Tacámbaro de Codallos weather in December

In December, Tacámbaro de Codallos sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of December to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tacámbaro de Codallos's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tacámbaro de Codallos's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 15 mm; 3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:17 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 40%; 5th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; out of 10

Tacámbaro de Codallos is municipal seat of Tacámbaro, State of Michoacán, Mexico.

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical December day in Tacámbaro de Codallos reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

	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	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

Tacámbaro de Codallos weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December 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	22° / 8°	25	3.1	11	8.1
Feb	23° / 9°	20	2.6	11.3	8.6
Mar	25° / 10°	19	2.5	11.9	8.6
Apr	27° / 12°	10	2.2	12.4	8.0
May	27° / 14°	103	14	12.9	6.1
Jun	24° / 15°	318	27	13.1	4.0
Jul	23° / 14°	389	30.2	13	3.6
Aug	23° / 14°	406	30.4	12.7	3.6
Sep	23° / 14°	355	28.8	12.1	3.6
Oct	23° / 13°	190	23.6	11.6	4.7
Nov	23° / 10°	57	10.4	11.1	6.9
Dec	22° / 8°	15	3	10.9	8.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to cloud over 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 (%)	77	76	76	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	71	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	70
Cloudier (%)	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	70	30

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tacámbaro de Codallos gets around 15 mm of rain over 3 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 15% 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 (%)	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7

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

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 98% 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 (%)	91	92	93	93	94	95	96	96	97	97	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	9	8	7	7	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	92	8
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 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)	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	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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
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10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
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16	6	calm
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18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
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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 December

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:15 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)	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:23
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:08	6:03
2	10.9	7:08	6:03
3	10.9	7:09	6:04
4	10.9	7:10	6:04
5	10.9	7:10	6:04
6	10.9	7:11	6:04
7	10.9	7:11	6:04
8	10.9	7:12	6:05
9	10.9	7:13	6:05
10	10.9	7:13	6:05
11	10.9	7:14	6:06
12	10.9	7:14	6:06
13	10.9	7:15	6:06
14	10.9	7:16	6:07
15	10.8	7:16	6:07
16	10.8	7:17	6:07
17	10.8	7:17	6:08
18	10.8	7:18	6:08
19	10.8	7:18	6:09
20	10.8	7:19	6:09
21	10.8	7:19	6:10
22	10.8	7:20	6:10
23	10.8	7:20	6:10
24	10.8	7:21	6:11
25	10.8	7:21	6:11
26	10.8	7:21	6:12
27	10.8	7:22	6:12
28	10.8	7:22	6:13
29	10.8	7:23	6:14
30	10.9	7:23	6:14
31	10.9	7:23	6:15

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.82 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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
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	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Tacámbaro de Codallos

In seasonPeak

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

Tacámbaro de Codallos's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Tacámbaro de Codallos?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Tacámbaro de Codallos for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tacámbaro de Codallos in December

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

In December, Tacámbaro de Codallos sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Tacámbaro de Codallos in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tacámbaro de Codallos peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (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)	9	11	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Tacámbaro de Codallos in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tacámbaro de Codallos is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (March, 14 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)	16	15	14	29	32	18	19	18	18	17	16	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	32	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Tacámbaro de Codallos?

Tacámbaro de Codallos sits at 19.2°N, 101.5°W, 1,622 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ario de Rosales, 27 km away.

Topography around Tacámbaro de Codallos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tacámbaro de Codallos has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 671 m around an average of 1,650 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,218 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,248 m.

The land around Tacámbaro de Codallos is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

671 m

trees 72%

16 km

2,218 m

trees 72%

80 km

3,248 m

trees 57%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← November Tacámbaro de Codallos year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Ario de Rosales 27 km · Pátzcuaro 35 km · Morelia 59 km · Uruapan 66 km · Nueva Italia de Ruiz 71 km · Zacapu 73 km · Paracho de Verduzco 77 km · Huetamo de Núñez 90 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 54% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $13,889; 2025
Happiness: 7.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 43%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 24.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 440
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 Tacámbaro de Codallos (19.2361°, -101.458°, elevation 1,622 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	9
2	22	9
3	22	9
4	22	9
5	22	9
6	22	9
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	22	9
10	22	9
11	22	8
12	22	8
13	22	8
14	22	8
15	22	8
16	22	8
17	22	8
18	22	8
19	22	8
20	22	8
21	22	8
22	22	8
23	22	8
24	22	8
25	22	8
26	22	8
27	22	8
28	22	8
29	22	8
30	22	8
31	22	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	70	30

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	92	8
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	70	30

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	92	8
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	70	30

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	92	8
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0