Storms near Gyeonggi
The record holds 75 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Gyeonggi, South Korea between 1911 and 2026. The busiest month is August, with 40 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength. 29 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 75storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 6at 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 Gyeonggi?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 12 | 16% |
| Tropical storm | 28 | 37% |
| Category 1 | 6 | 8% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 29 | 39% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Gyeonggi storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2026, 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 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 9 |
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 7 |
| 2010s | 8 |
| 2020s | 6 |
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 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 19 |
| Aug | 40 |
| Sep | 16 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Gyeonggi
- Kompasu (2010)27 August 2010 to 6 September 2010, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 960 hPa
- Bavi (2020)20 August 2020 to 29 August 2020, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 950 hPa
- Lingling (2019)30 August 2019 to 12 September 2019, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 940 hPa
- Olga (1999)26 July 1999 to 5 August 1999, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 970 hPa
- Flossie (1964)24 July 1964 to 1 August 1964, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 980 hPa
Most recent storms near Gyeonggi
- Bavi (2026)1 July 2026 to 14 July 2026, Tropical depression (29 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (154 kt), 901 hPa, provisional
- Jongdari (2024)18 August 2024 to 22 August 2024, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 996 hPa
- Khanun (2023)26 July 2023 to 11 August 2023, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 930 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.