Hurricanes in Haiti
Hurricanes only occur occasionally in Haiti. On average, they happen about 5 times a year. The hardest hit regions are South-East, South and North-West.The hurricane season usually lasts from early June to late November.
The most severe hurricane to make landfall in Haiti in the past 12 months was »Fiona«. It reached a wind speed of up to 194 km/h on September 20, 2022 at 5:00 pm local time near Saint-Louis du Nord and was 107 kilometers in diameter at the time. According to the internationally accepted Saffir-Simpson classification, this corresponded to a category 3 hurricane. On the open sea, speeds of up to 222 km/h were measured (category 4).
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Most violent hurricanes in Haiti 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
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Haiti. On November 6th, 2022 at 7:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 343 km west of Ouanaminthe in North-East.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Hatillo in Puerto Rico on November 6th at 7:00 am.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Hatillo in Puerto Rico on November 6th at 7:00 am.
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
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Haiti. On November 6th, 2022 at 7:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 343 km west of Ouanaminthe in North-East.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Pole Ojea in Puerto Rico on November 5th at 8:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Pole Ojea in Puerto Rico on November 5th at 8:00 pm.
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 Haiti. On October 30th, 2022 at 5:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 143 km south of Torbeck in South.
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 Haiti. On October 30th, 2022 at 5:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 144 km south of Torbeck in South.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Rinc in Caribbean Netherlands on October 28th at 11:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Rinc in Caribbean Netherlands on October 28th 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 Haiti. On September 23rd, 2022 at 2:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 292 km south of Anse-à-Pitre in South-East.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Rincón in Caribbean Netherlands on September 22nd at 11:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Rincón in Caribbean Netherlands on September 22nd at 11:00 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 Haiti. On September 24th, 2022 at 5:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 347 km south of Torbeck in South.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Rinc in Caribbean Netherlands on September 22nd at 11:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Rinc in Caribbean Netherlands on September 22nd at 11:00 pm.
Fiona: September 14-27, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 222 km/h
on land:
max. 194 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1241 km
Air pressure:
below 931 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
North-East
North
North-West
North-East
North
North-West
Fiona: September 12-24, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
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 Haiti. On September 20th, 2022 at 5:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 291 km north of Saint-Louis du Nord in North-West.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Gu in Puerto Rico on September 18th at 2:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Gu in Puerto Rico on September 18th at 2:00 pm.
Ida: August 26 to September 4, 2021
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 241 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1778 km
Air pressure:
below 929 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Haiti. On August 26th, 2021 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 240 km southeast of Les Irois in Grandans.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Southfield in Jamaica on August 26th at 8:00 am.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Southfield in Jamaica on August 26th at 8:00 am.
Grace: August 13-21, 2021
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 194 km/h
on land:
max. 93 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 967 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 3
Affected regions
South-East
South
Grandans
South-East
South
Grandans
Fred: August 9-20, 2021
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 102 km/h
on land:
max. 74 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 991 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
South-East
Central
North
North-West
South-East
Central
North
North-West
Elsa: June 30 to July 10, 2021
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 139 km/h
on land:
max. 111 km/h
Diameter:
max. 667 km
Air pressure:
below 991 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
South-East
South
Grandans
South-East
South
Grandans
Iota: November 12-18, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 250 km/h
on land:
max. 69 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1000 km
Air pressure:
below 917 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
South-East
South
South-East
South
Eta: October 31 to November 14, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 241 km/h
on land:
max. 69 km/h
Diameter:
max. 815 km
Air pressure:
below 922 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
South
South
Delta: October 4-11, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 222 km/h
on land:
max. 56 km/h
Diameter:
max. 852 km
Air pressure:
below 953 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
South
South
Nana: September 1-4, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 120 km/h
on land:
max. 74 km/h
Diameter:
max. 444 km
Air pressure:
below 994 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
South
South
Laura: August 20-29, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 241 km/h
on land:
max. 102 km/h
Diameter:
max. 741 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
South-East
West
Grandans
South-East
West
Grandans
Isaias: July 28 to August 5, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 148 km/h
on land:
max. 130 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1111 km
Air pressure:
below 986 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
South-East
Central
North-East
North
North-West
South-East
Central
North-East
North
North-West
Humberto: September 12-20, 2019
Wind speed:
max. 204 km/h
on land:
max. 46 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 950 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 3
Affected regions
North-West
North-West
Dorian: August 24 to September 5, 2019
Wind speed:
max. 296 km/h
Diameter:
max. 111 km
Eye:
max. 56 km
Air pressure:
below 910 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 5
The hurricane did not make direct landfall in Haiti. On August 29th, 2019 at 11:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 497 km northwest of Ouanaminthe in North-East.
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.