Storms near Kagoshima
The record holds 192 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Kagoshima, Japan between 1893 and 2026. The busiest month is August, with 58 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 39 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 192storms within 50 km
- 23major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 79at 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 Kagoshima?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 17 | 9% |
| Tropical storm | 57 | 30% |
| Category 1 | 35 | 18% |
| Category 2 | 21 | 11% |
| Category 3 | 18 | 9% |
| Category 4 | 4 | 2% |
| Category 5 | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown intensity | 39 | 20% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Kagoshima storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2026, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1893, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 2 |
| 1910s | 11 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 7 |
| 1940s | 20 |
| 1950s | 21 |
| 1960s | 31 |
| 1970s | 16 |
| 1980s | 13 |
| 1990s | 23 |
| 2000s | 18 |
| 2010s | 18 |
| 2020s | 11 |
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 | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 14 |
| Jul | 40 |
| Aug | 58 |
| Sep | 52 |
| Oct | 18 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Kagoshima
- Jean (1965)24 July 1965 to 14 August 1965, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 940 hPa
- Yancy (1993)27 August 1993 to 7 September 1993, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 925 hPa
- Janis (1992)30 July 1992 to 13 August 1992, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 935 hPa
- Eve (1996)10 July 1996 to 27 July 1996, Category 4 (115 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 940 hPa
- Nabi (2005)28 August 2005 to 9 September 2005, Category 4 (115 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 925 hPa
Most recent storms near Kagoshima
- Jangmi (2026)27 May 2026 to 3 June 2026, Tropical storm (51 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (74 kt), 973 hPa, provisional
- Peipah (2025)2 September 2025 to 10 September 2025, peak Tropical storm (51 kt), 988 hPa, provisional
- Lingling (2025)17 August 2025 to 23 August 2025, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 994 hPa, provisional
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.