Kamisu weather in January

In January, Kamisu sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 89 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kamisu's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kamisu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 89 mm; 9.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 48 min; 6:52 AM – 4:41 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 1st clearest
Wind: 20 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 2.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.1; out of 10

← December Kamisu year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kamisu reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and on par with February.

	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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

Kamisu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 6°	89	9.3	0.2	9.8	2.1
Feb	9° / 6°	84	9.2	0.6	10.6	2.0
Mar	12° / 8°	142	13	0.2	11.7	2.9
Apr	15° / 12°	126	12.5	0	12.9	4.4
May	19° / 16°	145	12.2	0	13.9	5.6
Jun	21° / 19°	164	13.1	0	14.4	5.7
Jul	25° / 22°	140	12	0	14.2	6.4
Aug	26° / 24°	90	9.2	0	13.4	6.7
Sep	24° / 22°	174	13.6	0	12.2	6.1
Oct	20° / 18°	232	13.9	0	11.1	5.8
Nov	16° / 13°	121	11.6	0	10.1	5.0
Dec	12° / 9°	86	10.2	0	9.6	3.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over 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 (%)	74	74	73	73	74	74	73	73	72	73	72	71	70	69	69	68	68	67	66	66	65	65	66	66	65	66	65	65	65	65	65
Cloudier (%)	26	26	27	27	26	26	27	27	28	27	28	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	34	34	35	34	35	35	35	35	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	65	35

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kamisu gets around 89 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	26
3	26
4	26
5	26
6	27
7	27
8	27
9	28
10	28
11	29
12	29
13	30
14	31
15	31
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	32
27	32
28	32
29	31
30	31
31	31

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January 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 January

Winds average 20 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	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	20	light breeze
2	20	light breeze
3	20	light breeze
4	20	light breeze
5	20	light breeze
6	20	light breeze
7	20	light breeze
8	20	light breeze
9	20	light breeze
10	20	breezy
11	20	breezy
12	20	breezy
13	20	breezy
14	20	breezy
15	20	breezy
16	20	breezy
17	20	breezy
18	20	breezy
19	20	breezy
20	20	breezy
21	20	breezy
22	20	breezy
23	20	breezy
24	20	breezy
25	20	breezy
26	20	breezy
27	20	breezy
28	20	breezy
29	20	breezy
30	20	breezy
31	20	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 4:29 PM to 4:56 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)	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45
Sunset (PM)	4:29	4:29	4:30	4:31	4:32	4:32	4:33	4:34	4:35	4:36	4:37	4:37	4:38	4:39	4:40	4:41	4:42	4:43	4:44	4:45	4:46	4:47	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.6	6:52	4:29
2	9.6	6:53	4:29
3	9.6	6:53	4:30
4	9.6	6:53	4:31
5	9.6	6:53	4:32
6	9.7	6:53	4:32
7	9.7	6:53	4:33
8	9.7	6:53	4:34
9	9.7	6:53	4:35
10	9.7	6:53	4:36
11	9.7	6:53	4:37
12	9.7	6:53	4:37
13	9.8	6:53	4:38
14	9.8	6:53	4:39
15	9.8	6:52	4:40
16	9.8	6:52	4:41
17	9.8	6:52	4:42
18	9.9	6:52	4:43
19	9.9	6:51	4:44
20	9.9	6:51	4:45
21	9.9	6:51	4:46
22	9.9	6:50	4:47
23	10.0	6:50	4:48
24	10.0	6:49	4:49
25	10.0	6:49	4:50
26	10.0	6:48	4:51
27	10.1	6:48	4:52
28	10.1	6:47	4:53
29	10.1	6:47	4:54
30	10.1	6:46	4:55
31	10.2	6:45	4:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.76 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)	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.6	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.6	Moderate
9	2.6	Moderate
10	2.6	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.6	Moderate
14	2.6	Moderate
15	2.6	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.7	Moderate
18	2.7	Moderate
19	2.7	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.8	Moderate
24	2.8	Moderate
25	2.9	Moderate
26	2.9	Moderate
27	2.9	Moderate
28	3.0	Moderate
29	3.0	Moderate
30	3.0	Moderate
31	3.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kamisu

In seasonPeak

In January, Kamisu sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kamisu sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kamisu?

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

2.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kamisu.

What to pack for Kamisu in January

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

In January, Kamisu sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kamisu in January

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 14 to Nov 11 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	14	14	16	18	20	22	25	24	22	20	17
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	16	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	20	Refreshing
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	20	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Kamisu in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kamisu peaks around August 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	4	6	8	9	10	10	8	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Kamisu in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kamisu is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 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)	9	11	18	20	19	14	12	11	10	10	9	7
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kamisu?

Kamisu sits at 35.9°N, 140.7°E, 7 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Omigawa, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Kamisu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamisu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 840 m.

The land around Kamisu is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) within 3 km, water (39%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

24 m

artificial surfaces 59%

16 km

71 m

water 39%

80 km

840 m

water 41%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← December Kamisu year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Omigawa 7.0 km · Kashima-shi 8.0 km · Itako 11 km · Katori-shi 15 km · Sawara 15 km · Namegata 20 km · Asahi 20 km · Sōsa 23 km

Japan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 100 V · 50 / 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 65% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $35,951; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 99%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 3.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 446
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 Kamisu (35.8969°, 140.6667°, elevation 7 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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	10	7
2	10	7
3	10	7
4	10	6
5	10	6
6	10	6
7	10	6
8	10	6
9	10	6
10	9	6
11	9	6
12	9	6
13	9	6
14	9	6
15	9	6
16	9	6
17	9	6
18	9	6
19	9	6
20	9	6
21	9	6
22	9	6
23	9	6
24	9	5
25	9	5
26	9	5
27	9	5
28	9	5
29	9	5
30	9	5
31	9	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	26
3	26
4	26
5	26
6	27
7	27
8	27
9	28
10	28
11	29
12	29
13	30
14	31
15	31
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	32
27	32
28	32
29	31
30	31
31	31

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	26
3	26
4	26
5	26
6	27
7	27
8	27
9	28
10	28
11	29
12	29
13	30
14	31
15	31
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	32
27	32
28	32
29	31
30	31
31	31

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	26
3	26
4	26
5	26
6	27
7	27
8	27
9	28
10	28
11	29
12	29
13	30
14	31
15	31
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	32
27	32
28	32
29	31
30	31
31	31

	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