Ambositra weather in May

In May, Ambositra sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 26 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ambositra's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambositra's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 26 mm; 6.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 6:16 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 5th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ambositra reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	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)	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Ambositra weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 16°	292	23.4	13.1	4.7
Feb	24° / 16°	221	20.8	12.7	4.7
Mar	24° / 16°	160	18.9	12.1	5.5
Apr	23° / 14°	57	11.5	11.5	6.6
May	21° / 12°	26	6.1	11	7.1
Jun	19° / 10°	15	4.7	10.8	6.8
Jul	18° / 9°	18	5.8	10.9	6.3
Aug	19° / 9°	10	3.3	11.3	7.3
Sep	21° / 10°	13	3.6	11.9	7.9
Oct	23° / 12°	48	8.8	12.5	7.4
Nov	25° / 15°	112	13.8	13	6.3
Dec	25° / 16°	209	20.1	13.2	5.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

	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 (%)	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	50	52	52	53	53	54	56	57	58	59	60	60	61	62	63	63	63
Cloudier (%)	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	48	48	47	47	46	44	43	42	41	40	40	39	38	37	37	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	54	46
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	58	42
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ambositra gets around 26 mm of rain over 6.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13

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

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 52% 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 (%)	27	29	30	32	33	35	36	38	40	42	44	46	48	50	52	54	56	58	59	60	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	70	71	73	75
Comfortable (%)	64	64	63	62	62	60	60	58	56	54	52	50	48	47	45	43	42	40	39	38	37	36	35	35	34	33	32	30	29	27	25
Humid (%)	9	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	27	64	9
2	29	64	7
3	30	63	7
4	32	62	6
5	33	62	5
6	35	60	5
7	36	60	4
8	38	58	4
9	40	56	4
10	42	54	4
11	44	52	4
12	46	50	4
13	48	48	3
14	50	47	3
15	52	45	3
16	54	43	3
17	56	42	2
18	58	40	2
19	59	39	2
20	60	38	2
21	62	37	1
22	63	36	1
23	64	35	1
24	65	35	0
25	66	34	0
26	67	33	0
27	68	32	0
28	70	30	0
29	71	29	0
30	73	27	0
31	75	25	0

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

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

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:14 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)	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23
Sunset (PM)	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:10	5:26
2	11.2	6:11	5:25
3	11.2	6:11	5:25
4	11.2	6:12	5:24
5	11.2	6:12	5:24
6	11.2	6:12	5:23
7	11.2	6:13	5:22
8	11.1	6:13	5:22
9	11.1	6:14	5:21
10	11.1	6:14	5:21
11	11.1	6:14	5:20
12	11.1	6:15	5:20
13	11.1	6:15	5:19
14	11.1	6:16	5:19
15	11.0	6:16	5:19
16	11.0	6:16	5:18
17	11.0	6:17	5:18
18	11.0	6:17	5:17
19	11.0	6:18	5:17
20	11.0	6:18	5:17
21	11.0	6:19	5:16
22	11.0	6:19	5:16
23	10.9	6:19	5:16
24	10.9	6:20	5:15
25	10.9	6:20	5:15
26	10.9	6:21	5:15
27	10.9	6:21	5:15
28	10.9	6:21	5:15
29	10.9	6:22	5:14
30	10.9	6:22	5:14
31	10.9	6:23	5:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.01 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)	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate
31	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ambositra

In seasonPeak

None of Ambositra's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Monsoon

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Mar

Apr

May

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ambositra?

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

7.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Ambositra for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ambositra in May

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

In May, Ambositra sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Ambositra in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ambositra peaks around February 12 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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)	16	17	14	11	8	7	8	9	11	13	14	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Ambositra in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ambositra is worst in October — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 8.5× the cleanest month (January, 5 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)	5	7	9	13	19	19	17	17	21	44	21	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	13	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	44	Poor
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ambositra?

Ambositra sits at 20.5°S, 47.2°E, 1,318 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Fandriana, 36 km away.

Topography around Ambositra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ambositra has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 m around an average of 1,355 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 727 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,158 m.

The land around Ambositra is covered by cropland (46%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) within 80 km.

3 km

528 m

cropland 46%

16 km

727 m

grassland 63%

80 km

2,158 m

grassland 64%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← April Ambositra year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Fandriana 36 km · Ambatofinandrahana 46 km · Soanindrariny 70 km · Antsirabe 77 km · Betafo 88 km · Ifanadiana 95 km · Ikalamavony 97 km · Antanifotsy 98 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 Ambositra (-20.5303°, 47.2434°, elevation 1,318 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	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	22	13
5	22	13
6	21	13
7	21	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	12
15	21	12
16	21	12
17	21	12
18	21	12
19	21	12
20	21	12
21	21	12
22	20	11
23	20	11
24	20	11
25	20	11
26	20	11
27	20	11
28	20	11
29	20	11
30	20	11
31	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	54	46
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	58	42
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	27	64	9
2	29	64	7
3	30	63	7
4	32	62	6
5	33	62	5
6	35	60	5
7	36	60	4
8	38	58	4
9	40	56	4
10	42	54	4
11	44	52	4
12	46	50	4
13	48	48	3
14	50	47	3
15	52	45	3
16	54	43	3
17	56	42	2
18	58	40	2
19	59	39	2
20	60	38	2
21	62	37	1
22	63	36	1
23	64	35	1
24	65	35	0
25	66	34	0
26	67	33	0
27	68	32	0
28	70	30	0
29	71	29	0
30	73	27	0
31	75	25	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	54	46
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	58	42
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	27	64	9
2	29	64	7
3	30	63	7
4	32	62	6
5	33	62	5
6	35	60	5
7	36	60	4
8	38	58	4
9	40	56	4
10	42	54	4
11	44	52	4
12	46	50	4
13	48	48	3
14	50	47	3
15	52	45	3
16	54	43	3
17	56	42	2
18	58	40	2
19	59	39	2
20	60	38	2
21	62	37	1
22	63	36	1
23	64	35	1
24	65	35	0
25	66	34	0
26	67	33	0
27	68	32	0
28	70	30	0
29	71	29	0
30	73	27	0
31	75	25	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	54	46
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	58	42
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	27	64	9
2	29	64	7
3	30	63	7
4	32	62	6
5	33	62	5
6	35	60	5
7	36	60	4
8	38	58	4
9	40	56	4
10	42	54	4
11	44	52	4
12	46	50	4
13	48	48	3
14	50	47	3
15	52	45	3
16	54	43	3
17	56	42	2
18	58	40	2
19	59	39	2
20	60	38	2
21	62	37	1
22	63	36	1
23	64	35	1
24	65	35	0
25	66	34	0
26	67	33	0
27	68	32	0
28	70	30	0
29	71	29	0
30	73	27	0
31	75	25	0