Moramanga weather in August

In August, Moramanga sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 44 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Moramanga's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moramanga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 44 mm; 13 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:11 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.8; 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 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in Moramanga reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°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)	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	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

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

Moramanga weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 19°	340	26.9	13	3.9
Feb	26° / 19°	315	24.6	12.6	3.9
Mar	26° / 18°	269	25.1	12.1	4.3
Apr	25° / 17°	97	19.4	11.6	5.2
May	23° / 15°	68	16.1	11.1	5.7
Jun	20° / 13°	51	13.6	10.9	5.6
Jul	19° / 12°	56	15.6	11	5.3
Aug	20° / 12°	44	13	11.4	5.8
Sep	22° / 13°	39	11.4	11.9	6.4
Oct	24° / 15°	63	11.6	12.4	6.7
Nov	26° / 16°	112	14.5	12.9	5.9
Dec	27° / 18°	245	21.6	13.1	4.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 66%.

	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 (%)	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	35	35	36	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35
Cloudier (%)	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	64	65	65	64	65	65	64	65	65	65	65	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	36	64
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Moramanga gets around 44 mm of rain over 13 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 48% 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 (%)	48	48	47	46	45	45	44	43	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	47
4	46
5	45
6	45
7	44
8	43
9	42
10	42
11	41
12	40
13	40
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	40
23	40
24	41
25	42
26	42
27	43
28	43
29	44
30	44
31	44

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 53% 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 (%)	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	49	48	48	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	38	38
Comfortable (%)	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	56	56	57	58	57	58	58	59	58
Humid (%)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4

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

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, 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	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	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
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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	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 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 6:19 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:35 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)	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59
Sunset (PM)	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:19	5:27
2	11.1	6:19	5:27
3	11.2	6:18	5:28
4	11.2	6:18	5:28
5	11.2	6:17	5:28
6	11.2	6:17	5:29
7	11.2	6:16	5:29
8	11.2	6:16	5:29
9	11.2	6:15	5:30
10	11.3	6:14	5:30
11	11.3	6:14	5:30
12	11.3	6:13	5:31
13	11.3	6:13	5:31
14	11.3	6:12	5:31
15	11.3	6:11	5:31
16	11.4	6:11	5:32
17	11.4	6:10	5:32
18	11.4	6:09	5:32
19	11.4	6:09	5:33
20	11.4	6:08	5:33
21	11.4	6:07	5:33
22	11.4	6:06	5:33
23	11.5	6:06	5:34
24	11.5	6:05	5:34
25	11.5	6:04	5:34
26	11.5	6:03	5:34
27	11.5	6:02	5:34
28	11.6	6:02	5:35
29	11.6	6:01	5:35
30	11.6	6:00	5:35
31	11.6	5:59	5:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 3.85 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)	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Moderate
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Moramanga

In seasonPeak

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

Moramanga'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 August a good time to visit Moramanga?

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

5.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.1

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Moramanga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Moramanga in August

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

In August, Moramanga sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Moramanga in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moramanga peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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)	15	16	14	11	9	7	8	9	11	13	13	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Moramanga 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 Moramanga is worst in October — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.3× the cleanest month (January, 7 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	8	9	11	15	14	13	13	17	41	36	11
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	15	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	41	Poor
Nov	36	Poor
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Moramanga?

Moramanga sits at 18.9°S, 48.2°E, 913 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Manjakandriana, 45 km away.

Topography around Moramanga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moramanga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 930 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,790 m.

The land around Moramanga is covered by grassland (37%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

155 m

grassland 37%

16 km

399 m

grassland 44%

80 km

1,790 m

trees 39%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

August weather nearby: Manjakandriana 45 km · Alarobia 52 km · Ankazondandy 55 km · Ambohitrolomahitsy 64 km · Sadabe 66 km · Anjozorobe 72 km · Antananarivo 73 km · Ivato 80 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 Moramanga (-18.9495°, 48.2301°, elevation 913 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	19	12
2	19	12
3	19	12
4	20	12
5	20	12
6	20	12
7	20	12
8	20	12
9	20	12
10	20	12
11	20	12
12	20	12
13	20	12
14	20	12
15	20	12
16	20	12
17	20	12
18	20	12
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	21	12
30	21	12
31	21	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	36	64
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	47
4	46
5	45
6	45
7	44
8	43
9	42
10	42
11	41
12	40
13	40
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	40
23	40
24	41
25	42
26	42
27	43
28	43
29	44
30	44
31	44

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	36	64
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	47
4	46
5	45
6	45
7	44
8	43
9	42
10	42
11	41
12	40
13	40
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	40
23	40
24	41
25	42
26	42
27	43
28	43
29	44
30	44
31	44

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	36	64
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	47
4	46
5	45
6	45
7	44
8	43
9	42
10	42
11	41
12	40
13	40
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	40
23	40
24	41
25	42
26	42
27	43
28	43
29	44
30	44
31	44

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