Kariba weather in June

In June, Kariba sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of June to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kariba's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kariba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 6:34 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 22%; 4th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.0; out of 10

Kariba is town in Mashonaland West province, Zimbabwe, located close to the Kariba Dam.

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

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kariba reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and on par with July.

	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
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

How June really feels in Kariba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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

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

Kariba weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 24°	273	22.1	12.9	3.6
Feb	30° / 23°	209	19.2	12.6	3.9
Mar	30° / 23°	135	15.8	12.1	4.5
Apr	29° / 21°	37	5.7	11.6	6.2
May	28° / 18°	3	0.6	11.2	8.0
Jun	26° / 16°	1	0.2	11	9.0
Jul	26° / 15°	1	0.2	11.1	9.1
Aug	28° / 17°	0	0.1	11.4	8.1
Sep	32° / 21°	2	0.3	11.9	5.5
Oct	34° / 24°	12	1.8	12.4	3.7
Nov	33° / 25°	78	10	12.8	3.3
Dec	31° / 24°	218	20.3	13	3.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

	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
Clearer (%)	93	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	89
Cloudier (%)	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	91	9
19	91	9
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

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kariba gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in June. 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
Rain chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 57% 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
Dry (%)	34	37	39	41	43	45	47	49	51	52	53	56	57	58	58	60	61	61	62	63	64	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	72	73
Comfortable (%)	55	53	52	51	49	47	46	44	43	42	41	39	38	37	37	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	32	31	30	29	28	27
Humid (%)	11	10	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	34	55	11
2	37	53	10
3	39	52	9
4	41	51	8
5	43	49	8
6	45	47	7
7	47	46	7
8	49	44	6
9	51	43	6
10	52	42	6
11	53	41	6
12	56	39	5
13	57	38	5
14	58	37	5
15	58	37	5
16	60	36	4
17	61	35	4
18	61	35	4
19	62	35	3
20	63	34	3
21	64	34	2
22	64	34	2
23	65	33	2
24	66	33	1
25	67	32	1
26	68	31	1
27	69	30	1
28	70	29	1
29	72	28	0
30	73	27	0

Wind in June

Winds average 8 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
Wind speed (km/h)	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	8
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
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11	8	calm
12	8	calm
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18	8	calm
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22	8	calm
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24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of June to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:39 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
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37
Sunset (PM)	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:30	5:35
2	11.1	6:30	5:35
3	11.1	6:30	5:35
4	11.1	6:31	5:35
5	11.1	6:31	5:35
6	11.1	6:31	5:35
7	11.1	6:32	5:35
8	11.0	6:32	5:35
9	11.0	6:32	5:35
10	11.0	6:33	5:35
11	11.0	6:33	5:35
12	11.0	6:33	5:35
13	11.0	6:34	5:35
14	11.0	6:34	5:35
15	11.0	6:34	5:36
16	11.0	6:34	5:36
17	11.0	6:35	5:36
18	11.0	6:35	5:36
19	11.0	6:35	5:36
20	11.0	6:35	5:36
21	11.0	6:36	5:37
22	11.0	6:36	5:37
23	11.0	6:36	5:37
24	11.0	6:36	5:37
25	11.0	6:36	5:37
26	11.0	6:37	5:38
27	11.0	6:37	5:38
28	11.0	6:37	5:38
29	11.0	6:37	5:38
30	11.0	6:37	5:39

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.56 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 4.56 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kariba

In seasonPeak

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

Kariba's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is June a good time to visit Kariba?

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

9.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kariba in June

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

In June, Kariba sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kariba in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 Kariba peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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)	16	14	14	11	9	8	8	9	10	11	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Kariba in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kariba is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (December, 7 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)	8	9	8	8	9	12	16	25	32	23	11	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	12	Good
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kariba?

Kariba sits at 16.5°S, 28.8°E, 679 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Siavonga, 10 km away.

Topography around Kariba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kariba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m around an average of 558 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 616 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,165 m.

The land around Kariba is covered by shrubs (52%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, water (41%) and shrubs (39%) within 16 km, and shrubs (53%) within 80 km.

3 km

492 m

shrubs 52%

16 km

616 m

water 41%

80 km

1,165 m

shrubs 53%

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← May Kariba year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June weather nearby: Siavonga 10 km · Chirundu 54 km · Karoi 101 km · Kafue 106 km · Chilanga Township 119 km · Palabana 122 km · Chisankane 125 km · Ntandabale 132 km

Zimbabwe travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 56% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,021; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 25%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 6.8; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 41.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower 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 Kariba (-16.5167°, 28.8°, elevation 679 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	17
2	27	17
3	27	17
4	27	17
5	27	16
6	26	16
7	26	16
8	26	16
9	26	16
10	26	16
11	26	16
12	26	16
13	26	16
14	26	16
15	26	16
16	26	16
17	26	16
18	26	16
19	26	16
20	26	16
21	26	16
22	26	16
23	26	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15
29	25	15
30	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	91	9
19	91	9
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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	34	55	11
2	37	53	10
3	39	52	9
4	41	51	8
5	43	49	8
6	45	47	7
7	47	46	7
8	49	44	6
9	51	43	6
10	52	42	6
11	53	41	6
12	56	39	5
13	57	38	5
14	58	37	5
15	58	37	5
16	60	36	4
17	61	35	4
18	61	35	4
19	62	35	3
20	63	34	3
21	64	34	2
22	64	34	2
23	65	33	2
24	66	33	1
25	67	32	1
26	68	31	1
27	69	30	1
28	70	29	1
29	72	28	0
30	73	27	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	91	9
19	91	9
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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	34	55	11
2	37	53	10
3	39	52	9
4	41	51	8
5	43	49	8
6	45	47	7
7	47	46	7
8	49	44	6
9	51	43	6
10	52	42	6
11	53	41	6
12	56	39	5
13	57	38	5
14	58	37	5
15	58	37	5
16	60	36	4
17	61	35	4
18	61	35	4
19	62	35	3
20	63	34	3
21	64	34	2
22	64	34	2
23	65	33	2
24	66	33	1
25	67	32	1
26	68	31	1
27	69	30	1
28	70	29	1
29	72	28	0
30	73	27	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	91	9
19	91	9
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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	34	55	11
2	37	53	10
3	39	52	9
4	41	51	8
5	43	49	8
6	45	47	7
7	47	46	7
8	49	44	6
9	51	43	6
10	52	42	6
11	53	41	6
12	56	39	5
13	57	38	5
14	58	37	5
15	58	37	5
16	60	36	4
17	61	35	4
18	61	35	4
19	62	35	3
20	63	34	3
21	64	34	2
22	64	34	2
23	65	33	2
24	66	33	1
25	67	32	1
26	68	31	1
27	69	30	1
28	70	29	1
29	72	28	0
30	73	27	0