Makokou weather in December

In December, Makokou sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 121 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of December to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Makokou's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makokou's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 121 mm; 21.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:06 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Makokou is city.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Makokou reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	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	29	29	29	29	29	29	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	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	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 December really feels in Makokou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December 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

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

Makokou weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 21°	99	18.2	12	4.1
Feb	30° / 22°	112	17.8	12	3.8
Mar	30° / 22°	166	24.1	12	3.3
Apr	30° / 22°	166	24.1	12	3.2
May	29° / 22°	134	24.1	12	3.5
Jun	28° / 21°	73	17.8	12	4.8
Jul	27° / 21°	53	14	12	5.6
Aug	27° / 21°	59	14.8	12	5.4
Sep	28° / 21°	141	24.3	12	3.8
Oct	29° / 21°	192	27.2	12	3.3
Nov	29° / 21°	186	25.7	12	3.4
Dec	29° / 21°	121	21.6	12	4.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

	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 (%)	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18
Cloudier (%)	86	86	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81
31	18	82

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Makokou gets around 121 mm of rain over 21.6 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 69% and peaks near 81% 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 (%)	81	80	80	80	79	79	78	77	77	76	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	66	65	65	64	63	62	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	79
7	78
8	77
9	77
10	76
11	74
12	73
13	72
14	71
15	70
16	69
17	68
18	66
19	65
20	65
21	64
22	63
23	62
24	61
25	61
26	60
27	60
28	60
29	59
30	59
31	59

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 76% 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
Humid (%)	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	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	29
Oppressive (%)	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	72	71	71	70

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	20	80
2	0	20	80
3	0	21	79
4	0	21	79
5	0	21	79
6	0	21	79
7	0	21	79
8	0	21	79
9	0	22	78
10	0	22	78
11	0	22	78
12	0	22	78
13	0	23	77
14	0	23	77
15	0	23	77
16	0	23	77
17	0	24	76
18	0	24	76
19	0	24	76
20	0	24	76
21	0	25	75
22	0	25	75
23	0	25	75
24	0	26	74
25	0	26	74
26	0	26	74
27	0	27	73
28	1	27	72
29	1	28	71
30	1	28	71
31	1	29	70

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, 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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	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
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
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12	5	calm
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15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
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22	6	calm
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25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:11 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)	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:59	5:57
2	12.0	6:00	5:58
3	12.0	6:00	5:58
4	12.0	6:00	5:59
5	12.0	6:01	5:59
6	12.0	6:01	5:59
7	12.0	6:02	6:00
8	12.0	6:02	6:00
9	12.0	6:03	6:01
10	12.0	6:03	6:01
11	12.0	6:03	6:01
12	12.0	6:04	6:02
13	12.0	6:04	6:02
14	12.0	6:05	6:03
15	12.0	6:05	6:03
16	12.0	6:06	6:04
17	12.0	6:06	6:04
18	12.0	6:07	6:05
19	12.0	6:07	6:05
20	12.0	6:08	6:06
21	12.0	6:08	6:06
22	12.0	6:09	6:07
23	12.0	6:09	6:07
24	12.0	6:09	6:07
25	12.0	6:10	6:08
26	12.0	6:10	6:08
27	12.0	6:11	6:09
28	12.0	6:11	6:09
29	12.0	6:12	6:10
30	12.0	6:12	6:10
31	12.0	6:13	6:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 4.91 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.33 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)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4
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	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Makokou?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Makokou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Makokou in December

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

In December, Makokou sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Makokou in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Makokou peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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	12	15	13	11	10	9	11	12	14	11	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Makokou in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Makokou is worst in February — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (October, 9 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)	32	39	22	17	15	21	23	18	10	9	14	26
Level	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	32	Moderate
Feb	39	Poor
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	10	Good
Oct	9	Good
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	26	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Makokou?

Makokou sits at 0.6°N, 12.9°E, 489 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Oyem, 183 km away.

Topography around Makokou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makokou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 491 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Makokou is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

73 m

trees 77%

16 km

135 m

trees 98%

80 km

711 m

trees 100%

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← November Makokou year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Oyem 183 km · Koulamoutou 195 km · Bitam 226 km · Moanda 241 km · Ebebiyin 245 km · Ciudad de la Paz 254 km · Oyam 257 km · Franceville 258 km

Gabon travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $8,263; 2025
Happiness: 5.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths: 23.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
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 Makokou (0.5738°, 12.8642°, elevation 489 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	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	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	14	86
2	14	86
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	79
7	78
8	77
9	77
10	76
11	74
12	73
13	72
14	71
15	70
16	69
17	68
18	66
19	65
20	65
21	64
22	63
23	62
24	61
25	61
26	60
27	60
28	60
29	59
30	59
31	59

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	20	80
2	0	20	80
3	0	21	79
4	0	21	79
5	0	21	79
6	0	21	79
7	0	21	79
8	0	21	79
9	0	22	78
10	0	22	78
11	0	22	78
12	0	22	78
13	0	23	77
14	0	23	77
15	0	23	77
16	0	23	77
17	0	24	76
18	0	24	76
19	0	24	76
20	0	24	76
21	0	25	75
22	0	25	75
23	0	25	75
24	0	26	74
25	0	26	74
26	0	26	74
27	0	27	73
28	1	27	72
29	1	28	71
30	1	28	71
31	1	29	70

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	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	14	86
2	14	86
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	79
7	78
8	77
9	77
10	76
11	74
12	73
13	72
14	71
15	70
16	69
17	68
18	66
19	65
20	65
21	64
22	63
23	62
24	61
25	61
26	60
27	60
28	60
29	59
30	59
31	59

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	20	80
2	0	20	80
3	0	21	79
4	0	21	79
5	0	21	79
6	0	21	79
7	0	21	79
8	0	21	79
9	0	22	78
10	0	22	78
11	0	22	78
12	0	22	78
13	0	23	77
14	0	23	77
15	0	23	77
16	0	23	77
17	0	24	76
18	0	24	76
19	0	24	76
20	0	24	76
21	0	25	75
22	0	25	75
23	0	25	75
24	0	26	74
25	0	26	74
26	0	26	74
27	0	27	73
28	1	27	72
29	1	28	71
30	1	28	71
31	1	29	70

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	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	14	86
2	14	86
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	79
7	78
8	77
9	77
10	76
11	74
12	73
13	72
14	71
15	70
16	69
17	68
18	66
19	65
20	65
21	64
22	63
23	62
24	61
25	61
26	60
27	60
28	60
29	59
30	59
31	59

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	20	80
2	0	20	80
3	0	21	79
4	0	21	79
5	0	21	79
6	0	21	79
7	0	21	79
8	0	21	79
9	0	22	78
10	0	22	78
11	0	22	78
12	0	22	78
13	0	23	77
14	0	23	77
15	0	23	77
16	0	23	77
17	0	24	76
18	0	24	76
19	0	24	76
20	0	24	76
21	0	25	75
22	0	25	75
23	0	25	75
24	0	26	74
25	0	26	74
26	0	26	74
27	0	27	73
28	1	27	72
29	1	28	71
30	1	28	71
31	1	29	70