Metlaoui weather in May

In May, Metlaoui sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Metlaoui's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Metlaoui's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 6 mm; 1.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 48 min; 5:29 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover: 32%; 7th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 7.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Metlaoui reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°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)	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	33
Avg low (°C)	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21

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

How May really feels in Metlaoui

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 4 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.

Metlaoui weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 6°	13	2.6	10	5.7
Feb	17° / 7°	10	2.3	10.7	6.9
Mar	21° / 10°	15	2.8	11.7	8.0
Apr	25° / 14°	13	2.4	12.8	8.4
May	30° / 18°	6	1.4	13.8	6.2
Jun	35° / 23°	2	0.7	14.2	3.2
Jul	38° / 25°	1	0.3	14.1	1.3
Aug	38° / 25°	4	1.3	13.3	1.7
Sep	33° / 22°	13	2.4	12.2	4.4
Oct	28° / 17°	11	2.6	11.1	7.6
Nov	21° / 11°	16	2.5	10.2	8.0
Dec	16° / 7°	11	2.2	9.7	6.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

	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 (%)	81	82	82	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	78	78	78	77	76	76	76	76	76	77	77	78	77	78	79	79	80	81
Cloudier (%)	19	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	22	23	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	23	22	21	21	20	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	77	23
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	77	23
27	78	22
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	80	20
31	81	19

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Metlaoui gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% 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 (%)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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

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 92% 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 (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	89	89	88	88	87	87	87	86	86
Comfortable (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	90	10
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	86	14

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	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	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	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 May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 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 5:43 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:27 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)	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.1	14.1
Sunrise (AM)	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	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:21
Sunset (PM)	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.4	5:43	7:04
2	13.4	5:42	7:05
3	13.4	5:41	7:06
4	13.4	5:40	7:07
5	13.5	5:39	7:07
6	13.5	5:38	7:08
7	13.5	5:37	7:09
8	13.6	5:36	7:10
9	13.6	5:35	7:11
10	13.6	5:34	7:11
11	13.7	5:33	7:12
12	13.7	5:32	7:13
13	13.7	5:31	7:14
14	13.7	5:31	7:15
15	13.8	5:30	7:15
16	13.8	5:29	7:16
17	13.8	5:28	7:17
18	13.8	5:28	7:18
19	13.9	5:27	7:18
20	13.9	5:26	7:19
21	13.9	5:26	7:20
22	13.9	5:25	7:21
23	13.9	5:24	7:21
24	14.0	5:24	7:22
25	14.0	5:23	7:23
26	14.0	5:23	7:24
27	14.0	5:22	7:24
28	14.0	5:22	7:25
29	14.1	5:21	7:26
30	14.1	5:21	7:26
31	14.1	5:21	7:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.34 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)	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5
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	7.2	Intense
2	7.2	Intense
3	7.2	Intense
4	7.2	Intense
5	7.3	Intense
6	7.3	Intense
7	7.3	Intense
8	7.3	Intense
9	7.3	Intense
10	7.3	Intense
11	7.3	Intense
12	7.3	Intense
13	7.3	Intense
14	7.3	Intense
15	7.3	Intense
16	7.3	Intense
17	7.3	Intense
18	7.3	Intense
19	7.3	Intense
20	7.3	Intense
21	7.4	Intense
22	7.4	Intense
23	7.4	Intense
24	7.4	Intense
25	7.4	Intense
26	7.4	Intense
27	7.5	Intense
28	7.5	Intense
29	7.5	Intense
30	7.5	Intense
31	7.5	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Metlaoui

In seasonPeak

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

Metlaoui sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Metlaoui?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

8.5

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Metlaoui in May

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

In May, Metlaoui sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Metlaoui in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Metlaoui peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	6	5	8	10	9	9	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	5	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Metlaoui 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 Metlaoui is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), 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)	24	22	26	32	30	31	27	27	27	27	24	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	32	Moderate
May	30	Moderate
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Metlaoui?

Metlaoui sits at 34.3°N, 8.4°E, 223 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Moularès, 22 km away.

Topography around Metlaoui

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Metlaoui has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 226 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 683 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,504 m.

The land around Metlaoui is covered by bare terrain (68%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

178 m

bare terrain 68%

16 km

683 m

bare terrain 97%

80 km

1,504 m

bare terrain 81%

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

May weather nearby: Moularès 22 km · Ar Rudayyif 24 km · Gafsa 37 km · El Ksar 38 km · Tozeur 51 km · Bir el Ater 57 km · Nefta 69 km · Feriana 71 km

Tunisia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 29% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $4,657; 2025
Happiness: 4.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 65%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 4.7; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 16.5; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 498
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 Metlaoui (34.3208°, 8.4016°, elevation 223 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	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	17
4	29	17
5	29	17
6	29	17
7	29	17
8	29	17
9	29	17
10	30	18
11	30	18
12	30	18
13	30	18
14	30	18
15	30	18
16	30	18
17	30	19
18	31	19
19	31	19
20	31	19
21	31	19
22	31	19
23	31	19
24	31	20
25	32	20
26	32	20
27	32	20
28	32	20
29	32	20
30	32	20
31	33	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	77	23
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	77	23
27	78	22
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	80	20
31	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	90	10
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	86	14

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	77	23
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	77	23
27	78	22
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	80	20
31	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	90	10
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	86	14

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	77	23
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	77	23
27	78	22
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	80	20
31	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	90	10
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	86	14