Storms near Kumamoto
The record holds 113 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Kumamoto, Japan between 1911 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 36 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 4 strength. 18 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 113storms within 50 km
- 7major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 47at 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 Kumamoto?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 9 | 8% |
| Tropical storm | 39 | 35% |
| Category 1 | 24 | 21% |
| Category 2 | 16 | 14% |
| Category 3 | 5 | 4% |
| Category 4 | 2 | 2% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 18 | 16% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Kumamoto storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1911, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 4 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 2 |
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1950s | 15 |
| 1960s | 14 |
| 1970s | 13 |
| 1980s | 7 |
| 1990s | 17 |
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 12 |
| 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.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 6 |
| Jul | 24 |
| Aug | 36 |
| Sep | 36 |
| Oct | 7 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Kumamoto
- Jean (1965)24 July 1965 to 14 August 1965, Category 4 (130 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 940 hPa
- Yancy (1993)27 August 1993 to 7 September 1993, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 925 hPa
- Bart (1999)17 September 1999 to 29 September 1999, Category 3 (110 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 930 hPa
- Goni (2015)13 August 2015 to 30 August 2015, Category 3 (110 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 930 hPa
- Grace (1954)11 August 1954 to 23 August 1954, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 940 hPa
Most recent storms near Kumamoto
- Lingling (2025)17 August 2025 to 23 August 2025, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 994 hPa, provisional
- Unnamed storm of July 2025 (Western North Pacific)11 July 2025 to 14 July 2025, peak Tropical depression (29 kt), 992 hPa, provisional
- Kong-Rey (2024)24 October 2024 to 2 November 2024, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 925 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.