Ţurayf weather in October

In October, Ţurayf sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ţurayf's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ţurayf's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 5 mm; 1.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:34 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover: 19%; 5th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.4; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ţurayf reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than 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)	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	24
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12

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

How October really feels in Ţurayf

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

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

Ţurayf weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 3°	14	3.3	10.2	4.3
Feb	15° / 4°	11	2.5	10.8	5.7
Mar	20° / 8°	11	2.4	11.8	7.8
Apr	25° / 12°	8	1.7	12.8	8.7
May	31° / 17°	3	0.5	13.6	6.3
Jun	35° / 20°	0	0.1	14	3.7
Jul	37° / 22°	0	0	13.9	2.3
Aug	37° / 23°	0	0	13.2	2.1
Sep	34° / 20°	0	0.1	12.2	4.0
Oct	29° / 16°	5	1.1	11.2	7.4
Nov	20° / 9°	9	2	10.4	8.0
Dec	15° / 4°	12	2	10	5.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% 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 8%. Skies tend to cloud over 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 (%)	96	96	95	95	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	89
Cloudier (%)	4	4	5	5	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	94	6
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	89	11
31	89	11

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ţurayf gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.1 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 3% and peaks near 6% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 99% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	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	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
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	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

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

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 5:32 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)	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46
Sunset (PM)	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:24	6:05
2	11.7	6:24	6:04
3	11.6	6:25	6:03
4	11.6	6:26	6:01
5	11.6	6:26	6:00
6	11.5	6:27	5:59
7	11.5	6:28	5:57
8	11.5	6:28	5:56
9	11.4	6:29	5:55
10	11.4	6:30	5:54
11	11.4	6:30	5:53
12	11.3	6:31	5:51
13	11.3	6:32	5:50
14	11.3	6:33	5:49
15	11.2	6:33	5:48
16	11.2	6:34	5:47
17	11.2	6:35	5:46
18	11.1	6:36	5:44
19	11.1	6:36	5:43
20	11.1	6:37	5:42
21	11.1	6:38	5:41
22	11.0	6:39	5:40
23	11.0	6:39	5:39
24	11.0	6:40	5:38
25	10.9	6:41	5:37
26	10.9	6:42	5:36
27	10.9	6:43	5:35
28	10.8	6:44	5:34
29	10.8	6:44	5:33
30	10.8	6:45	5:33
31	10.8	6:46	5:32

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 8.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.12 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)	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5
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	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ţurayf

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Is October a good time to visit Ţurayf?

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

7.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.6

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ţurayf in October

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

In October, Ţurayf sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Ţurayf in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ţurayf peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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	6	10	12	11	11	10	7	5	4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	6	High
May	10	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Ţurayf in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ţurayf is worst in May — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 40 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)	41	48	58	64	66	56	52	49	48	51	41	40
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	41	Poor
Feb	48	Poor
Mar	58	Unhealthy
Apr	64	Unhealthy
May	66	Unhealthy
Jun	56	Unhealthy
Jul	52	Poor
Aug	49	Poor
Sep	48	Poor
Oct	51	Poor
Nov	41	Poor
Dec	40	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Ţurayf?

Ţurayf sits at 31.7°N, 38.7°E, 829 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Turaif, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Ţurayf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ţurayf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 828 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 468 m.

The land around Ţurayf is covered by bare terrain (60%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

34 m

bare terrain 60%

16 km

115 m

bare terrain 98%

80 km

468 m

bare terrain 100%

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

October weather nearby: Turaif 0.0 km · Qurayyat 131 km · Ţubarjal 137 km · Rukban 183 km · Ar Ruţbah 215 km · As-Suwayda 228 km · Az̧ Z̧ulayl 230 km · Arar 239 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 Ţurayf (31.672°, 38.663°, elevation 829 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	32	18
2	32	18
3	31	18
4	31	18
5	31	18
6	31	17
7	31	17
8	31	17
9	30	17
10	30	17
11	30	17
12	30	17
13	30	16
14	29	16
15	29	16
16	29	16
17	29	16
18	29	16
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	27	15
23	27	14
24	27	14
25	26	14
26	26	14
27	26	13
28	25	13
29	25	13
30	25	13
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	94	6
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	89	11
31	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
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	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	94	6
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	89	11
31	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
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	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	94	6
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	89	11
31	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
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	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2