Storms near Batanes
The record holds 210 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Batanes, Philippines between 1885 and 2025. The busiest month is September, with 45 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 106 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 210storms within 50 km
- 29major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 49at 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 Batanes?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 18 | 9% |
| Tropical storm | 37 | 18% |
| Category 1 | 12 | 6% |
| Category 2 | 8 | 4% |
| Category 3 | 9 | 4% |
| Category 4 | 14 | 7% |
| Category 5 | 6 | 3% |
| Unknown intensity | 106 | 50% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Batanes storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1885, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 9 |
| 1900s | 10 |
| 1910s | 20 |
| 1920s | 22 |
| 1930s | 13 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1960s | 21 |
| 1970s | 23 |
| 1980s | 17 |
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 18 |
| 2010s | 14 |
| 2020s | 8 |
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 | 1 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 21 |
| Jun | 22 |
| Jul | 43 |
| Aug | 41 |
| Sep | 45 |
| Oct | 13 |
| Nov | 14 |
| Dec | 6 |
Strongest storms near Batanes
- Meranti (2016)8 September 2016 to 17 September 2016, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 890 hPa
- Chanthu (2021)5 September 2021 to 20 September 2021, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 905 hPa
- Dinah (1965)10 June 1965 to 24 June 1965, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 935 hPa
- Gilda (1956)17 September 1956 to 25 September 1956, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 935 hPa
- Virginia (1957)17 June 1957 to 28 June 1957, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 900 hPa
Most recent storms near Batanes
- Co-May (2025)22 July 2025 to 3 August 2025, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 975 hPa, provisional
- Danas (2025)3 July 2025 to 11 July 2025, Unknown intensity near here, peak Category 2 (89 kt), 965 hPa, provisional
- Krathon (2024)26 September 2024 to 3 October 2024, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 920 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.