Mandimba weather in January

In January, Mandimba sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 335 mm of rain across 26.6 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mandimba's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mandimba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 335 mm; 26.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:24 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 12th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mandimba reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with 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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	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	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

Mandimba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 20°	335	26.6	12.8	3.8
Feb	28° / 20°	242	21.8	12.5	4.2
Mar	28° / 20°	151	20	12.1	4.9
Apr	27° / 18°	40	7.5	11.7	7.0
May	26° / 16°	6	1.4	11.3	8.4
Jun	24° / 14°	2	0.6	11.2	8.9
Jul	24° / 13°	2	0.5	11.2	8.8
Aug	26° / 15°	2	0.4	11.5	8.7
Sep	28° / 17°	2	0.5	11.9	7.7
Oct	30° / 19°	15	2.5	12.3	6.0
Nov	31° / 21°	58	7.9	12.7	4.8
Dec	29° / 20°	204	20.9	12.8	4.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	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 (%)	20	19	18	16	16	14	13	12	12	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	14
Cloudier (%)	80	81	82	84	84	86	87	88	88	90	90	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	87	86	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	13	87
30	14	86
31	14	86

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mandimba gets around 335 mm of rain over 26.6 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 85% and peaks near 87% 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 (%)	79	80	80	81	82	82	83	84	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	80
3	80
4	81
5	82
6	82
7	83
8	84
9	85
10	86
11	86
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	84

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

	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
Humid (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
Muggy (%)	86	86	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	79	79
Oppressive (%)	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	16	16

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	86	9
2	5	86	9
3	5	85	10
4	5	85	10
5	5	85	10
6	5	85	10
7	4	86	10
8	4	86	10
9	4	86	10
10	4	86	10
11	4	86	10
12	4	86	10
13	4	86	10
14	4	86	10
15	4	86	10
16	4	86	10
17	4	86	10
18	4	86	10
19	4	85	11
20	4	85	11
21	4	84	12
22	4	84	12
23	4	83	13
24	4	83	13
25	4	82	14
26	4	82	14
27	4	81	15
28	4	81	15
29	5	80	15
30	5	79	16
31	5	79	16

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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	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	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	6	calm
23	6	calm
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25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:10 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)	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32
Sunset (PM)	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:15	6:06
2	12.8	5:16	6:06
3	12.8	5:17	6:06
4	12.8	5:17	6:07
5	12.8	5:18	6:07
6	12.8	5:18	6:07
7	12.8	5:19	6:08
8	12.8	5:19	6:08
9	12.8	5:20	6:08
10	12.8	5:20	6:08
11	12.8	5:21	6:09
12	12.8	5:22	6:09
13	12.8	5:22	6:09
14	12.8	5:23	6:09
15	12.8	5:23	6:09
16	12.8	5:24	6:10
17	12.8	5:24	6:10
18	12.7	5:25	6:10
19	12.7	5:25	6:10
20	12.7	5:26	6:10
21	12.7	5:26	6:10
22	12.7	5:27	6:10
23	12.7	5:28	6:10
24	12.7	5:28	6:10
25	12.7	5:29	6:10
26	12.7	5:29	6:10
27	12.7	5:30	6:10
28	12.7	5:30	6:10
29	12.7	5:31	6:10
30	12.6	5:31	6:10
31	12.6	5:32	6:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.32 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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
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	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mandimba

In seasonPeak

In January, Mandimba sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mandimba'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 January a good time to visit Mandimba?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mandimba.

What to pack for Mandimba in January

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

In January, Mandimba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mandimba in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mandimba peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 8 (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)	16	15	15	12	9	8	9	10	11	13	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Mandimba 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 Mandimba is worst in August — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.7× the cleanest month (December, 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)	9	10	10	9	10	15	27	49	42	21	9	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	49	Poor
Sep	42	Poor
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mandimba?

Mandimba sits at 14.4°S, 35.7°E, 768 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Mangochi, 44 km away.

Topography around Mandimba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mandimba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 763 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,268 m.

The land around Mandimba is covered by cropland (50%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (24%), cropland (24%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

134 m

cropland 50%

16 km

723 m

cropland 40%

80 km

1,268 m

grassland 24%

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

January weather nearby: Mangochi 44 km · Monkey Bay 85 km · Liwonde 92 km · Balaka 102 km · Cuamba 108 km · Zomba 120 km · Ntcheu 121 km · Lichinga 124 km

Mozambique travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / M; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $627; 2025
Happiness: 5.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 28%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 3.6; per 100k, 2011
Road deaths: 30; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 465
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 Mandimba (-14.3525°, 35.6506°, elevation 768 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	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	13	87
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	80
3	80
4	81
5	82
6	82
7	83
8	84
9	85
10	86
11	86
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	84

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	86	9
2	5	86	9
3	5	85	10
4	5	85	10
5	5	85	10
6	5	85	10
7	4	86	10
8	4	86	10
9	4	86	10
10	4	86	10
11	4	86	10
12	4	86	10
13	4	86	10
14	4	86	10
15	4	86	10
16	4	86	10
17	4	86	10
18	4	86	10
19	4	85	11
20	4	85	11
21	4	84	12
22	4	84	12
23	4	83	13
24	4	83	13
25	4	82	14
26	4	82	14
27	4	81	15
28	4	81	15
29	5	80	15
30	5	79	16
31	5	79	16

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	13	87
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	80
3	80
4	81
5	82
6	82
7	83
8	84
9	85
10	86
11	86
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	84

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	86	9
2	5	86	9
3	5	85	10
4	5	85	10
5	5	85	10
6	5	85	10
7	4	86	10
8	4	86	10
9	4	86	10
10	4	86	10
11	4	86	10
12	4	86	10
13	4	86	10
14	4	86	10
15	4	86	10
16	4	86	10
17	4	86	10
18	4	86	10
19	4	85	11
20	4	85	11
21	4	84	12
22	4	84	12
23	4	83	13
24	4	83	13
25	4	82	14
26	4	82	14
27	4	81	15
28	4	81	15
29	5	80	15
30	5	79	16
31	5	79	16

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	13	87
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	80
3	80
4	81
5	82
6	82
7	83
8	84
9	85
10	86
11	86
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	84

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	86	9
2	5	86	9
3	5	85	10
4	5	85	10
5	5	85	10
6	5	85	10
7	4	86	10
8	4	86	10
9	4	86	10
10	4	86	10
11	4	86	10
12	4	86	10
13	4	86	10
14	4	86	10
15	4	86	10
16	4	86	10
17	4	86	10
18	4	86	10
19	4	85	11
20	4	85	11
21	4	84	12
22	4	84	12
23	4	83	13
24	4	83	13
25	4	82	14
26	4	82	14
27	4	81	15
28	4	81	15
29	5	80	15
30	5	79	16
31	5	79	16