Kibakwe weather in May

In May, Kibakwe sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kibakwe's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kibakwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 9 mm; 1.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:40 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 6th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.8; out of 10

Kibakwe is Administrative ward in Tanzania.

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kibakwe reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer 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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15

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

Kibakwe weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-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	28° / 19°	140	19.4	12.3	4.8
Feb	28° / 19°	107	16.1	12.2	4.9
Mar	28° / 19°	132	18.6	12	5.0
Apr	27° / 18°	70	11.8	11.9	6.1
May	27° / 16°	9	1.8	11.7	7.8
Jun	26° / 14°	1	0.1	11.6	8.4
Jul	26° / 13°	0	0.1	11.6	8.6
Aug	27° / 14°	0	0	11.8	8.4
Sep	28° / 15°	0	0	12	7.7
Oct	30° / 17°	6	1	12.1	6.5
Nov	30° / 19°	34	4.8	12.3	5.5
Dec	29° / 19°	100	13	12.4	4.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. 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 (%)	63	63	64	64	65	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	74	75	76	76
Cloudier (%)	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	24	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	75	25
30	76	24
31	76	24

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kibakwe gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.8 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 7% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease 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 (%)	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1

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

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 54% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	6	7	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	16	17	18	20	22	24	26	28	30
Comfortable (%)	27	30	32	34	36	38	41	43	45	48	51	52	54	56	58	59	60	62	63	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	65	64	63	63	62
Humid (%)	68	66	64	63	60	59	56	53	51	48	45	43	40	37	35	33	31	28	26	24	22	21	19	17	16	14	13	12	11	9	8
Muggy (%)	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	27	68	4
2	1	30	66	3
3	1	32	64	3
4	1	34	63	2
5	2	36	60	2
6	2	38	59	1
7	2	41	56	1
8	3	43	53	1
9	3	45	51	1
10	4	48	48	0
11	4	51	45	0
12	5	52	43	0
13	6	54	40	0
14	7	56	37	0
15	7	58	35	0
16	8	59	33	0
17	9	60	31	0
18	10	62	28	0
19	11	63	26	0
20	12	64	24	0
21	13	65	22	0
22	14	65	21	0
23	16	65	19	0
24	17	66	17	0
25	18	66	16	0
26	20	66	14	0
27	22	65	13	0
28	24	64	12	0
29	26	63	11	0
30	28	63	9	0
31	30	62	8	0

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, 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	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	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	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
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16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:21 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)	11.8	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	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43
Sunset (PM)	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:39	6:25
2	11.8	6:39	6:24
3	11.8	6:39	6:24
4	11.8	6:39	6:24
5	11.7	6:39	6:24
6	11.7	6:39	6:23
7	11.7	6:39	6:23
8	11.7	6:39	6:23
9	11.7	6:39	6:23
10	11.7	6:39	6:23
11	11.7	6:39	6:22
12	11.7	6:39	6:22
13	11.7	6:40	6:22
14	11.7	6:40	6:22
15	11.7	6:40	6:22
16	11.7	6:40	6:22
17	11.7	6:40	6:22
18	11.7	6:40	6:21
19	11.7	6:40	6:21
20	11.7	6:41	6:21
21	11.7	6:41	6:21
22	11.7	6:41	6:21
23	11.7	6:41	6:21
24	11.7	6:41	6:21
25	11.7	6:41	6:21
26	11.7	6:42	6:21
27	11.7	6:42	6:21
28	11.7	6:42	6:21
29	11.6	6:42	6:21
30	11.6	6:42	6:21
31	11.6	6:43	6:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.2 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kibakwe

In seasonPeak

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

Kibakwe's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Kibakwe?

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

7.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kibakwe in May

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

In May, Kibakwe sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Kibakwe in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 Kibakwe peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	14	15	16	14	11	10	11	11	13	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Kibakwe?

Kibakwe sits at 6.7°S, 36.4°E, 1,133 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mpwapwa, 43 km away.

Topography around Kibakwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kibakwe has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m around an average of 1,252 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,435 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,897 m.

The land around Kibakwe is covered by shrubs (51%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (33%), trees (22%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

680 m

shrubs 51%

16 km

1,435 m

shrubs 37%

80 km

1,897 m

shrubs 33%

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

May weather nearby: Mpwapwa 43 km · Kilosa 69 km · Kibaigwa 77 km · Geiro 84 km · Izazi 88 km · Dodoma 92 km · Msowero 94 km · Mikumi 102 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 29% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,319; 2025
Happiness: 3.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 31%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 3.7; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 31.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 479
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 Kibakwe (-6.7167°, 36.3667°, elevation 1,133 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. 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	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	17
5	27	17
6	27	17
7	27	17
8	27	17
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	27	16
17	27	16
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	15
28	27	15
29	27	15
30	27	15
31	27	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	75	25
30	76	24
31	76	24

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	27	68	4
2	1	30	66	3
3	1	32	64	3
4	1	34	63	2
5	2	36	60	2
6	2	38	59	1
7	2	41	56	1
8	3	43	53	1
9	3	45	51	1
10	4	48	48	0
11	4	51	45	0
12	5	52	43	0
13	6	54	40	0
14	7	56	37	0
15	7	58	35	0
16	8	59	33	0
17	9	60	31	0
18	10	62	28	0
19	11	63	26	0
20	12	64	24	0
21	13	65	22	0
22	14	65	21	0
23	16	65	19	0
24	17	66	17	0
25	18	66	16	0
26	20	66	14	0
27	22	65	13	0
28	24	64	12	0
29	26	63	11	0
30	28	63	9	0
31	30	62	8	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	75	25
30	76	24
31	76	24

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	27	68	4
2	1	30	66	3
3	1	32	64	3
4	1	34	63	2
5	2	36	60	2
6	2	38	59	1
7	2	41	56	1
8	3	43	53	1
9	3	45	51	1
10	4	48	48	0
11	4	51	45	0
12	5	52	43	0
13	6	54	40	0
14	7	56	37	0
15	7	58	35	0
16	8	59	33	0
17	9	60	31	0
18	10	62	28	0
19	11	63	26	0
20	12	64	24	0
21	13	65	22	0
22	14	65	21	0
23	16	65	19	0
24	17	66	17	0
25	18	66	16	0
26	20	66	14	0
27	22	65	13	0
28	24	64	12	0
29	26	63	11	0
30	28	63	9	0
31	30	62	8	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	75	25
30	76	24
31	76	24

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	27	68	4
2	1	30	66	3
3	1	32	64	3
4	1	34	63	2
5	2	36	60	2
6	2	38	59	1
7	2	41	56	1
8	3	43	53	1
9	3	45	51	1
10	4	48	48	0
11	4	51	45	0
12	5	52	43	0
13	6	54	40	0
14	7	56	37	0
15	7	58	35	0
16	8	59	33	0
17	9	60	31	0
18	10	62	28	0
19	11	63	26	0
20	12	64	24	0
21	13	65	22	0
22	14	65	21	0
23	16	65	19	0
24	17	66	17	0
25	18	66	16	0
26	20	66	14	0
27	22	65	13	0
28	24	64	12	0
29	26	63	11	0
30	28	63	9	0
31	30	62	8	0