Bloemfontein weather in October

In October, Bloemfontein sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 43 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bloemfontein's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bloemfontein's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 43 mm; 6.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:39 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover: 36%; 6th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

Bloemfontein is judicial capital of South Africa.

Density: 2,357/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1846

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Bloemfontein reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler 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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

How October really feels in Bloemfontein

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.

Bloemfontein 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	31° / 18°	82	12.4	13.7	4.6
Feb	30° / 17°	73	11.2	13	5.1
Mar	28° / 15°	72	10.1	12.2	6.4
Apr	24° / 11°	47	7.3	11.3	7.7
May	21° / 6°	20	3.2	10.6	8.2
Jun	18° / 2°	11	1.8	10.2	7.8
Jul	18° / 2°	8	1.3	10.3	8.0
Aug	21° / 4°	15	2.2	11	8.5
Sep	25° / 9°	16	2.7	11.8	8.5
Oct	28° / 12°	43	6.8	12.7	7.2
Nov	29° / 14°	66	8.3	13.5	6.0
Dec	31° / 16°	76	10.3	13.8	4.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. 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 (%)	78	78	78	78	78	79	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	74	74
Cloudier (%)	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	74	26
31	74	26

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bloemfontein gets around 43 mm of rain over 6.8 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 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	14	15	15	16	16	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26

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

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 94% 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	98	98	98	97	97	96	96	95	95	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

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 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	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	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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
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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
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22	13	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
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:32 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)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:25
Sunset (PM)	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:56	6:12
2	12.3	5:55	6:13
3	12.3	5:53	6:14
4	12.4	5:52	6:14
5	12.4	5:51	6:15
6	12.4	5:50	6:15
7	12.5	5:49	6:16
8	12.5	5:48	6:17
9	12.5	5:46	6:17
10	12.5	5:45	6:18
11	12.6	5:44	6:18
12	12.6	5:43	6:19
13	12.6	5:42	6:20
14	12.7	5:41	6:20
15	12.7	5:40	6:21
16	12.7	5:39	6:22
17	12.7	5:38	6:22
18	12.8	5:37	6:23
19	12.8	5:36	6:24
20	12.8	5:35	6:24
21	12.9	5:34	6:25
22	12.9	5:33	6:26
23	12.9	5:32	6:26
24	12.9	5:31	6:27
25	13.0	5:30	6:28
26	13.0	5:29	6:29
27	13.0	5:28	6:29
28	13.0	5:28	6:30
29	13.1	5:27	6:31
30	13.1	5:26	6:31
31	13.1	5:25	6:32

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.95 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)	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3
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	6.6	Intense
2	6.6	Intense
3	6.6	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.7	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.9	Intense
13	6.9	Intense
14	6.9	Intense
15	6.9	Intense
16	7.0	Intense
17	7.0	Intense
18	7.0	Intense
19	7.0	Intense
20	7.0	Intense
21	7.1	Intense
22	7.1	Intense
23	7.1	Intense
24	7.1	Intense
25	7.1	Intense
26	7.2	Intense
27	7.2	Intense
28	7.2	Intense
29	7.2	Intense
30	7.3	Intense
31	7.3	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bloemfontein?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

7.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bloemfontein in October

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

In October, Bloemfontein sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Bloemfontein in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Bloemfontein peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (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)	15	13	11	8	6	4	5	7	8	11	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	7	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Bloemfontein 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 Bloemfontein is worst in June — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 5 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)	6	8	10	13	18	19	19	18	16	11	6	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	13	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Bloemfontein?

Bloemfontein sits at 29.1°S, 26.2°E, 1,396 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Botshabelo, 52 km away.

Topography around Bloemfontein

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bloemfontein has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 1,404 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 920 m.

The land around Bloemfontein is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) within 16 km, and grassland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

130 m

artificial surfaces 64%

16 km

291 m

grassland 62%

80 km

920 m

grassland 81%

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

October weather nearby: Botshabelo 52 km · Winnie Mandela 52 km · Thaba Nchu 61 km · Theunissen 92 km · Bultfontein 93 km · Winburg 102 km · Ladybrand 121 km · Maseru 125 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / M / N; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 41% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,598; 2025
Happiness: 5.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 68%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 43.7; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 22.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 602
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 Bloemfontein (-29.1211°, 26.214°, elevation 1,396 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	10
2	27	11
3	27	11
4	27	11
5	27	11
6	27	11
7	27	11
8	27	11
9	27	12
10	27	12
11	27	12
12	27	12
13	27	12
14	28	12
15	28	12
16	28	12
17	28	12
18	28	12
19	28	13
20	28	13
21	28	13
22	28	13
23	28	13
24	28	13
25	28	13
26	28	13
27	28	13
28	28	13
29	28	13
30	28	13
31	28	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	74	26
31	74	26

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	74	26
31	74	26

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	74	26
31	74	26

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8