Hurricanes in Aruba
Hurricanes only occur occasionally in Aruba. On average, they happen about 4 times a year. The hardest hit cities are Angochi and Arasji.The hurricane season usually lasts from early June to late November.
The most severe hurricane to make landfall in Aruba in the past 12 months was »Bonnie«. It reached a wind speed of up to 65 km/h on June 29, 2022 at 5:00 pm local time near Angochi and was 51 kilometers in diameter at the time. According to the internationally accepted Saffir-Simpson classification, this corresponded to a tropical storm hurricane. On the open sea, speeds of up to 185 km/h were measured (category 3).
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Most violent hurricanes in Aruba since 2018
Nicole: November 5-11, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 120 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1482 km
Air pressure:
below 980 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Lisa: October 30 to November 5, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 148 km/h
Diameter:
max. 259 km
Air pressure:
below 985 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Aruba. On October 30th, 2022 at 2:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 359 km northeast of Arasji.
Lisa: October 27 to November 5, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 130 km/h
Diameter:
max. 370 km
Air pressure:
below 988 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Aruba. On October 28th, 2022 at 8:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 117 km west of Angochi.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Guatire in Venezuela on October 28th at 8:00 am.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Guatire in Venezuela on October 28th at 8:00 am.
Julia: October 6-10, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 139 km/h
on land:
max. 56 km/h
Diameter:
max. 307 km
Air pressure:
below 982 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Most Affected Cities
Angochi
Oranjestad
Arasji
Angochi
Oranjestad
Arasji
Julia: October 2-10, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 139 km/h
on land:
max. 56 km/h
Diameter:
max. 333 km
Air pressure:
below 982 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Most Affected Cities
Angochi
Angochi
Ian: September 22 to October 1, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 259 km/h
Diameter:
max. 845 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 5
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Aruba. On September 23rd, 2022 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 84 km northwest of Arasji.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Kralendijk in Caribbean Netherlands on September 22nd at 5:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Kralendijk in Caribbean Netherlands on September 22nd at 5:00 pm.
Ian: September 19 to October 2, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 250 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1482 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Aruba. On September 22nd, 2022 at 8:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 172 km west of Angochi.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Kralendijk in Caribbean Netherlands on September 22nd at 5:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Kralendijk in Caribbean Netherlands on September 22nd at 5:00 pm.
Fiona: September 14-27, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 222 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1241 km
Air pressure:
below 931 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Aruba. On September 18th, 2022 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 501 km northwest of Arasji.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Esperanza in Puerto Rico on September 17th at 11:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Esperanza in Puerto Rico on September 17th at 11:00 pm.
Fiona: September 12-24, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 213 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 932 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Aruba. On September 18th, 2022 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 601 km northwest of Arasji.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Central Aguirre in Puerto Rico on September 18th at 8:00 am.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Central Aguirre in Puerto Rico on September 18th at 8:00 am.
Bonnie: June 27 to July 11, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 185 km/h
on land:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 444 km
Air pressure:
below 964 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 3
Most Affected Cities
Angochi
Oranjestad
Arasji
Angochi
Oranjestad
Arasji
Bonnie: June 22 to July 9, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 185 km/h
on land:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 370 km
Air pressure:
below 964 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 3
Most Affected Cities
Angochi
Angochi
Grace: August 13-21, 2021
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 194 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 967 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 3
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Aruba. On August 16th, 2021 at 2:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 291 km north of Arasji.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near The Bottom in Caribbean Netherlands on August 15th at 8:00 am.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near The Bottom in Caribbean Netherlands on August 15th at 8:00 am.
Fred: August 9-20, 2021
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 102 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 991 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Aruba. On August 10th, 2021 at 11:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 461 km northwest of Arasji.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near The Bottom in Caribbean Netherlands on August 10th at 5:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near The Bottom in Caribbean Netherlands on August 10th at 5:00 pm.
Elsa: June 30 to July 10, 2021
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 139 km/h
Diameter:
max. 667 km
Air pressure:
below 991 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Aruba. On July 3rd, 2021 at 5:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 252 km north of Arasji.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Juancho in the Dominican Republic on July 3rd at 8:00 am.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Juancho in the Dominican Republic on July 3rd at 8:00 am.
Iota: November 12-18, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 250 km/h
on land:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1000 km
Air pressure:
below 917 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Most Affected Cities
Arasji
Arasji
Eta: October 31 to November 14, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 241 km/h
Diameter:
max. 815 km
Air pressure:
below 922 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Aruba. On October 31st, 2020 at 2:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 173 km northeast of Arasji.
Laura: August 20-29, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 241 km/h
Diameter:
max. 741 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Aruba. On August 22nd, 2020 at 5:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 540 km northwest of Arasji.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near The Bottom in Caribbean Netherlands on August 22nd at 5:00 am.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near The Bottom in Caribbean Netherlands on August 22nd at 5:00 am.
Isaias: July 28 to August 5, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 148 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1111 km
Air pressure:
below 986 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Aruba. On July 30th, 2020 at 2:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 216 km northwest of Arasji.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near The Bottom in Caribbean Netherlands on July 29th at 8:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near The Bottom in Caribbean Netherlands on July 29th at 8:00 pm.
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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