Ambalavao weather in January

In January, Ambalavao sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 271 mm of rain across 24.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ambalavao's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambalavao's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 271 mm; 24.2 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 5:26 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover: 77%; 12th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ambalavao reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with 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)	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Ambalavao weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-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	25° / 18°	271	24.2	13.2	4.5
Feb	25° / 18°	214	20.9	12.8	4.6
Mar	25° / 17°	147	19.2	12.2	5.4
Apr	24° / 16°	53	12.1	11.5	6.7
May	22° / 13°	26	6.8	11	7.3
Jun	20° / 11°	18	5.2	10.7	7.2
Jul	19° / 10°	24	6.6	10.8	6.8
Aug	20° / 10°	12	3.9	11.3	7.5
Sep	23° / 12°	14	4.5	11.9	7.9
Oct	25° / 14°	45	9.1	12.5	7.4
Nov	26° / 16°	92	14.5	13	6.0
Dec	26° / 17°	190	20.3	13.3	5.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

	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 (%)	26	26	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	23
Cloudier (%)	74	74	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	77

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	24	76
31	23	77

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ambalavao gets around 271 mm of rain over 24.2 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 77% and peaks near 79% 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 (%)	73	74	74	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	74
3	74
4	75
5	75
6	75
7	76
8	76
9	76
10	76
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	78
19	78
20	78
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	79
29	78
30	78
31	78

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% 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
Comfortable (%)	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Humid (%)	68	68	67	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	65	64	63	63	62	60	59	58	57	57	56	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	55
Muggy (%)	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	31	31	32	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	41	42	42	41	41	41

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	7	68	25
2	7	68	25
3	7	67	26
4	6	68	26
5	6	68	26
6	6	68	26
7	6	67	27
8	6	67	27
9	6	67	27
10	6	67	27
11	6	66	28
12	6	66	28
13	6	65	29
14	6	64	30
15	6	63	31
16	6	63	31
17	6	62	32
18	6	60	34
19	6	59	35
20	6	58	36
21	6	57	37
22	5	57	38
23	5	56	39
24	5	55	40
25	5	54	41
26	5	54	41
27	4	54	42
28	4	54	42
29	4	55	41
30	4	55	41
31	4	55	41

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	8	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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11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
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16	9	calm
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18	9	calm
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21	9	calm
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24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:16 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:36 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)	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:36
Sunset (PM)	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	5:16	6:35
2	13.3	5:17	6:35
3	13.3	5:17	6:35
4	13.3	5:18	6:36
5	13.3	5:18	6:36
6	13.3	5:19	6:36
7	13.3	5:20	6:36
8	13.3	5:20	6:37
9	13.3	5:21	6:37
10	13.3	5:22	6:37
11	13.2	5:22	6:37
12	13.2	5:23	6:37
13	13.2	5:24	6:37
14	13.2	5:24	6:37
15	13.2	5:25	6:37
16	13.2	5:26	6:38
17	13.2	5:26	6:38
18	13.2	5:27	6:38
19	13.2	5:28	6:38
20	13.2	5:28	6:37
21	13.1	5:29	6:37
22	13.1	5:30	6:37
23	13.1	5:30	6:37
24	13.1	5:31	6:37
25	13.1	5:32	6:37
26	13.1	5:32	6:37
27	13.1	5:33	6:37
28	13.0	5:34	6:36
29	13.0	5:34	6:36
30	13.0	5:35	6:36
31	13.0	5:36	6:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.57 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)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ambalavao

In seasonPeak

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

Ambalavao's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Ambalavao?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ambalavao for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ambalavao in January

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

In January, Ambalavao sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ambalavao in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ambalavao peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (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)	15	16	13	10	7	6	7	8	9	12	13	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Ambalavao 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 Ambalavao is worst in October — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (February, 6 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)	6	6	7	10	15	15	15	15	14	22	16	10
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	15	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ambalavao?

Ambalavao sits at 21.8°S, 46.9°E, 1,009 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Fianarantsoa, 45 km away.

Topography around Ambalavao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ambalavao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 969 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,185 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,594 m.

The land around Ambalavao is covered by grassland (57%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

140 m

grassland 57%

16 km

1,185 m

grassland 75%

80 km

2,594 m

grassland 69%

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

January weather nearby: Fianarantsoa 45 km · Ikongo 52 km · Ivohibe 72 km · Ikalamavony 84 km · Ifanadiana 94 km · Amboanjo 96 km · Ihosy 105 km · Vohipeno 109 km

Madagascar travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 31% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $599; 2025
Happiness: 4.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 22%; of population, 2024
Road deaths: 29.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 457
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 Ambalavao (-21.8333°, 46.9333°, elevation 1,009 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	26	18
2	25	18
3	25	18
4	25	18
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	25	18
11	25	18
12	25	18
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	25	18
20	25	18
21	25	18
22	25	18
23	25	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	25	18
30	25	18
31	25	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	24	76
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	74
3	74
4	75
5	75
6	75
7	76
8	76
9	76
10	76
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	78
19	78
20	78
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	79
29	78
30	78
31	78

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	7	68	25
2	7	68	25
3	7	67	26
4	6	68	26
5	6	68	26
6	6	68	26
7	6	67	27
8	6	67	27
9	6	67	27
10	6	67	27
11	6	66	28
12	6	66	28
13	6	65	29
14	6	64	30
15	6	63	31
16	6	63	31
17	6	62	32
18	6	60	34
19	6	59	35
20	6	58	36
21	6	57	37
22	5	57	38
23	5	56	39
24	5	55	40
25	5	54	41
26	5	54	41
27	4	54	42
28	4	54	42
29	4	55	41
30	4	55	41
31	4	55	41

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	24	76
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	74
3	74
4	75
5	75
6	75
7	76
8	76
9	76
10	76
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	78
19	78
20	78
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	79
29	78
30	78
31	78

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	7	68	25
2	7	68	25
3	7	67	26
4	6	68	26
5	6	68	26
6	6	68	26
7	6	67	27
8	6	67	27
9	6	67	27
10	6	67	27
11	6	66	28
12	6	66	28
13	6	65	29
14	6	64	30
15	6	63	31
16	6	63	31
17	6	62	32
18	6	60	34
19	6	59	35
20	6	58	36
21	6	57	37
22	5	57	38
23	5	56	39
24	5	55	40
25	5	54	41
26	5	54	41
27	4	54	42
28	4	54	42
29	4	55	41
30	4	55	41
31	4	55	41

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	24	76
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	74
3	74
4	75
5	75
6	75
7	76
8	76
9	76
10	76
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	78
19	78
20	78
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	79
29	78
30	78
31	78

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	7	68	25
2	7	68	25
3	7	67	26
4	6	68	26
5	6	68	26
6	6	68	26
7	6	67	27
8	6	67	27
9	6	67	27
10	6	67	27
11	6	66	28
12	6	66	28
13	6	65	29
14	6	64	30
15	6	63	31
16	6	63	31
17	6	62	32
18	6	60	34
19	6	59	35
20	6	58	36
21	6	57	37
22	5	57	38
23	5	56	39
24	5	55	40
25	5	54	41
26	5	54	41
27	4	54	42
28	4	54	42
29	4	55	41
30	4	55	41
31	4	55	41