Dumaguete weather in October

In October, Dumaguete sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 256 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dumaguete's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dumaguete's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 256 mm; 28.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:38 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 8th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

Dumaguete is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Negros Oriental.

Density: 3,377/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1948

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Dumaguete reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

How October really feels in Dumaguete

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dumaguete weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 24°	112	17.6	11.5	4.4
Feb	30° / 24°	106	12.7	11.7	4.7
Mar	30° / 24°	89	12.2	11.9	4.5
Apr	32° / 25°	74	12.4	12.2	4.0
May	31° / 25°	161	22.2	12.4	3.0
Jun	30° / 25°	249	26.7	12.5	2.8
Jul	30° / 25°	278	27.7	12.5	2.9
Aug	30° / 25°	240	25.3	12.3	3.1
Sep	30° / 25°	247	26.3	12.1	2.9
Oct	30° / 25°	256	28.1	11.8	2.9
Nov	30° / 25°	176	24.3	11.6	3.2
Dec	29° / 24°	165	22.3	11.5	3.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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

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

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dumaguete gets around 256 mm of rain over 28.1 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 90% and peaks near 92% 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 (%)	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	88	87	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	89
26	89
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	87
31	87

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Oppressive (%)	34	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	30	30	30	30
Miserable (%)	66	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	70	70	70	70

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	34	66
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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	8	8	8	8	8
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
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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
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25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	8	calm
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29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:20 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40
Sunset (PM)	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:38	5:33
2	11.9	5:38	5:33
3	11.9	5:38	5:32
4	11.9	5:38	5:32
5	11.9	5:38	5:31
6	11.9	5:38	5:30
7	11.9	5:38	5:30
8	11.9	5:38	5:29
9	11.8	5:38	5:29
10	11.8	5:38	5:28
11	11.8	5:38	5:28
12	11.8	5:38	5:27
13	11.8	5:38	5:27
14	11.8	5:38	5:26
15	11.8	5:38	5:26
16	11.8	5:38	5:26
17	11.8	5:38	5:25
18	11.8	5:38	5:25
19	11.8	5:38	5:24
20	11.8	5:38	5:24
21	11.7	5:39	5:23
22	11.7	5:39	5:23
23	11.7	5:39	5:23
24	11.7	5:39	5:22
25	11.7	5:39	5:22
26	11.7	5:39	5:22
27	11.7	5:39	5:22
28	11.7	5:40	5:21
29	11.7	5:40	5:21
30	11.7	5:40	5:21
31	11.7	5:40	5:20

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.04 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)	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
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17	5.0	Bright
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20	5.0	Bright
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24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dumaguete

In seasonPeak

In October, Dumaguete sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Dumaguete sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Dumaguete?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dumaguete.

What to pack for Dumaguete in October

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

In October, Dumaguete sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dumaguete in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	27	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	27	Warm
Apr	28	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Dumaguete in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dumaguete peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (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)	11	13	15	14	13	12	12	13	13	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

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

Location & terrain

Where is Dumaguete?

Dumaguete sits at 9.3°N, 123.3°E, 10 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Sibulan, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Dumaguete

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dumaguete has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,845 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,813 m.

The land around Dumaguete is covered by water (46%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (59%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and water (67%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

43 m

water 46%

16 km

1,845 m

water 59%

80 km

1,813 m

water 67%

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← September Dumaguete year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Sibulan 6.0 km · Tanjay 29 km · Bais 38 km · Santa Catalina 49 km · Bayawan 56 km · Tagbilaran 71 km · Dapitan 73 km · Dipolog 82 km

Philippines travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B / C; 230 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 33% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $4,171; 2025
Happiness: 6.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 48%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 4.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 569
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 Dumaguete (9.3065°, 123.3077°, elevation 10 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. 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	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25
31	30	25

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	89
26	89
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	87
31	87

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	34	66
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	89
26	89
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	87
31	87

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	34	66
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	89
26	89
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	87
31	87

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	34	66
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70