Ban Khoan weather in August

In August, Ban Khoan sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 390 mm of rain across 28.5 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ban Khoan's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Khoan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 390 mm; 28.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 6:03 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover: 90%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.4; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ban Khoan reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

How August really feels in Ban Khoan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ban Khoan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-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	28° / 14°	21	2.5	10.9	7.6
Feb	31° / 15°	11	1.8	11.3	5.7
Mar	34° / 18°	34	4.3	11.9	3.8
Apr	35° / 22°	97	9.9	12.5	2.9
May	33° / 24°	232	20.3	13	2.6
Jun	32° / 25°	272	25.3	13.2	2.3
Jul	31° / 25°	390	28	13.1	2.4
Aug	31° / 24°	390	28.5	12.7	2.4
Sep	31° / 24°	290	24.1	12.1	2.8
Oct	31° / 22°	126	15.9	11.5	4.2
Nov	29° / 19°	40	5.3	11	6.3
Dec	27° / 16°	24	2.9	10.8	8.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

	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 (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11
Cloudier (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ban Khoan gets around 390 mm of rain over 28.5 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 92% and peaks near 93% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	89

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 61% 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
Oppressive (%)	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	40
Miserable (%)	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	60

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	40	60

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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
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8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	4	calm
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13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
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30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:32 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)	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07
Sunset (PM)	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:58	6:54
2	12.9	5:58	6:53
3	12.9	5:58	6:53
4	12.9	5:59	6:52
5	12.9	5:59	6:52
6	12.9	5:59	6:51
7	12.8	6:00	6:51
8	12.8	6:00	6:50
9	12.8	6:00	6:49
10	12.8	6:01	6:49
11	12.8	6:01	6:48
12	12.8	6:01	6:47
13	12.8	6:02	6:47
14	12.7	6:02	6:46
15	12.7	6:02	6:45
16	12.7	6:03	6:45
17	12.7	6:03	6:44
18	12.7	6:03	6:43
19	12.6	6:04	6:43
20	12.6	6:04	6:42
21	12.6	6:04	6:41
22	12.6	6:04	6:40
23	12.6	6:05	6:39
24	12.6	6:05	6:39
25	12.5	6:05	6:38
26	12.5	6:06	6:37
27	12.5	6:06	6:36
28	12.5	6:06	6:35
29	12.5	6:06	6:34
30	12.4	6:07	6:33
31	12.4	6:07	6:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.04 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.04 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)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Moderate
2	4.0	Moderate
3	4.0	Moderate
4	4.0	Moderate
5	4.0	Moderate
6	4.0	Moderate
7	4.0	Moderate
8	4.0	Moderate
9	4.0	Moderate
10	4.0	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	4.0	Moderate
13	4.0	Moderate
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ban Khoan

In seasonPeak

In August, Ban Khoan sits inside its pacific typhoon and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Ban Khoan's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ban Khoan?

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

2.4

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ban Khoan.

What to pack for Ban Khoan in August

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

In August, Ban Khoan sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ban Khoan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Ban Khoan peaks around July 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (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)	7	9	9	10	11	13	13	13	11	10	8	7
Level	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	High
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	10	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Ban Khoan in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ban Khoan is worst in April — around 156 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 12.0× the cleanest month (July, 13 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)	23	40	128	156	37	15	13	13	13	14	15	19
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	128	Unhealthy
Apr	156	Very unhealthy
May	37	Poor
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ban Khoan?

Ban Khoan sits at 20.4°N, 100.1°E, 373 m above sea level, in Laos. The nearest listed city is Mae Sai, 24 km away.

Topography around Ban Khoan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Khoan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 382 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 862 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,714 m.

The land around Ban Khoan is covered by trees (42%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

145 m

trees 42%

16 km

862 m

trees 46%

80 km

1,714 m

trees 81%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← July Ban Khoan year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Mae Sai 24 km · Tachilek 24 km · Mae Chan 34 km · Ban Houakhoua 40 km · Chiang Rai 56 km · Möng Yawng 96 km · Phayao 131 km · Dok Kham Tai 132 km

Laos travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B / C / E / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 23% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,325; 2025
Happiness: 5.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 35%; of population, 2024
Road deaths: 17.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 461
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 Ban Khoan (20.3501°, 100.0902°, elevation 373 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). 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	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	89

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	40	60

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	89

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	40	60

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	89

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	40	60