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Hurricanes in Cuba

Hurricanes occurfrequently in Cuba. On average, they happen about 7 times a year. The hardest hit regions are Pinar del Río, Isla de la Juventud and Artemisa.

The hurricane season usually lasts from early June to late November.

The most severe hurricane to make landfall in Cuba in the past 12 months was »Ian«. It reached a wind speed of up to 259 km/h on September 28, 2022 at 8:00 am local time near Havanna and was 119 kilometers in diameter at the time. According to the internationally accepted Saffir-Simpson classification, this corresponded to a category 5 hurricane.

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Current hurricane: Arlene

On May 30, 2023 at 2:00 pm, hurricane »Arlene« formed in the Gulf of Mexico with an initial wind speed of 28 km/h. The storm system initially moved west at 13 km/h and reached a diameter of 259 kilometers. The storm was named Arlene on June 1, 2023 at 11:00 pm, when it was still about 596 km away from Cuba. On June 2, 2023 at 2:00 pm, it reached its highest wind speed to date of 65 kilometers per hour. This corresponds to a tropical storm.

On June 3, 2023 at 2:00 pm, Arlene made landfall near the city of La Esperanza (Pinar del Río) in Cuba. At that time, the hurricane had a wind speed of 46 km/h and a diameter of 259 kilometers.

Arlene has since subsided and is no longer under observation by the authorities. Its last position was about 181 km northeast of Pinar del Río.

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Most violent hurricanes in Cuba since 2018

Nicole: November 6-11, 2022

Wind speed:
max. 120 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1482 km
Air pressure:
below 980 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
Camagüey
Ciego de Ávila
Villa Clara
Matanzas

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 Cuba. On October 31st, 2022 at 2:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 364 km south of Santiago de Cuba.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Punta Piedra in Honduras on November 1st at 11:00 pm.

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 Cuba. On October 31st, 2022 at 2:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 349 km south of Santiago de Cuba.

Ian: September 22 to October 1, 2022

Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 259 km/h
Diameter:
max. 845 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 5
Affected regions
Isla de la Juventud
Pinar del Río
Artemisa
La Habana
Mayabeque
Matanzas

Ian: September 19 to October 2, 2022

Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 250 km/h
on land:
max. 204 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1482 km
Eye:
max. 93 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
Pinar del Río
Artemisa

Fiona: September 14-27, 2022

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 Cuba. On September 20th, 2022 at 11:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 118 km northwest of Maisí in Guantánamo.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Rincón in Puerto Rico on September 19th at 11:00 am.

Fiona: September 12-24, 2022

Wind speed:
max. 213 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Eye:
max. 74 km
Air pressure:
below 932 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Cuba. On September 20th, 2022 at 5:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 336 km northwest of Mais in Guantánamo.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Cockburn Town on the Turks and Caicos Islands on September 20th at 5:00 am.

Alex: June 2-6, 2022

Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 111 km/h
on land:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 667 km
Air pressure:
below 984 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
Pinar del Río
Artemisa
La Habana
Mayabeque

Ida: August 26 to September 4, 2021

Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 241 km/h
on land:
max. 130 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1778 km
Air pressure:
below 929 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
Granma
Sancti Spíritus
Isla de la Juventud
Pinar del Río

Grace: August 13-21, 2021

Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 194 km/h
on land:
max. 111 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 967 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 3
Affected regions
Guantánamo
Santiago de Cuba
Granma
Sancti Spíritus

Iota: November 12-18, 2020

Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 250 km/h
on land:
max. 46 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1000 km
Air pressure:
below 917 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
Guantánamo

Eta: October 31 to November 14, 2020

Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 241 km/h
on land:
max. 111 km/h
Diameter:
max. 815 km
Air pressure:
below 922 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
Pinar del Río, Isla de la Juventud, Sancti Spíritus, Ciego de Ávila, Villa Clara, Matanzas, La Habana, Artemisa

Zeta: October 24-30, 2020

Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 185 km/h
on land:
max. 96 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1667 km
Air pressure:
below 970 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 3
Affected regions
Isla de la Juventud

Delta: October 4-11, 2020

Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 222 km/h
on land:
max. 87 km/h
Diameter:
max. 852 km
Air pressure:
below 953 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
Granma

Gamma: October 2-6, 2020

Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 120 km/h
Diameter:
max. 593 km
Air pressure:
below 978 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
Pinar del Río

Nana: September 1-4, 2020

Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 120 km/h
Diameter:
max. 444 km
Air pressure:
below 994 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Cuba. On September 1st, 2020 at 2:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 160 km south of Niquero in Granma.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Dalvey in Jamaica on September 1st at 2:00 am.

Marco: August 20-25, 2020

Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 120 km/h
on land:
max. 87 km/h
Diameter:
max. 667 km
Air pressure:
below 991 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
Pinar del Río

Laura: August 20-29, 2020

Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 241 km/h
on land:
max. 124 km/h
Diameter:
max. 741 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
Guantánamo, Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Camagüey, Sancti Spíritus, Cienfuegos, Isla de la Juventud, Pinar del Río

Isaias: July 28 to August 5, 2020

Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 148 km/h
on land:
max. 139 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1111 km
Air pressure:
below 986 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
Guantánamo
Holguín
Camagüey
Villa Clara

Dorian: August 24 to September 5, 2019

Wind speed:
max. 296 km/h
Diameter:
max. 111 km
Eye:
max. 93 km
Air pressure:
below 910 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 5
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Cuba. On September 2nd, 2019 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 441 km north of Sagua la Grande in Villa Clara.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Cooper in the Bahamas on September 1st 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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