Baikonur weather in March

In March, Baikonur sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 4.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Baikonur's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baikonur's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 8°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: -3°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 17 mm; 4.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 8:08 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 9th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.7; out of 10

← February Baikonur year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Baikonur reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 9°C warmer than February and about 11°C cooler than April.

	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)	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14
Avg low (°C)	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	3	-7
2	3	-7
3	3	-7
4	4	-6
5	4	-6
6	4	-6
7	5	-5
8	5	-5
9	5	-5
10	6	-4
11	6	-4
12	6	-4
13	7	-3
14	7	-3
15	8	-3
16	8	-2
17	8	-2
18	9	-2
19	9	-1
20	9	-1
21	10	-1
22	10	0
23	11	0
24	11	0
25	12	1
26	12	1
27	12	1
28	13	1
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	14	2

How March really feels in Baikonur

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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

11 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Baikonur weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-4° / -12°	10	3.1	2.9	8.9	0.0
Feb	-1° / -10°	10	2.9	2	10.1	0.0
Mar	8° / -3°	17	4.3	1	11.6	1.7
Apr	19° / 7°	16	3.5	0.1	13.3	7.0
May	27° / 14°	13	2.9	0	14.7	7.7
Jun	32° / 19°	7	1.9	0	15.4	4.8
Jul	34° / 21°	6	1.9	0	15.1	3.8
Aug	32° / 19°	5	1.3	0	13.9	5.1
Sep	25° / 12°	3	0.7	0	12.3	8.6
Oct	16° / 4°	9	2	0	10.7	6.2
Nov	5° / -4°	14	3.3	1	9.3	0.8
Dec	-3° / -10°	13	3.6	2.4	8.6	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

	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 (%)	47	48	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	53
Cloudier (%)	53	52	51	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	52	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	48	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Baikonur gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 4.3 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 1 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 (%)	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14
Snow chance (%)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March 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 March

Winds average 19 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	19	light breeze
14	19	light breeze
15	19	light breeze
16	19	light breeze
17	19	light breeze
18	19	light breeze
19	19	light breeze
20	19	light breeze
21	19	light breeze
22	19	light breeze
23	19	light breeze
24	19	light breeze
25	19	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze
29	19	light breeze
30	19	light breeze
31	19	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:36 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 8:04 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)	10.8	10.8	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	8:36	8:34	8:33	8:31	8:29	8:27	8:25	8:24	8:22	8:20	8:18	8:16	8:14	8:12	8:10	8:08	8:06	8:04	8:03	8:01	7:59	7:57	7:55	7:53	7:51	7:49	7:47	7:45	7:43	7:41	7:39
Sunset (PM)	7:24	7:25	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:31	7:32	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:50	7:51	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:57	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:02	8:03	8:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	8:36	7:24
2	10.8	8:34	7:25
3	10.9	8:33	7:27
4	11.0	8:31	7:28
5	11.0	8:29	7:29
6	11.1	8:27	7:31
7	11.1	8:25	7:32
8	11.2	8:24	7:34
9	11.2	8:22	7:35
10	11.3	8:20	7:36
11	11.3	8:18	7:38
12	11.4	8:16	7:39
13	11.4	8:14	7:40
14	11.5	8:12	7:42
15	11.5	8:10	7:43
16	11.6	8:08	7:44
17	11.7	8:06	7:46
18	11.7	8:04	7:47
19	11.8	8:03	7:48
20	11.8	8:01	7:50
21	11.9	7:59	7:51
22	11.9	7:57	7:53
23	12.0	7:55	7:54
24	12.0	7:53	7:55
25	12.1	7:51	7:57
26	12.2	7:49	7:58
27	12.2	7:47	7:59
28	12.3	7:45	8:00
29	12.3	7:43	8:02
30	12.4	7:41	8:03
31	12.4	7:39	8:04

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.13 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)	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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	3.5	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	4.0	Moderate
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Baikonur?

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

1.7

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baikonur.

What to pack for Baikonur in March

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

In March, Baikonur sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Baikonur in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baikonur peaks around June 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	7	8	7	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	7	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Baikonur in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Baikonur is worst in April — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (January, 14 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)	14	20	41	52	44	27	25	26	31	34	29	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	52	Poor
May	44	Poor
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Baikonur?

Baikonur sits at 45.6°N, 63.3°E, 730 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Zhosaly, 61 km away.

Topography around Baikonur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baikonur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m.

The land around Baikonur is covered by bare terrain (33%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and bare terrain (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and bare terrain (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

32 m

bare terrain 33%

16 km

53 m

grassland 59%

80 km

126 m

grassland 63%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← February Baikonur year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Zhosaly 61 km · Novokazalinsk 94 km · Aral 183 km · Kyzylorda 192 km · Tasbuget 199 km · Shiyeli 314 km · Zhangaqorghan 364 km · Shalqar 374 km

Kazakhstan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 33% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $14,692; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 92%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.6; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 417
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 Baikonur (45.6167°, 63.3167°, elevation 730 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	3	-7
2	3	-7
3	3	-7
4	4	-6
5	4	-6
6	4	-6
7	5	-5
8	5	-5
9	5	-5
10	6	-4
11	6	-4
12	6	-4
13	7	-3
14	7	-3
15	8	-3
16	8	-2
17	8	-2
18	9	-2
19	9	-1
20	9	-1
21	10	-1
22	10	0
23	11	0
24	11	0
25	12	1
26	12	1
27	12	1
28	13	1
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	14	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

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

	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	3	-7
2	3	-7
3	3	-7
4	4	-6
5	4	-6
6	4	-6
7	5	-5
8	5	-5
9	5	-5
10	6	-4
11	6	-4
12	6	-4
13	7	-3
14	7	-3
15	8	-3
16	8	-2
17	8	-2
18	9	-2
19	9	-1
20	9	-1
21	10	-1
22	10	0
23	11	0
24	11	0
25	12	1
26	12	1
27	12	1
28	13	1
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	14	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

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

	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	3	-7
2	3	-7
3	3	-7
4	4	-6
5	4	-6
6	4	-6
7	5	-5
8	5	-5
9	5	-5
10	6	-4
11	6	-4
12	6	-4
13	7	-3
14	7	-3
15	8	-3
16	8	-2
17	8	-2
18	9	-2
19	9	-1
20	9	-1
21	10	-1
22	10	0
23	11	0
24	11	0
25	12	1
26	12	1
27	12	1
28	13	1
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	14	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

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

	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