Zouérat weather in January

In January, Zouérat sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Zouérat's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zouérat's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:37 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 9th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.0; out of 10

Zouérat is city in Mauritania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Zouérat reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than 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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12

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

How January really feels in Zouérat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Zouérat weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 11°	2	0.5	10.8	9.0
Feb	26° / 13°	2	0.4	11.2	8.9
Mar	29° / 15°	2	0.3	11.8	7.4
Apr	32° / 17°	1	0.3	12.5	5.5
May	35° / 20°	1	0.1	13.1	3.7
Jun	38° / 23°	1	0.2	13.4	1.5
Jul	41° / 26°	1	0.2	13.3	0.0
Aug	41° / 27°	4	1.1	12.8	0.0
Sep	38° / 25°	8	1.5	12.1	1.3
Oct	34° / 21°	9	1.1	11.5	4.1
Nov	28° / 16°	2	0.3	10.9	7.5
Dec	24° / 13°	3	0.5	10.6	9.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

	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 (%)	75	75	77	77	77	79	79	79	79	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	79	79	79	78	77	77	77	77	76
Cloudier (%)	25	25	23	23	23	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	21	21	21	22	23	23	23	23	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	78	22
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	76	24

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Zouérat gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3

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

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:32 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)	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:34	7:35	7:35	7:35	7:35	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:35	7:35	7:35
Sunset (PM)	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	7:34	6:12
2	10.6	7:35	6:12
3	10.6	7:35	6:13
4	10.6	7:35	6:14
5	10.6	7:35	6:14
6	10.7	7:36	6:15
7	10.7	7:36	6:16
8	10.7	7:36	6:16
9	10.7	7:36	6:17
10	10.7	7:36	6:18
11	10.7	7:36	6:18
12	10.7	7:37	6:19
13	10.7	7:37	6:20
14	10.7	7:37	6:20
15	10.7	7:37	6:21
16	10.7	7:37	6:22
17	10.8	7:37	6:22
18	10.8	7:37	6:23
19	10.8	7:37	6:24
20	10.8	7:37	6:24
21	10.8	7:37	6:25
22	10.8	7:37	6:26
23	10.8	7:36	6:26
24	10.8	7:36	6:27
25	10.9	7:36	6:28
26	10.9	7:36	6:28
27	10.9	7:36	6:29
28	10.9	7:36	6:30
29	10.9	7:35	6:30
30	10.9	7:35	6:31
31	11.0	7:35	6:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.83 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)	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Zouérat

In seasonPeak

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

Zouérat sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Mar

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May

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Zouérat?

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

9.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.1

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zouérat in January

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

In January, Zouérat sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zouérat in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zouérat peaks around August 24 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (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)	6	8	10	10	10	10	9	11	11	9	7	5
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	10	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	7	High
Dec	5	High

Air quality in Zouérat 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 Zouérat is worst in July — around 117 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 46 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)	69	70	64	58	65	82	117	96	75	54	46	68
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	69	Unhealthy
Feb	70	Unhealthy
Mar	64	Unhealthy
Apr	58	Unhealthy
May	65	Unhealthy
Jun	82	Unhealthy
Jul	117	Unhealthy
Aug	96	Unhealthy
Sep	75	Unhealthy
Oct	54	Poor
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	68	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Zouérat?

Zouérat sits at 22.7°N, 12.5°W, 352 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Atar, 254 km away.

Topography around Zouérat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zouérat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 358 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 716 m.

The land around Zouérat is covered by bare terrain (88%) within 3 km, bare terrain (100%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

226 m

bare terrain 88%

16 km

598 m

bare terrain 100%

80 km

716 m

bare terrain 100%

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

January weather nearby: Atar 254 km · Dakhla 372 km · Akjoujt 388 km · Boujdour 429 km · Smara 452 km · El Marsa 494 km · Laayoune 495 km · Nouadhibou 512 km

Mauritania travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 31% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,198; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 1; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 25.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
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 Zouérat (22.7354°, -12.4713°, elevation 352 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	11
4	23	11
5	23	11
6	23	11
7	23	11
8	23	11
9	23	11
10	23	11
11	23	11
12	23	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	24	11
29	24	11
30	24	11
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	78	22
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	76	24

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	78	22
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	76	24

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	78	22
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	76	24

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2