Ihosy weather in August

In August, Ihosy sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ihosy's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ihosy's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:23 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.1; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ihosy reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than 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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Ihosy weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 19°	225	18.3	13.2	4.7
Feb	28° / 19°	145	14.7	12.8	5.3
Mar	28° / 19°	89	11.9	12.2	6.1
Apr	27° / 17°	34	5.8	11.5	7.4
May	25° / 15°	12	2.5	10.9	8.5
Jun	23° / 13°	5	1.1	10.7	8.7
Jul	22° / 12°	7	1.2	10.8	8.5
Aug	24° / 12°	3	0.7	11.2	9.1
Sep	26° / 14°	5	1.3	11.9	8.7
Oct	28° / 16°	34	5.2	12.5	7.1
Nov	29° / 18°	76	9	13.1	5.7
Dec	29° / 19°	173	16.4	13.3	4.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. 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 (%)	83	83	83	85	85	85	85	85	86	87	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91
Cloudier (%)	17	17	17	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	86	14
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ihosy gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 4% 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 (%)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 78% 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 (%)	79	79	79	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	74	74	73
Comfortable (%)	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	26
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	79	20	1
2	79	20	1
3	79	20	1
4	80	19	1
5	81	19	0
6	81	19	0
7	81	19	0
8	81	19	0
9	81	19	0
10	81	19	0
11	80	20	0
12	80	20	0
13	79	21	0
14	79	21	0
15	78	22	0
16	78	22	0
17	77	23	0
18	77	23	0
19	77	23	0
20	77	23	0
21	76	24	0
22	76	24	0
23	76	24	0
24	76	24	0
25	75	25	0
26	75	25	0
27	75	25	0
28	75	25	0
29	74	26	0
30	74	26	0
31	73	26	1

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:41 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)	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10
Sunset (PM)	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	6:33	5:30
2	11.0	6:32	5:31
3	11.0	6:32	5:31
4	11.0	6:31	5:32
5	11.0	6:31	5:32
6	11.0	6:30	5:32
7	11.1	6:29	5:33
8	11.1	6:29	5:33
9	11.1	6:28	5:34
10	11.1	6:27	5:34
11	11.1	6:27	5:34
12	11.1	6:26	5:35
13	11.2	6:25	5:35
14	11.2	6:24	5:36
15	11.2	6:24	5:36
16	11.2	6:23	5:36
17	11.2	6:22	5:37
18	11.3	6:21	5:37
19	11.3	6:21	5:37
20	11.3	6:20	5:38
21	11.3	6:19	5:38
22	11.3	6:18	5:38
23	11.4	6:17	5:39
24	11.4	6:16	5:39
25	11.4	6:15	5:39
26	11.4	6:14	5:40
27	11.4	6:14	5:40
28	11.5	6:13	5:40
29	11.5	6:12	5:41
30	11.5	6:11	5:41
31	11.5	6:10	5:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5 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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6
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	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ihosy

In seasonPeak

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

Ihosy's monsoon runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ihosy?

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

9.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Ihosy for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ihosy in August

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

In August, Ihosy sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ihosy in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Ihosy peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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	17	13	10	7	6	7	8	9	12	13	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
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 Ihosy 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 Ihosy is worst in October — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.6× the cleanest month (January, 3 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)	3	3	3	4	7	6	8	12	15	18	14	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	3	Good
Feb	3	Good
Mar	3	Good
Apr	4	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	6	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ihosy?

Ihosy sits at 22.4°S, 46.1°E, 733 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ivohibe, 78 km away.

Topography around Ihosy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ihosy has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m around an average of 763 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,163 m.

The land around Ihosy is covered by grassland (66%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (94%) within 80 km.

3 km

357 m

grassland 66%

16 km

591 m

grassland 85%

80 km

2,163 m

grassland 94%

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

August weather nearby: Ivohibe 78 km · Betroka 96 km · Ambalavao 105 km · Vondrozo 127 km · Beroroha 128 km · Fianarantsoa 145 km · Ikongo 147 km · Ikalamavony 147 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 Ihosy (-22.4029°, 46.1258°, elevation 733 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	23	12
2	23	12
3	23	12
4	23	12
5	23	12
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	23	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	24	12
13	24	12
14	24	12
15	24	12
16	24	12
17	24	12
18	24	12
19	24	12
20	24	12
21	24	12
22	24	13
23	24	13
24	24	13
25	24	13
26	24	13
27	24	13
28	25	13
29	25	13
30	25	13
31	25	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	86	14
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	79	20	1
2	79	20	1
3	79	20	1
4	80	19	1
5	81	19	0
6	81	19	0
7	81	19	0
8	81	19	0
9	81	19	0
10	81	19	0
11	80	20	0
12	80	20	0
13	79	21	0
14	79	21	0
15	78	22	0
16	78	22	0
17	77	23	0
18	77	23	0
19	77	23	0
20	77	23	0
21	76	24	0
22	76	24	0
23	76	24	0
24	76	24	0
25	75	25	0
26	75	25	0
27	75	25	0
28	75	25	0
29	74	26	0
30	74	26	0
31	73	26	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	86	14
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	79	20	1
2	79	20	1
3	79	20	1
4	80	19	1
5	81	19	0
6	81	19	0
7	81	19	0
8	81	19	0
9	81	19	0
10	81	19	0
11	80	20	0
12	80	20	0
13	79	21	0
14	79	21	0
15	78	22	0
16	78	22	0
17	77	23	0
18	77	23	0
19	77	23	0
20	77	23	0
21	76	24	0
22	76	24	0
23	76	24	0
24	76	24	0
25	75	25	0
26	75	25	0
27	75	25	0
28	75	25	0
29	74	26	0
30	74	26	0
31	73	26	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	86	14
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	79	20	1
2	79	20	1
3	79	20	1
4	80	19	1
5	81	19	0
6	81	19	0
7	81	19	0
8	81	19	0
9	81	19	0
10	81	19	0
11	80	20	0
12	80	20	0
13	79	21	0
14	79	21	0
15	78	22	0
16	78	22	0
17	77	23	0
18	77	23	0
19	77	23	0
20	77	23	0
21	76	24	0
22	76	24	0
23	76	24	0
24	76	24	0
25	75	25	0
26	75	25	0
27	75	25	0
28	75	25	0
29	74	26	0
30	74	26	0
31	73	26	1