Bealanana weather in March

In March, Bealanana sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 278 mm of rain across 21.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bealanana's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bealanana's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 278 mm; 21.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:52 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 77%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bealanana reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with 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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Bealanana weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 17°	412	26.8	12.8	3.9
Feb	25° / 17°	369	24.7	12.5	3.9
Mar	26° / 16°	278	21.9	12.1	4.7
Apr	26° / 15°	66	11.4	11.7	6.5
May	24° / 14°	18	4.7	11.3	8.0
Jun	22° / 12°	6	1.6	11.2	8.1
Jul	21° / 11°	5	1.5	11.2	7.9
Aug	22° / 11°	6	1	11.5	8.2
Sep	24° / 12°	5	1	11.9	8.7
Oct	26° / 14°	33	5.1	12.3	7.7
Nov	27° / 16°	96	11.3	12.7	6.3
Dec	27° / 16°	251	22.5	12.8	4.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. Skies tend to open up 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 (%)	14	14	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	20	20	20	22	22	23	24	26	28	28	30	32	33	33	35	36	37
Cloudier (%)	86	86	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	80	80	80	78	78	77	76	74	72	72	70	68	67	67	65	64	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	26	74
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	30	70
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	35	65
30	36	64
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bealanana gets around 278 mm of rain over 21.9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 71% and peaks near 83% 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 (%)	83	82	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	75	74	74	73	72	71	70	68	67	66	64	63	61	60	59	57	56	55	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	82
3	81
4	80
5	80
6	79
7	78
8	78
9	77
10	77
11	76
12	76
13	75
14	74
15	74
16	73
17	72
18	71
19	70
20	68
21	67
22	66
23	64
24	63
25	61
26	60
27	59
28	57
29	56
30	55
31	54

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% 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 (%)	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	15	15	16	17	18	19
Humid (%)	78	79	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	77	77	76	76	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75
Muggy (%)	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	6

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

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

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

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:47 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)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:49	6:07
2	12.3	5:49	6:07
3	12.3	5:50	6:06
4	12.3	5:50	6:06
5	12.3	5:50	6:05
6	12.2	5:50	6:04
7	12.2	5:50	6:04
8	12.2	5:50	6:03
9	12.2	5:51	6:02
10	12.2	5:51	6:02
11	12.2	5:51	6:01
12	12.2	5:51	6:00
13	12.1	5:51	6:00
14	12.1	5:51	5:59
15	12.1	5:51	5:58
16	12.1	5:52	5:58
17	12.1	5:52	5:57
18	12.1	5:52	5:56
19	12.1	5:52	5:56
20	12.0	5:52	5:55
21	12.0	5:52	5:54
22	12.0	5:52	5:53
23	12.0	5:52	5:53
24	12.0	5:53	5:52
25	12.0	5:53	5:51
26	12.0	5:53	5:50
27	11.9	5:53	5:50
28	11.9	5:53	5:49
29	11.9	5:53	5:48
30	11.9	5:53	5:47
31	11.9	5:53	5:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.12 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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bealanana

In seasonPeak

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

Bealanana'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 March a good time to visit Bealanana?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bealanana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bealanana in March

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

In March, Bealanana sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Bealanana in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March 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 Bealanana peaks around February 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 9 (very 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	16	15	12	11	9	9	11	13	14	14	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Bealanana 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 Bealanana is worst in October — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 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)	7	6	7	6	6	5	5	8	13	24	23	10
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	6	Good
Jun	5	Good
Jul	5	Good
Aug	8	Good
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Bealanana?

Bealanana sits at 14.5°S, 48.7°E, 1,097 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Maromandia, 80 km away.

Topography around Bealanana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bealanana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 1,077 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 836 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,861 m.

The land around Bealanana is covered by grassland (44%) and cropland (43%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km

128 m

grassland 44%

16 km

836 m

grassland 69%

80 km

2,861 m

grassland 51%

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

March weather nearby: Maromandia 80 km · Befandriana 82 km · Antsohihy 90 km · Andapa 98 km · Ambanja 102 km · Ambarakaraka 117 km · Hell-Ville 138 km · Maroantsetra 145 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 Bealanana (-14.5433°, 48.7498°, elevation 1,097 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	16
2	26	16
3	26	16
4	26	16
5	26	16
6	26	16
7	26	16
8	26	16
9	26	16
10	26	16
11	26	16
12	26	16
13	26	16
14	26	16
15	26	16
16	26	16
17	26	16
18	26	16
19	26	16
20	26	16
21	26	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	26	74
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	30	70
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	35	65
30	36	64
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	82
3	81
4	80
5	80
6	79
7	78
8	78
9	77
10	77
11	76
12	76
13	75
14	74
15	74
16	73
17	72
18	71
19	70
20	68
21	67
22	66
23	64
24	63
25	61
26	60
27	59
28	57
29	56
30	55
31	54

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	26	74
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	30	70
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	35	65
30	36	64
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	82
3	81
4	80
5	80
6	79
7	78
8	78
9	77
10	77
11	76
12	76
13	75
14	74
15	74
16	73
17	72
18	71
19	70
20	68
21	67
22	66
23	64
24	63
25	61
26	60
27	59
28	57
29	56
30	55
31	54

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	26	74
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	30	70
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	35	65
30	36	64
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	82
3	81
4	80
5	80
6	79
7	78
8	78
9	77
10	77
11	76
12	76
13	75
14	74
15	74
16	73
17	72
18	71
19	70
20	68
21	67
22	66
23	64
24	63
25	61
26	60
27	59
28	57
29	56
30	55
31	54

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