Tŏkch’ŏn weather in November

In November, Tŏkch’ŏn sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Tŏkch’ŏn's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tŏkch’ŏn's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 7°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -2°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 71 mm; 8.8 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 48 min; 7:27 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 5th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 2.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.2; out of 10

← October Tŏkch’ŏn year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical November day in Tŏkch’ŏn reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 10°C cooler than October and about 8°C warmer than December.

	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
Avg high (°C)	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2
Avg low (°C)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	1
2	12	1
3	11	1
4	11	1
5	11	1
6	10	0
7	10	0
8	10	0
9	9	0
10	9	0
11	9	-1
12	8	-1
13	8	-1
14	7	-2
15	7	-2
16	7	-2
17	6	-2
18	6	-3
19	6	-3
20	5	-3
21	5	-4
22	5	-4
23	4	-4
24	4	-5
25	4	-5
26	3	-5
27	3	-5
28	3	-6
29	3	-6
30	2	-6

How November really feels in Tŏkch’ŏn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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

The story in November is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tŏkch’ŏn weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-3° / -15°	18	3.9	4.2	9.5	0.0
Feb	1° / -11°	27	4.7	4.5	10.4	0.0
Mar	7° / -3°	40	6.9	3.5	11.7	1.2
Apr	15° / 3°	73	8.5	0.9	13	4.7
May	21° / 10°	122	10.6	0	14.2	6.5
Jun	25° / 15°	148	13.5	0	14.8	6.1
Jul	27° / 19°	385	19.5	0	14.5	5.0
Aug	27° / 19°	311	16.8	0	13.6	5.3
Sep	23° / 13°	124	9.2	0	12.3	6.9
Oct	17° / 5°	69	8	0.1	10.9	5.6
Nov	7° / -2°	71	8.8	2.8	9.8	1.2
Dec	-1° / -11°	34	6.7	6	9.2	0.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

	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
Clearer (%)	62	61	61	61	60	59	59	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	60
Cloudier (%)	38	39	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	60	40

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Tŏkch’ŏn gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 3 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
Rain chance (%)	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26
Snow chance (%)	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7	8	9	10	10	11	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	17	17

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

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November 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
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

	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

Wind in November

Winds average 7 km/h in November.

Across November, 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
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
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

	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

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:07 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
Daylight (h)	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:42
Sunset (PM)	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	7:10	5:27
2	10.2	7:11	5:26
3	10.2	7:12	5:25
4	10.2	7:13	5:24
5	10.1	7:15	5:23
6	10.1	7:16	5:22
7	10.1	7:17	5:21
8	10.0	7:18	5:20
9	10.0	7:19	5:19
10	10.0	7:20	5:18
11	9.9	7:21	5:17
12	9.9	7:23	5:16
13	9.9	7:24	5:16
14	9.8	7:25	5:15
15	9.8	7:26	5:14
16	9.8	7:27	5:13
17	9.7	7:28	5:13
18	9.7	7:29	5:12
19	9.7	7:30	5:11
20	9.7	7:32	5:11
21	9.6	7:33	5:10
22	9.6	7:34	5:10
23	9.6	7:35	5:09
24	9.5	7:36	5:09
25	9.5	7:37	5:08
26	9.5	7:38	5:08
27	9.5	7:39	5:08
28	9.5	7:40	5:07
29	9.4	7:41	5:07
30	9.4	7:42	5:07

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 2.34 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.9	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.4	Moderate
14	2.3	Moderate
15	2.3	Moderate
16	2.3	Moderate
17	2.3	Moderate
18	2.3	Moderate
19	2.3	Moderate
20	2.2	Moderate
21	2.2	Moderate
22	2.2	Moderate
23	2.2	Moderate
24	2.2	Moderate
25	2.2	Moderate
26	2.2	Moderate
27	2.2	Moderate
28	2.2	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Tŏkch’ŏn

In seasonPeak

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

Tŏkch’ŏn's rainy season runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is November a good time to visit Tŏkch’ŏn?

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

1.2

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tŏkch’ŏn.

What to pack for Tŏkch’ŏn in November

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

In November, Tŏkch’ŏn sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Tŏkch’ŏn in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tŏkch’ŏn peaks around August 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	7	7	6	9	7	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Tŏkch’ŏn in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tŏkch’ŏn is worst in January — around 159 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 70 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)	159	137	130	111	95	85	70	73	98	118	126	125
Level	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	159	Very unhealthy
Feb	137	Unhealthy
Mar	130	Unhealthy
Apr	111	Unhealthy
May	95	Unhealthy
Jun	85	Unhealthy
Jul	70	Unhealthy
Aug	73	Unhealthy
Sep	98	Unhealthy
Oct	118	Unhealthy
Nov	126	Unhealthy
Dec	125	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Tŏkch’ŏn?

Tŏkch’ŏn sits at 39.8°N, 126.3°E, 113 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Kujang-ŭp, 23 km away.

Topography around Tŏkch’ŏn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tŏkch’ŏn has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m around an average of 208 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,148 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,000 m.

The land around Tŏkch’ŏn is covered by cropland (50%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

495 m

cropland 50%

16 km

1,148 m

trees 71%

80 km

2,000 m

trees 70%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← October Tŏkch’ŏn year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Kujang-ŭp 23 km · Kaech’ŏn 32 km · Sunch’ŏn 45 km · Anju 53 km · Sinanju 58 km · Paek'ak 64 km · P’yŏngsŏng 65 km · Songwŏn-ŭp 69 km

North Korea travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Safe drinking water: 67%; of population, 2023
Road deaths: 24.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank

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 Tŏkch’ŏn (39.7526°, 126.258°, elevation 113 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	12	1
2	12	1
3	11	1
4	11	1
5	11	1
6	10	0
7	10	0
8	10	0
9	9	0
10	9	0
11	9	-1
12	8	-1
13	8	-1
14	7	-2
15	7	-2
16	7	-2
17	6	-2
18	6	-3
19	6	-3
20	5	-3
21	5	-4
22	5	-4
23	4	-4
24	4	-5
25	4	-5
26	3	-5
27	3	-5
28	3	-6
29	3	-6
30	2	-6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	60	40

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

	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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	1
2	12	1
3	11	1
4	11	1
5	11	1
6	10	0
7	10	0
8	10	0
9	9	0
10	9	0
11	9	-1
12	8	-1
13	8	-1
14	7	-2
15	7	-2
16	7	-2
17	6	-2
18	6	-3
19	6	-3
20	5	-3
21	5	-4
22	5	-4
23	4	-4
24	4	-5
25	4	-5
26	3	-5
27	3	-5
28	3	-6
29	3	-6
30	2	-6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	60	40

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

	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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	1
2	12	1
3	11	1
4	11	1
5	11	1
6	10	0
7	10	0
8	10	0
9	9	0
10	9	0
11	9	-1
12	8	-1
13	8	-1
14	7	-2
15	7	-2
16	7	-2
17	6	-2
18	6	-3
19	6	-3
20	5	-3
21	5	-4
22	5	-4
23	4	-4
24	4	-5
25	4	-5
26	3	-5
27	3	-5
28	3	-6
29	3	-6
30	2	-6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	60	40

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

	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