Hurricanes in Guadeloupe
Hurricanes only occur occasionally in Guadeloupe. On average, they happen about 5 times a year. The hardest hit cities are Grande Anse and Pointe-Noire.The hurricane season usually lasts from early June to late November.
The most severe hurricane to make landfall in Guadeloupe in the past 12 months was »Fiona«. It reached a wind speed of up to 93 km/h on September 16, 2022 at 7:15 pm local time near Le Moule and was 37 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 222 km/h were measured (category 4).
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Most violent hurricanes in Guadeloupe since 2018
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 Guadeloupe. On October 28th, 2022 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 451 km southeast of Terre-de-Bas.
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
Diameter:
max. 307 km
Air pressure:
below 982 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Guadeloupe. On October 6th, 2022 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 592 km southeast of Terre-de-Bas.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Caraballeda in Venezuela on October 6th at 8:00 am.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Caraballeda in Venezuela on October 6th at 8:00 am.
Julia: October 2-10, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 139 km/h
Diameter:
max. 333 km
Air pressure:
below 982 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Guadeloupe. On October 5th, 2022 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 336 km south of Terre-de-Bas.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Scarborough in Trinidad and Tobago on October 4th at 11:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Scarborough in Trinidad and Tobago on October 4th at 11:00 pm.
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 Guadeloupe. On September 22nd, 2022 at 2:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 509 km southeast of Terre-de-Bas.
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 Guadeloupe. On September 21st, 2022 at 8:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 366 km south of Terre-de-Bas.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Petit Valley in Trinidad and Tobago on September 21st at 2:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Petit Valley in Trinidad and Tobago on September 21st at 2:00 pm.
Fiona: September 14-27, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 222 km/h
on land:
max. 93 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1241 km
Air pressure:
below 931 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Most Affected Cities
Grande Anse
Le Moule
Port-Louis
Pointe-Noire
Grande Anse
Le Moule
Port-Louis
Pointe-Noire
Fiona: September 12-24, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 213 km/h
on land:
max. 93 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 932 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Most Affected Cities
Grande Anse
Port-Louis
Pointe-Noire
Grande Anse
Port-Louis
Pointe-Noire
Earl: September 2-15, 2022
Wind speed:
max. 176 km/h
on land:
max. 74 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1308 km
Air pressure:
below 948 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 2
Most Affected Cities
Grande Anse
Anse-Bertrand
Grande Anse
Anse-Bertrand
Earl: August 27 to September 10, 2022
Wind speed:
max. 167 km/h
on land:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 444 km
Air pressure:
below 954 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 2
Most Affected Cities
Grande Anse
Anse-Bertrand
Grande Anse
Anse-Bertrand
Bonnie: June 27 to July 11, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 185 km/h
Diameter:
max. 444 km
Air pressure:
below 964 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 3
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Guadeloupe. On June 28th, 2022 at 11:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 407 km south of Terre-de-Bas.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Petit Valley in Trinidad and Tobago on June 28th at 11:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Petit Valley in Trinidad and Tobago on June 28th at 11:00 pm.
Sam: September 22 to October 7, 2021
Wind speed:
max. 250 km/h
Diameter:
max. 2222 km
Air pressure:
below 927 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Guadeloupe. On September 29th, 2021 at 8:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 347 km northwest of Grande Anse.
Peter: September 19-22, 2021
Wind speed:
max. 83 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 1005 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Most Affected Cities
Grande Anse
Anse-Bertrand
Grande Anse
Anse-Bertrand
Grace: August 13-21, 2021
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 194 km/h
on land:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 967 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 3
Most Affected Cities
Grande Anse
Sainte-Rose
Pointe-Noire
Grande Anse
Sainte-Rose
Pointe-Noire
Fred: August 9-20, 2021
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 102 km/h
on land:
max. 56 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 991 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Most Affected Cities
Grand-Bourg
Terre-de-Bas
Basse-Terre
Bouillante
Pointe-Noire
Grand-Bourg
Terre-de-Bas
Basse-Terre
Bouillante
Pointe-Noire
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
Most Affected Cities
Terre-de-Bas
Terre-de-Bas
Laura: August 20-29, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 241 km/h
on land:
max. 74 km/h
Diameter:
max. 741 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Most Affected Cities
Grande Anse
Anse-Bertrand
Sainte-Rose
Pointe-Noire
Grande Anse
Anse-Bertrand
Sainte-Rose
Pointe-Noire
Josephine: August 10-16, 2020
Wind speed:
max. 74 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 1004 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Guadeloupe. On August 15th, 2020 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 129 km northwest of Grande Anse.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Island Harbour in Anguilla on August 15th at 5:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Island Harbour in Anguilla on August 15th at 5:00 pm.
Isaias: July 28 to August 5, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 148 km/h
on land:
max. 87 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1111 km
Air pressure:
below 986 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Most Affected Cities
Grand-Bourg
Terre-de-Bas
Baillif
Vieux-Habitants
Pointe-Noire
Grand-Bourg
Terre-de-Bas
Baillif
Vieux-Habitants
Pointe-Noire
Dorian: August 24 to September 5, 2019
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 296 km/h
Diameter:
max. 111 km
Air pressure:
below 910 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 5
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Guadeloupe. On August 27th, 2019 at 2:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 56 km south of Terre-de-Bas.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Crane in Barbados on August 26th at 5:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Crane in Barbados on August 26th at 5:00 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.