Kumasi weather in July

In July, Kumasi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 106 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kumasi's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kumasi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 106 mm; 19.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:01 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 11th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.89 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Kumasi is capital city of Ashanti Region.

Density: 10,018/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1680

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical July day in Kumasi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with 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	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How July really feels in Kumasi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

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

Kumasi weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-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	33° / 22°	20	3.9	11.7	4.3
Feb	34° / 24°	42	8	11.8	3.2
Mar	33° / 24°	99	17.2	12	2.8
Apr	32° / 24°	103	18	12.1	3.0
May	31° / 23°	117	20	12.3	3.3
Jun	29° / 23°	131	22.2	12.4	3.6
Jul	28° / 22°	106	19.3	12.3	4.4
Aug	28° / 22°	92	17.9	12.2	4.6
Sep	29° / 22°	141	23.9	12	3.6
Oct	30° / 23°	121	22	11.9	3.6
Nov	31° / 22°	60	12.6	11.7	4.3
Dec	31° / 22°	22	4.9	11.6	5.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

	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 (%)	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Cloudier (%)	89	89	89	89	89	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kumasi gets around 106 mm of rain over 19.3 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 62% and peaks near 73% 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 (%)	73	72	71	71	70	69	69	68	67	67	66	65	64	63	63	62	61	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	72
3	71
4	71
5	70
6	69
7	69
8	68
9	67
10	67
11	66
12	65
13	64
14	63
15	63
16	62
17	61
18	60
19	59
20	59
21	58
22	58
23	57
24	57
25	56
26	56
27	55
28	55
29	55
30	54
31	54

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 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
Muggy (%)	11	12	13	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	18	19	19	20	21	22	23	25	26	28	30	31	33	35	36	38	39	40	41	42
Oppressive (%)	89	88	87	86	85	85	84	84	83	83	83	82	81	81	80	79	78	77	75	74	72	70	69	67	65	64	62	61	60	59	58

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	25	75
20	26	74
21	28	72
22	30	70
23	31	69
24	33	67
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	40	60
30	41	59
31	42	58

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
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14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
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27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 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 5:58 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:22 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04
Sunset (PM)	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	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	6:22	6:22	6:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:58	6:21
2	12.4	5:59	6:22
3	12.4	5:59	6:22
4	12.4	5:59	6:22
5	12.4	5:59	6:22
6	12.4	5:59	6:22
7	12.4	6:00	6:22
8	12.4	6:00	6:22
9	12.4	6:00	6:22
10	12.4	6:00	6:22
11	12.4	6:01	6:23
12	12.4	6:01	6:23
13	12.4	6:01	6:23
14	12.4	6:01	6:23
15	12.4	6:01	6:23
16	12.4	6:01	6:23
17	12.4	6:02	6:23
18	12.3	6:02	6:23
19	12.3	6:02	6:23
20	12.3	6:02	6:23
21	12.3	6:02	6:23
22	12.3	6:03	6:23
23	12.3	6:03	6:23
24	12.3	6:03	6:22
25	12.3	6:03	6:22
26	12.3	6:03	6:22
27	12.3	6:03	6:22
28	12.3	6:03	6:22
29	12.3	6:03	6:22
30	12.3	6:04	6:22
31	12.3	6:04	6:22

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 3.89 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)	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	4.1	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.0	Moderate
9	4.0	Moderate
10	4.0	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Kumasi

In seasonPeak

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

Kumasi sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Kumasi?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kumasi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kumasi in July

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

In July, Kumasi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kumasi in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kumasi peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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)	9	11	12	13	11	11	10	11	13	12	9	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Kumasi 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 Kumasi is worst in January — around 122 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (August, 22 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)	122	97	48	43	28	24	22	22	24	31	42	90
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	122	Unhealthy
Feb	97	Unhealthy
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	43	Poor
May	28	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	90	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Kumasi?

Kumasi sits at 6.7°N, 1.6°W, 270 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is New Tafo, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Kumasi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kumasi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 267 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 701 m.

The land around Kumasi is covered by artificial surfaces (86%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km

69 m

artificial surfaces 86%

16 km

214 m

artificial surfaces 53%

80 km

701 m

trees 78%

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

July weather nearby: New Tafo 4.0 km · Tafo 5.0 km · Ahwiaa 9.0 km · Bekwai 27 km · Effiduase 31 km · Konongo 46 km · Mampong 48 km · Obuasi 54 km

Ghana travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,257; 2025
Happiness: 4.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 43%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.8; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 25.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 540
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 Kumasi (6.6885°, -1.6244°, elevation 270 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	23
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	28	22
18	28	22
19	28	22
20	28	22
21	28	22
22	28	22
23	28	22
24	28	22
25	28	22
26	28	22
27	28	22
28	28	22
29	28	22
30	28	22
31	28	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	72
3	71
4	71
5	70
6	69
7	69
8	68
9	67
10	67
11	66
12	65
13	64
14	63
15	63
16	62
17	61
18	60
19	59
20	59
21	58
22	58
23	57
24	57
25	56
26	56
27	55
28	55
29	55
30	54
31	54

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	25	75
20	26	74
21	28	72
22	30	70
23	31	69
24	33	67
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	40	60
30	41	59
31	42	58

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	72
3	71
4	71
5	70
6	69
7	69
8	68
9	67
10	67
11	66
12	65
13	64
14	63
15	63
16	62
17	61
18	60
19	59
20	59
21	58
22	58
23	57
24	57
25	56
26	56
27	55
28	55
29	55
30	54
31	54

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	25	75
20	26	74
21	28	72
22	30	70
23	31	69
24	33	67
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	40	60
30	41	59
31	42	58

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	72
3	71
4	71
5	70
6	69
7	69
8	68
9	67
10	67
11	66
12	65
13	64
14	63
15	63
16	62
17	61
18	60
19	59
20	59
21	58
22	58
23	57
24	57
25	56
26	56
27	55
28	55
29	55
30	54
31	54

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	25	75
20	26	74
21	28	72
22	30	70
23	31	69
24	33	67
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	40	60
30	41	59
31	42	58