Storms near Dhaka
The record holds 105 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Dhaka, Bangladesh between 1877 and 2025. The busiest month is October, with 26 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 3 strength. 75 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 105storms within 50 km
- 2major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 4at category 1 strength or more
A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.
How strong were the storms near Dhaka?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 7 | 7% |
| Tropical storm | 19 | 18% |
| Category 1 | 1 | <1% |
| Category 2 | 1 | <1% |
| Category 3 | 2 | 2% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 75 | 71% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (Indian Ocean).
Dhaka storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1877, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 3 |
| 1880s | 3 |
| 1890s | 12 |
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 6 |
| 1920s | 6 |
| 1930s | 9 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 14 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 8 |
| 1990s | 4 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s | 7 |
Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 16 |
| Jun | 16 |
| Jul | 10 |
| Aug | 13 |
| Sep | 11 |
| Oct | 26 |
| Nov | 12 |
| Dec | 1 |
Strongest storms near Dhaka
- Unnamed storm of November 1988 (North Indian)21 November 1988 to 30 November 1988, peak Category 3 (110 kt)
- Sidr (2007)10 November 2007 to 16 November 2007, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 944 hPa
- Amphan (2020)15 May 2020 to 21 May 2020, Category 2 (95 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 920 hPa
- Unnamed storm of November 1974 (North Indian)23 November 1974 to 28 November 1974, peak Category 1 (75 kt)
- Unnamed storm of November 2002 (North Indian)9 November 2002 to 12 November 2002, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 990 hPa
Most recent storms near Dhaka
- Unnamed storm of May 2025 (North Indian)29 May 2025 to 30 May 2025, peak Tropical storm (34 kt), 986 hPa
- Unnamed storm of September 2024 (North Indian)13 September 2024 to 17 September 2024, peak Tropical storm (34 kt), 989 hPa
- Remal (2024)23 May 2024 to 28 May 2024, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 978 hPa
Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.