Storms near Ninh Thuận
The record holds 46 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Ninh Thuận, Vietnam between 1916 and 2025. The busiest month is November, with 21 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 3 strength. 14 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 46storms within 50 km
- 1major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 5at 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 Ninh Thuận?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 11 | 24% |
| Tropical storm | 16 | 35% |
| Category 1 | 3 | 7% |
| Category 2 | 1 | 2% |
| Category 3 | 1 | 2% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 14 | 30% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Ninh Thuận storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1916, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 |
| 1930s | 2 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 4 |
| 1960s | 3 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 11 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 3 |
| 2010s | 6 |
| 2020s | 3 |
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 | 3 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 13 |
| Nov | 21 |
| Dec | 8 |
Strongest storms near Ninh Thuận
- Lola (1993)27 November 1993 to 9 December 1993, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 955 hPa
- Damrey (2017)31 October 2017 to 5 November 2017, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 970 hPa
- Gilda (1959)11 December 1959 to 22 December 1959, Category 1 (70 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 925 hPa
- Vae (1952)15 October 1952 to 24 October 1952, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 975 hPa
- Kate (1964)10 November 1964 to 20 November 1964, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 990 hPa
Most recent storms near Ninh Thuận
- Koto (2025)23 November 2025 to 3 December 2025, Unknown intensity near here, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 970 hPa, provisional
- Unnamed storm of October 2021 (Western North Pacific)22 October 2021 to 27 October 2021, peak Tropical depression (30 kt), 1,000 hPa
- Etau (2020)6 November 2020 to 11 November 2020, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 992 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.