Hurricanes in Saint Barthelemy
Hurricanes only occur occasionally in Saint Barthelemy. On average, they happen about 4 times a year. The hardest hit cities are Gustavia.The hurricane season usually lasts from early June to late November.
The most severe hurricane to make landfall in Saint Barthelemy in the past 12 months was »Earl«. It reached a wind speed of up to 83 km/h on September 3, 2022 at 2:00 pm local time near Gustavia and was 56 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 176 km/h were measured (category 2).
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Most violent hurricanes in Saint Barthelemy 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 Saint Barthelemy. On November 6th, 2022 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 328 km northeast of Gustavia.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Hatillo in Puerto Rico on November 6th at 8:00 am.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Hatillo in Puerto Rico on November 6th at 8:00 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 Saint Barthelemy. On November 6th, 2022 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 328 km northeast of Gustavia.
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 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 Saint Barthelemy. On October 28th, 2022 at 8:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 541 km southeast of Gustavia.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Kralendijk in Caribbean Netherlands on October 28th at 8:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Kralendijk in Caribbean Netherlands on October 28th at 8:00 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 Saint Barthelemy. On September 22nd, 2022 at 8:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 596 km southeast of Gustavia.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Kralendijk in Caribbean Netherlands on September 22nd at 8:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Kralendijk in Caribbean Netherlands on September 22nd at 8:00 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 Saint Barthelemy. On September 22nd, 2022 at 8:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 596 km southeast of Gustavia.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Kralendijk in Caribbean Netherlands on September 22nd at 8:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Kralendijk in Caribbean Netherlands on September 22nd at 8:00 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 Saint Barthelemy. On September 17th, 2022 at 8:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 94 km southeast of Gustavia.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Grande Anse in Guadeloupe on September 16th at 2:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Grande Anse in Guadeloupe on September 16th at 2:00 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 Saint Barthelemy. On September 17th, 2022 at 2:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 122 km south of Gustavia.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Grande Anse in Guadeloupe on September 16th at 2:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Grande Anse in Guadeloupe on September 16th at 2:00 pm.
Earl: September 2-15, 2022
Wind speed:
max. 176 km/h
on land:
max. 83 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1308 km
Air pressure:
below 948 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 2
Most Affected Cities
Gustavia
Gustavia
Earl: August 27 to September 10, 2022
Wind speed:
max. 167 km/h
on land:
max. 74 km/h
Diameter:
max. 444 km
Air pressure:
below 954 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 2
Most Affected Cities
Gustavia
Gustavia
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 Saint Barthelemy. On September 30th, 2021 at 2:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 339 km northwest of Gustavia.
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
Gustavia
Gustavia
Grace: August 13-21, 2021
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 194 km/h
on land:
max. 59 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 967 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 3
Most Affected Cities
Gustavia
Gustavia
Fred: August 9-20, 2021
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 102 km/h
on land:
max. 59 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 991 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Most Affected Cities
Gustavia
Gustavia
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 Saint Barthelemy. On July 2nd, 2021 at 5:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 247 km south of Gustavia.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Le Marin in Martinique on July 2nd at 8:00 am.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Le Marin in Martinique on July 2nd at 8:00 am.
Laura: August 20-29, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 241 km/h
on land:
max. 83 km/h
Diameter:
max. 741 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Most Affected Cities
Gustavia
Gustavia
Josephine: August 10-16, 2020
Wind speed:
max. 74 km/h
on land:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 1004 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Most Affected Cities
Gustavia
Gustavia
Isaias: July 28 to August 5, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 148 km/h
on land:
max. 93 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1111 km
Air pressure:
below 986 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Most Affected Cities
Gustavia
Gustavia
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 Saint Barthelemy. On August 28th, 2019 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 121 km southeast of Gustavia.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Crane in Barbados on August 26th at 8:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Crane in Barbados on August 26th 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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