Qurayyat weather in May

In May, Qurayyat sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Qurayyat's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qurayyat's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.5 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 36 min; 5:39 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 6th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 7.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Qurayyat is city in Saudi Arabia.

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Qurayyat reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

	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	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Avg low (°C)	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	15
2	30	15
3	30	16
4	30	16
5	31	16
6	31	16
7	31	16
8	31	16
9	31	17
10	31	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	32	17
14	32	17
15	32	17
16	32	18
17	33	18
18	33	18
19	33	18
20	33	18
21	33	18
22	33	18
23	33	18
24	34	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19
29	34	19
30	34	19
31	34	19

How May really feels in Qurayyat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 18 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 May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Qurayyat weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 4°	8	2.2	10.2	5.9
Feb	18° / 6°	6	1.8	10.9	7.2
Mar	22° / 9°	7	1.3	11.8	8.6
Apr	27° / 13°	3	0.6	12.7	8.1
May	32° / 17°	2	0.5	13.6	5.1
Jun	36° / 20°	0	0	14	2.9
Jul	38° / 22°	0	0	13.8	1.7
Aug	38° / 23°	0	0	13.1	1.7
Sep	35° / 20°	0	0	12.2	3.5
Oct	30° / 16°	2	0.3	11.2	6.8
Nov	22° / 10°	6	1.1	10.4	8.6
Dec	17° / 5°	6	1.3	10	7.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. 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 (%)	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	88	88	88	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	94	94
Cloudier (%)	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	87	13
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	94	6
31	94	6

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Qurayyat gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May 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	31
Dry (%)	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	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	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	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze
29	17	light breeze
30	17	light breeze
31	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:24 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)	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32
Sunset (PM)	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	5:52	7:04
2	13.2	5:51	7:05
3	13.3	5:50	7:05
4	13.3	5:49	7:06
5	13.3	5:48	7:07
6	13.3	5:47	7:08
7	13.4	5:46	7:08
8	13.4	5:45	7:09
9	13.4	5:44	7:10
10	13.4	5:44	7:10
11	13.5	5:43	7:11
12	13.5	5:42	7:12
13	13.5	5:41	7:12
14	13.5	5:41	7:13
15	13.6	5:40	7:14
16	13.6	5:39	7:15
17	13.6	5:39	7:15
18	13.6	5:38	7:16
19	13.7	5:37	7:17
20	13.7	5:37	7:17
21	13.7	5:36	7:18
22	13.7	5:36	7:19
23	13.7	5:35	7:19
24	13.8	5:35	7:20
25	13.8	5:34	7:20
26	13.8	5:34	7:21
27	13.8	5:33	7:22
28	13.8	5:33	7:22
29	13.8	5:33	7:23
30	13.9	5:32	7:24
31	13.9	5:32	7:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.36 kWh/m² to a high of 8.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.5	Intense
2	7.5	Intense
3	7.6	Intense
4	7.6	Intense
5	7.6	Intense
6	7.6	Intense
7	7.7	Intense
8	7.7	Intense
9	7.7	Intense
10	7.7	Intense
11	7.8	Intense
12	7.8	Intense
13	7.8	Intense
14	7.8	Intense
15	7.8	Intense
16	7.9	Intense
17	7.9	Intense
18	7.9	Intense
19	7.9	Intense
20	8.0	Intense
21	8.0	Intense
22	8.0	Intense
23	8.0	Intense
24	8.0	Intense
25	8.0	Intense
26	8.0	Intense
27	8.1	Intense
28	8.1	Intense
29	8.1	Intense
30	8.1	Intense
31	8.1	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Qurayyat

In seasonPeak

In May, Qurayyat sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Qurayyat sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust

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May

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Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Qurayyat?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Qurayyat for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Qurayyat in May

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

In May, Qurayyat sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qurayyat in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 Qurayyat peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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)	3	5	7	7	10	11	11	10	9	7	5	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	7	High
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Qurayyat in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Qurayyat is worst in May — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	40	45	52	59	60	53	53	51	48	47	42	41
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	40	Poor
Feb	45	Poor
Mar	52	Poor
Apr	59	Unhealthy
May	60	Unhealthy
Jun	53	Poor
Jul	53	Poor
Aug	51	Poor
Sep	48	Poor
Oct	47	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	41	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Qurayyat?

Qurayyat sits at 31.3°N, 37.3°E, 498 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ţubarjal, 124 km away.

Topography around Qurayyat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qurayyat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 500 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 532 m.

The land around Qurayyat is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and bare terrain (40%) within 3 km, bare terrain (93%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km

50 m

artificial surfaces 59%

16 km

144 m

bare terrain 93%

80 km

532 m

bare terrain 98%

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← April Qurayyat year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Ţubarjal 124 km · Ţurayf 131 km · Turaif 131 km · Az̧ Z̧ulayl 133 km · Saḩāb 140 km · Russeifa 144 km · Zarqa 144 km · Ḩayy al Quwaysimah 147 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 Qurayyat (31.3318°, 37.3428°, elevation 498 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	30	15
2	30	15
3	30	16
4	30	16
5	31	16
6	31	16
7	31	16
8	31	16
9	31	17
10	31	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	32	17
14	32	17
15	32	17
16	32	18
17	33	18
18	33	18
19	33	18
20	33	18
21	33	18
22	33	18
23	33	18
24	34	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19
29	34	19
30	34	19
31	34	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	87	13
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	15
2	30	15
3	30	16
4	30	16
5	31	16
6	31	16
7	31	16
8	31	16
9	31	17
10	31	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	32	17
14	32	17
15	32	17
16	32	18
17	33	18
18	33	18
19	33	18
20	33	18
21	33	18
22	33	18
23	33	18
24	34	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19
29	34	19
30	34	19
31	34	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	87	13
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	15
2	30	15
3	30	16
4	30	16
5	31	16
6	31	16
7	31	16
8	31	16
9	31	17
10	31	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	32	17
14	32	17
15	32	17
16	32	18
17	33	18
18	33	18
19	33	18
20	33	18
21	33	18
22	33	18
23	33	18
24	34	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19
29	34	19
30	34	19
31	34	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	87	13
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0