Storms near La Réunion
The record holds 100 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of La Réunion, France between 1848 and 2025. The busiest month is January, with 33 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 3 strength. 82 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 100storms within 50 km
- 4major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 10at 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 La Réunion?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 3 | 3% |
| Tropical storm | 5 | 5% |
| Category 1 | 2 | 2% |
| Category 2 | 4 | 4% |
| Category 3 | 4 | 4% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 82 | 82% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (southern hemisphere).
La Réunion storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1848, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1850s | 4 |
| 1860s | 5 |
| 1870s | 1 |
| 1880s | 6 |
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1900s | 7 |
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 9 |
| 1930s | 9 |
| 1940s | 12 |
| 1950s | 7 |
| 1960s | 4 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 8 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 2 |
| 2020s | 2 |
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.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 33 |
| Feb | 24 |
| Mar | 26 |
| Apr | 5 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 10 |
Strongest storms near La Réunion
- Florine (1981)3 January 1981 to 11 January 1981, peak Category 3 (105 kt)
- Hollanda (1994)5 February 1994 to 15 February 1994, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 940 hPa
- Bejisa (2014)27 December 2013 to 7 January 2014, Category 3 (105 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 950 hPa
- Garance (2025)23 February 2025 to 5 March 2025, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 947 hPa, provisional
- Colina (1993)11 January 1993 to 21 January 1993, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 970 hPa
Most recent storms near La Réunion
- Garance (2025)23 February 2025 to 5 March 2025, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 947 hPa, provisional
- Belal (2024)11 January 2024 to 23 January 2024, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 968 hPa
- Fakir (2018)20 April 2018 to 26 April 2018, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 975 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.