nearest listed city is Rémire-Montjoly, 10 km away.

Topography around Matoury

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matoury has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m.

The land around Matoury is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

171 m

trees 79%

16 km

244 m

trees 54%

80 km

487 m

trees 56%

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← June Matoury year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Rémire-Montjoly 10 km · Cayenne 10 km · Kourou 50 km · Oiapoque 124 km · Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 202 km · Blauwgrond 329 km · Rainville 330 km · Beekhuizen 333 km

French Guiana travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz

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 Matoury (4.8492°, -52.3235°, elevation 13 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	29	23
2	29	23
3	29	23
4	29	23
5	29	23
6	29	23
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8	29	23
9	29	23
10	29	23
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22	30	23
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24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	59	41
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	90
7	90
8	90
9	89
10	89
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	87
15	87
16	86
17	86
18	85
19	84
20	84
21	83
22	83
23	82
24	82
25	81
26	81
27	80
28	79
29	79
30	78
31	77

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
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21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	59	41
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	90
7	90
8	90
9	89
10	89
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	87
15	87
16	86
17	86
18	85
19	84
20	84
21	83
22	83
23	82
24	82
25	81
26	81
27	80
28	79
29	79
30	78
31	77

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	59	41
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	90
7	90
8	90
9	89
10	89
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	87
15	87
16	86
17	86
18	85
19	84
20	84
21	83
22	83
23	82
24	82
25	81
26	81
27	80
28	79
29	79
30	78
31	77

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8