Cyclones in Tanzania
Cyclones occur rarely in Tanzania. On average, they happen about once per year. The hardest hit region is Pwani.The typical cyclone season depends on the summer monsoon. In the months before (May to June) and after (October to November), the most severe storms occur.
Tanzania has certainly been affected by the foothills of several cyclones, but during the past 12 months no cyclone reached the inhabited areas on land.
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Most violent cyclones in Tanzania since 2018
Gombe: 8th to 14th March 2022
Wind speed:
max. 183 km/h
Diameter:
max. 111 km
Air pressure:
below 959 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 3
The cyclone did not make direct landfall. On March 12th, 2022 at 12:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 424 km south of Masuguru in Mtwara.
Ana: 23rd to 25th January 2022
Wind speed:
max. 93 km/h
Diameter:
max. 148 km
Air pressure:
below 993 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
The cyclone did not make direct landfall. On January 24th, 2022 at 3:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 551 km south of Masuguru in Mtwara.
Jobo: 21st to 24th April 2021
Wind speed:
max. 102 km/h
on land:
max. 50 km/h
Diameter:
max. 93 km
Air pressure:
below 995 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
Pwani
Pwani
Kenneth: 21st to 28th April 2019
Wind speed:
max. 226 km/h
Diameter:
max. 148 km
Eye:
max. 37 km
Air pressure:
below 934 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
The cyclone did not make direct landfall. On April 26th, 2019 at 6:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 157 km southwest of Masuguru in Mtwara.
Idai: 4th to 16th March 2019
Wind speed:
max. 213 km/h
Diameter:
max. 185 km
Air pressure:
below 940 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
The cyclone did not make direct landfall. On March 07th, 2019 at 12:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 431 km south of Tingi in Ruvuma.
These evaluations are based on data from the National Centers for Environmental Information of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Individual data have been summarized or translated.
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