Copán Ruinas weather in September

In September, Copán Ruinas sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 310 mm of rain across 27.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Copán Ruinas's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Copán Ruinas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 310 mm; 27.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:48 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 11th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Copán Ruinas is human settlement in Honduras.

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical September day in Copán Ruinas reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 2°C warmer than October.

	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
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Copán Ruinas weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 15°	59	15.4	11.2	5.9
Feb	24° / 16°	38	10.9	11.5	6.7
Mar	26° / 16°	35	9.9	11.9	6.8
Apr	28° / 18°	49	10.7	12.3	5.8
May	29° / 19°	170	20	12.7	4.3
Jun	28° / 19°	288	26.1	12.9	3.7
Jul	26° / 19°	207	26.1	12.8	4.1
Aug	27° / 19°	227	26.1	12.5	4.0
Sep	27° / 19°	310	27.3	12.1	3.7
Oct	26° / 18°	200	24	11.7	4.4
Nov	24° / 17°	93	17.1	11.3	5.5
Dec	23° / 16°	56	15.7	11.1	5.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

	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
Clearer (%)	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	8	8
Cloudier (%)	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	91	91	92	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	8	92
30	8	92

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Copán Ruinas gets around 310 mm of rain over 27.3 wet days in September, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 90% and peaks near 92% 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
Rain chance (%)	87	87	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	90
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	92
21	92
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	89
29	89
30	88

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% 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
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	5
Muggy (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95
Oppressive (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	98	1
2	1	98	1
3	1	98	1
4	1	98	1
5	1	98	1
6	1	98	1
7	1	98	1
8	1	98	1
9	1	98	1
10	1	98	1
11	1	98	1
12	1	98	1
13	2	97	1
14	2	97	1
15	2	97	1
16	2	97	1
17	2	97	1
18	2	97	1
19	2	97	1
20	2	97	1
21	2	97	1
22	2	97	1
23	2	97	1
24	2	97	1
25	3	97	0
26	3	97	0
27	4	96	0
28	4	96	0
29	4	96	0
30	5	95	0

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
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14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
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24	5	calm
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27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 5:42 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
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49
Sunset (PM)	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:48	6:05
2	12.3	5:48	6:04
3	12.3	5:48	6:04
4	12.3	5:48	6:03
5	12.2	5:48	6:02
6	12.2	5:48	6:01
7	12.2	5:48	6:01
8	12.2	5:48	6:00
9	12.2	5:48	5:59
10	12.2	5:48	5:58
11	12.2	5:48	5:57
12	12.1	5:48	5:57
13	12.1	5:48	5:56
14	12.1	5:48	5:55
15	12.1	5:48	5:54
16	12.1	5:48	5:53
17	12.1	5:49	5:53
18	12.1	5:49	5:52
19	12.0	5:49	5:51
20	12.0	5:49	5:50
21	12.0	5:49	5:49
22	12.0	5:49	5:49
23	12.0	5:49	5:48
24	12.0	5:49	5:47
25	12.0	5:49	5:46
26	11.9	5:49	5:45
27	11.9	5:49	5:45
28	11.9	5:49	5:44
29	11.9	5:49	5:43
30	11.9	5:49	5:42

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 4.91 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5
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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Copán Ruinas

In seasonPeak

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

Copán Ruinas's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Copán Ruinas?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Copán Ruinas.

What to pack for Copán Ruinas in September

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

In September, Copán Ruinas sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

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UV index in Copán Ruinas in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 Copán Ruinas peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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)	10	13	14	14	12	13	13	13	13	12	10	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Copán Ruinas in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Copán Ruinas is worst in April — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 10 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)	11	12	15	42	37	22	22	18	17	14	11	10
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	42	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Copán Ruinas?

Copán Ruinas sits at 14.8°N, 89.2°W, 0 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Esquipulas, 37 km away.

Topography around Copán Ruinas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Copán Ruinas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m around an average of 710 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,064 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,990 m.

The land around Copán Ruinas is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

550 m

trees 67%

16 km

1,064 m

trees 80%

80 km

2,990 m

trees 66%

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← August Copán Ruinas year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Esquipulas 37 km · Cucuyagua 37 km · Gualán 38 km · San Pedro de Copán 40 km · Santa Rosa de Copán 42 km · Chiquimula 42 km · Zacapa 42 km · Corquín 43 km

Honduras travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 46% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,598; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 66%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 31.4; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 16.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 553
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 Copán Ruinas (14.8394°, -89.1558°, elevation 0 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	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	8	92
30	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	90
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	92
21	92
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	89
29	89
30	88

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	98	1
2	1	98	1
3	1	98	1
4	1	98	1
5	1	98	1
6	1	98	1
7	1	98	1
8	1	98	1
9	1	98	1
10	1	98	1
11	1	98	1
12	1	98	1
13	2	97	1
14	2	97	1
15	2	97	1
16	2	97	1
17	2	97	1
18	2	97	1
19	2	97	1
20	2	97	1
21	2	97	1
22	2	97	1
23	2	97	1
24	2	97	1
25	3	97	0
26	3	97	0
27	4	96	0
28	4	96	0
29	4	96	0
30	5	95	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	8	92
30	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	90
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	92
21	92
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	89
29	89
30	88

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	98	1
2	1	98	1
3	1	98	1
4	1	98	1
5	1	98	1
6	1	98	1
7	1	98	1
8	1	98	1
9	1	98	1
10	1	98	1
11	1	98	1
12	1	98	1
13	2	97	1
14	2	97	1
15	2	97	1
16	2	97	1
17	2	97	1
18	2	97	1
19	2	97	1
20	2	97	1
21	2	97	1
22	2	97	1
23	2	97	1
24	2	97	1
25	3	97	0
26	3	97	0
27	4	96	0
28	4	96	0
29	4	96	0
30	5	95	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	8	92
30	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	90
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	92
21	92
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	89
29	89
30	88

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	98	1
2	1	98	1
3	1	98	1
4	1	98	1
5	1	98	1
6	1	98	1
7	1	98	1
8	1	98	1
9	1	98	1
10	1	98	1
11	1	98	1
12	1	98	1
13	2	97	1
14	2	97	1
15	2	97	1
16	2	97	1
17	2	97	1
18	2	97	1
19	2	97	1
20	2	97	1
21	2	97	1
22	2	97	1
23	2	97	1
24	2	97	1
25	3	97	0
26	3	97	0
27	4	96	0
28	4	96	0
29	4	96	0
30	5	95	0