El Ksiba weather in March

In March, El Ksiba sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is El Ksiba's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Ksiba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 73 mm; 9.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:41 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover: 43%; 9th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.9; out of 10

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in El Ksiba reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

How March really feels in El Ksiba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March 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

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

El Ksiba weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 1°	58	6.4	2.8	10.1	4.5
Feb	15° / 2°	59	7.4	2.2	10.8	4.9
Mar	17° / 5°	73	9.8	1.6	11.8	5.9
Apr	19° / 8°	65	9.8	0.5	12.8	6.4
May	23° / 11°	56	9.6	0.1	13.6	7.1
Jun	28° / 15°	25	6.3	0	14.1	6.9
Jul	32° / 18°	16	5.9	0	13.9	4.5
Aug	32° / 18°	20	7.9	0	13.2	4.4
Sep	28° / 15°	35	7.7	0	12.2	6.9
Oct	23° / 11°	49	6.9	0	11.2	7.5
Nov	18° / 6°	63	6.8	0.5	10.3	6.3
Dec	15° / 3°	53	5.9	1.1	9.9	5.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 36%. 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 (%)	68	67	67	66	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61
Cloudier (%)	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

El Ksiba gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Snow chance (%)	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	7
2	29	7
3	29	7
4	29	6
5	30	6
6	30	6
7	30	6
8	30	5
9	30	5
10	30	5
11	30	5
12	30	5
13	30	5
14	31	5
15	31	5
16	31	5
17	32	5
18	32	6
19	32	6
20	33	6
21	33	6
22	33	6
23	33	5
24	34	5
25	34	5
26	34	5
27	34	5
28	34	5
29	34	4
30	34	4
31	34	4

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March 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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	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	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:37 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)	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:21
Sunset (PM)	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:00	6:15
2	11.3	6:59	6:16
3	11.3	6:58	6:16
4	11.3	6:56	6:17
5	11.4	6:55	6:18
6	11.4	6:54	6:19
7	11.4	6:53	6:19
8	11.5	6:51	6:20
9	11.5	6:50	6:21
10	11.5	6:49	6:22
11	11.6	6:48	6:23
12	11.6	6:46	6:23
13	11.6	6:45	6:24
14	11.7	6:44	6:25
15	11.7	6:43	6:26
16	11.8	6:41	6:26
17	11.8	6:40	6:27
18	11.8	6:39	6:28
19	11.9	6:37	6:28
20	11.9	6:36	6:29
21	11.9	6:35	6:30
22	12.0	6:33	6:31
23	12.0	6:32	6:31
24	12.0	6:31	6:32
25	12.1	6:29	6:33
26	12.1	6:28	6:33
27	12.1	6:26	6:34
28	12.2	6:25	6:35
29	12.2	6:24	6:36
30	12.2	6:22	6:36
31	12.3	6:21	6:37

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.5 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)	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0
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	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	6.0	Bright
31	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for El Ksiba

In seasonPeak

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

El Ksiba sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit El Ksiba?

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

5.9

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

1.5

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit El Ksiba for sightseeing.

What to pack for El Ksiba in March

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

In March, El Ksiba sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Ksiba in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March 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 El Ksiba peaks around July 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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)	4	4	9	11	10	10	11	11	8	8	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in El Ksiba 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 El Ksiba is worst in August — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 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)	13	17	16	21	21	19	26	31	22	17	12	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is El Ksiba?

El Ksiba sits at 32.6°N, 6.0°W, 1,079 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Zawyat ech Cheïkh, 12 km away.

Topography around El Ksiba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Ksiba has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 m around an average of 1,053 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,760 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,875 m.

The land around El Ksiba is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (33%), grassland (33%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

787 m

trees 62%

16 km

1,760 m

trees 33%

80 km

2,875 m

grassland 46%

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

March weather nearby: Zawyat ech Cheïkh 12 km · Kasba Tadla 23 km · Beni Mellal 41 km · Bejaâd 41 km · Khenifra 52 km · Oued Zem 61 km · Al Fqih Ben Çalah 63 km · Aguelmous 67 km

Morocco travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 42% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $4,672; 2025
Happiness: 4.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 80%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 17; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 492
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 El Ksiba (32.5729°, -6.0195°, elevation 1,079 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	16	4
2	16	4
3	16	4
4	16	4
5	16	4
6	16	4
7	17	4
8	17	4
9	17	4
10	17	5
11	17	5
12	17	5
13	17	5
14	17	5
15	17	5
16	17	5
17	17	5
18	17	5
19	18	5
20	18	5
21	18	5
22	18	6
23	18	6
24	18	6
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	6
28	18	6
29	18	6
30	18	6
31	18	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	7
2	29	7
3	29	7
4	29	6
5	30	6
6	30	6
7	30	6
8	30	5
9	30	5
10	30	5
11	30	5
12	30	5
13	30	5
14	31	5
15	31	5
16	31	5
17	32	5
18	32	6
19	32	6
20	33	6
21	33	6
22	33	6
23	33	5
24	34	5
25	34	5
26	34	5
27	34	5
28	34	5
29	34	4
30	34	4
31	34	4

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	7
2	29	7
3	29	7
4	29	6
5	30	6
6	30	6
7	30	6
8	30	5
9	30	5
10	30	5
11	30	5
12	30	5
13	30	5
14	31	5
15	31	5
16	31	5
17	32	5
18	32	6
19	32	6
20	33	6
21	33	6
22	33	6
23	33	5
24	34	5
25	34	5
26	34	5
27	34	5
28	34	5
29	34	4
30	34	4
31	34	4

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	7
2	29	7
3	29	7
4	29	6
5	30	6
6	30	6
7	30	6
8	30	5
9	30	5
10	30	5
11	30	5
12	30	5
13	30	5
14	31	5
15	31	5
16	31	5
17	32	5
18	32	6
19	32	6
20	33	6
21	33	6
22	33	6
23	33	5
24	34	5
25	34	5
26	34	5
27	34	5
28	34	5
29	34	4
30	34	4
31	34	4

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