Qal‘at Bīshah weather in February

In February, Qal‘at Bīshah sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Qal‘at Bīshah's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qal‘at Bīshah's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:45 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 17%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.1; out of 10

Qal‘at Bīshah is human settlement in Saudi Arabia.

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical February day in Qal‘at Bīshah reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

	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
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

How February really feels in Qal‘at Bīshah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February 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

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

Qal‘at Bīshah weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 11°	4	1	10.9	8.9
Feb	28° / 13°	3	0.6	11.3	8.1
Mar	31° / 16°	9	2	11.9	5.9
Apr	34° / 19°	13	3.3	12.4	4.0
May	37° / 22°	3	1.3	12.9	2.1
Jun	39° / 24°	0	0.1	13.2	0.8
Jul	39° / 25°	0	0.1	13.1	0.6
Aug	39° / 25°	1	0.4	12.7	0.5
Sep	37° / 22°	0	0	12.1	2.0
Oct	33° / 18°	1	0.3	11.5	5.1
Nov	29° / 14°	2	0.4	11.1	7.5
Dec	26° / 11°	1	0.2	10.8	9.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

	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
Clearer (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92
Cloudier (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Qal‘at Bīshah gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% 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
Rain chance (%)	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 96% 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
Dry (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	97	3	0
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	97	3	0
7	97	3	0
8	96	4	0
9	96	4	0
10	95	4	1
11	95	4	1
12	95	4	1
13	95	4	1
14	95	4	1
15	95	4	1
16	95	4	1
17	95	4	1
18	95	4	1
19	95	4	1
20	95	4	1
21	96	4	0
22	96	4	0
23	96	4	0
24	96	4	0
25	96	4	0
26	96	4	0
27	95	5	0
28	95	5	0

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:56 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
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:50	5:56
2	11.1	6:50	5:57
3	11.1	6:49	5:57
4	11.1	6:49	5:58
5	11.2	6:49	5:58
6	11.2	6:48	5:59
7	11.2	6:48	6:00
8	11.2	6:48	6:00
9	11.2	6:47	6:01
10	11.2	6:47	6:01
11	11.3	6:46	6:02
12	11.3	6:46	6:02
13	11.3	6:46	6:03
14	11.3	6:45	6:03
15	11.3	6:45	6:04
16	11.3	6:44	6:04
17	11.4	6:43	6:05
18	11.4	6:43	6:05
19	11.4	6:42	6:06
20	11.4	6:42	6:06
21	11.4	6:41	6:07
22	11.4	6:40	6:07
23	11.5	6:40	6:08
24	11.5	6:39	6:08
25	11.5	6:39	6:08
26	11.5	6:38	6:09
27	11.5	6:37	6:09
28	11.6	6:36	6:10

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.78 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Qal‘at Bīshah

In seasonPeak

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

Qal‘at Bīshah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Dec

Is February a good time to visit Qal‘at Bīshah?

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

8.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

9.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Qal‘at Bīshah for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Qal‘at Bīshah in February

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

In February, Qal‘at Bīshah sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Qal‘at Bīshah in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qal‘at Bīshah peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (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)	8	11	14	14	10	12	12	12	10	10	7	5
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	7	Very high
Dec	5	High

Air quality in Qal‘at Bīshah in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Qal‘at Bīshah is worst in February — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 47 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)	82	91	87	78	66	63	71	68	53	47	62	73
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	82	Unhealthy
Feb	91	Unhealthy
Mar	87	Unhealthy
Apr	78	Unhealthy
May	66	Unhealthy
Jun	63	Unhealthy
Jul	71	Unhealthy
Aug	68	Unhealthy
Sep	53	Poor
Oct	47	Poor
Nov	62	Unhealthy
Dec	73	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Qal‘at Bīshah?

Qal‘at Bīshah sits at 20.0°N, 42.6°E, 1,168 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Sabt Alalayah, 82 km away.

Topography around Qal‘at Bīshah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Qal‘at Bīshah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qal‘at Bīshah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 1,162 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,274 m.

The land around Qal‘at Bīshah is covered by bare terrain (60%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

46 m

bare terrain 60%

16 km

318 m

bare terrain 95%

80 km

1,274 m

bare terrain 99%

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← January Qal‘at Bīshah year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Sabt Alalayah 82 km · An Nimas 108 km · Baljurashi 111 km · Al Bahah 119 km · Bariq 139 km · Ranyah 141 km · Al ‘Aqīq 143 km · Turabah 169 km

Saudi Arabia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type G; 230 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 47% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $34,537; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 0.9; per 100k, 2019
Road deaths: 35.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 404

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 Qal‘at Bīshah (20.0005°, 42.6052°, elevation 1,168 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	27	12
2	27	12
3	27	12
4	27	12
5	27	12
6	27	12
7	27	12
8	28	12
9	28	12
10	28	12
11	28	13
12	28	13
13	28	13
14	28	13
15	28	13
16	28	13
17	28	13
18	29	13
19	29	13
20	29	14
21	29	14
22	29	14
23	29	14
24	29	14
25	29	14
26	29	14
27	29	14
28	29	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	97	3	0
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	97	3	0
7	97	3	0
8	96	4	0
9	96	4	0
10	95	4	1
11	95	4	1
12	95	4	1
13	95	4	1
14	95	4	1
15	95	4	1
16	95	4	1
17	95	4	1
18	95	4	1
19	95	4	1
20	95	4	1
21	96	4	0
22	96	4	0
23	96	4	0
24	96	4	0
25	96	4	0
26	96	4	0
27	95	5	0
28	95	5	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	97	3	0
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	97	3	0
7	97	3	0
8	96	4	0
9	96	4	0
10	95	4	1
11	95	4	1
12	95	4	1
13	95	4	1
14	95	4	1
15	95	4	1
16	95	4	1
17	95	4	1
18	95	4	1
19	95	4	1
20	95	4	1
21	96	4	0
22	96	4	0
23	96	4	0
24	96	4	0
25	96	4	0
26	96	4	0
27	95	5	0
28	95	5	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	97	3	0
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	97	3	0
7	97	3	0
8	96	4	0
9	96	4	0
10	95	4	1
11	95	4	1
12	95	4	1
13	95	4	1
14	95	4	1
15	95	4	1
16	95	4	1
17	95	4	1
18	95	4	1
19	95	4	1
20	95	4	1
21	96	4	0
22	96	4	0
23	96	4	0
24	96	4	0
25	96	4	0
26	96	4	0
27	95	5	0
28	95	5	0