Milange weather in August

In August, Milange sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Milange's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Milange's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 19 mm; 3.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 5:57 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.2; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Milange reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15

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

Milange weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-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° / 20°	375	26.3	12.9	4.0
Feb	27° / 20°	250	20.3	12.5	4.5
Mar	27° / 19°	187	20.6	12.1	4.9
Apr	25° / 17°	72	12.9	11.6	6.4
May	24° / 15°	22	6.4	11.3	7.8
Jun	22° / 13°	24	6.2	11.1	7.5
Jul	22° / 13°	31	7.5	11.1	7.2
Aug	24° / 14°	19	3.9	11.5	8.2
Sep	27° / 16°	19	3	11.9	7.8
Oct	29° / 18°	40	6.1	12.4	6.2
Nov	29° / 19°	119	13.1	12.8	4.9
Dec	28° / 20°	279	23.4	12.9	4.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up 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 (%)	69	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	72	72	74	74	75	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78
Cloudier (%)	31	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Milange gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 16% 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 (%)	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11

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

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 71% 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 (%)	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70
Comfortable (%)	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27
Humid (%)	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	2	2	2	3	3	3

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

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	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 August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:27 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)	11.3	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	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47
Sunset (PM)	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:05	5:21
2	11.3	6:04	5:21
3	11.3	6:04	5:22
4	11.3	6:04	5:22
5	11.3	6:03	5:22
6	11.3	6:03	5:22
7	11.3	6:02	5:23
8	11.4	6:02	5:23
9	11.4	6:01	5:23
10	11.4	6:01	5:23
11	11.4	6:00	5:24
12	11.4	6:00	5:24
13	11.4	5:59	5:24
14	11.4	5:59	5:24
15	11.4	5:58	5:24
16	11.5	5:57	5:25
17	11.5	5:57	5:25
18	11.5	5:56	5:25
19	11.5	5:55	5:25
20	11.5	5:55	5:25
21	11.5	5:54	5:26
22	11.5	5:53	5:26
23	11.6	5:53	5:26
24	11.6	5:52	5:26
25	11.6	5:51	5:26
26	11.6	5:51	5:26
27	11.6	5:50	5:26
28	11.6	5:49	5:27
29	11.6	5:48	5:27
30	11.7	5:48	5:27
31	11.7	5:47	5:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.05 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)	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6
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	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Milange

In seasonPeak

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

Milange's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Milange?

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

8.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Milange in August

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

In August, Milange sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in Milange in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Milange peaks around January 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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)	15	15	15	12	9	8	8	10	11	13	13	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Milange 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 Milange is worst in September — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 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)	10	12	13	14	19	21	26	34	56	33	12	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	34	Moderate
Sep	56	Unhealthy
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Milange?

Milange sits at 16.1°S, 35.8°E, 681 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Mulanje, 30 km away.

Topography around Milange

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Milange has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 776 m around an average of 731 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,144 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,914 m.

The land around Milange is covered by cropland (47%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

776 m

cropland 47%

16 km

2,144 m

cropland 56%

80 km

2,914 m

cropland 43%

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

August weather nearby: Mulanje 30 km · Blantyre 89 km · Zomba 93 km · Nsanje 106 km · Liwonde 129 km · Morrumbala 138 km · Mwanza 144 km · Gurúè 147 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 Milange (-16.0986°, 35.77°, elevation 681 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	13
2	23	13
3	23	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	13
7	23	13
8	23	13
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	24	14
12	24	14
13	24	14
14	24	14
15	24	14
16	24	14
17	24	14
18	24	14
19	24	14
20	24	14
21	25	14
22	25	14
23	25	14
24	25	14
25	25	14
26	25	14
27	25	14
28	25	14
29	25	14
30	25	15
31	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

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

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