Hurricanes in Venezuela
Hurricanes only occur occasionally in Venezuela. On average, they happen about 4 times a year. The hardest hit regions are Capital, Central-West and Northeastern.The hurricane season usually lasts from early June to late November.
The most severe hurricane to make landfall in Venezuela in the past 12 months was »Bonnie«. It reached a wind speed of up to 65 km/h on June 28, 2022 at 5:00 pm local time near Güiria and was 88 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 Venezuela 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 Venezuela. On October 30th, 2022 at 2:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 428 km northeast of Punto Fijo in Central-West.
Lisa: October 27 to November 5, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 130 km/h
on land:
max. 37 km/h
Diameter:
max. 370 km
Air pressure:
below 988 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
Capital
Central-West
Capital
Central-West
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
Affected regions
Capital
Central-West
Capital
Central-West
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
Affected regions
Northeastern
Capital
Central-West
Northeastern
Capital
Central-West
Ian: September 22 to October 1, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 259 km/h
on land:
max. 56 km/h
Diameter:
max. 845 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 5
Affected regions
Capital
Capital
Ian: September 19 to October 2, 2022
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 250 km/h
on land:
max. 56 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1482 km
Air pressure:
below 937 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
Capital
Capital
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 Venezuela. On September 16th, 2022 at 11:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 652 km northwest of Juan Griego in Atlantic Islands.
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 Venezuela. On September 16th, 2022 at 11:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 652 km northwest of Juan Griego in Atlantic Islands.
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
Affected regions
Northeastern
Atlantic Islands
Capital
Central-West
Zuliana
Northeastern
Atlantic Islands
Capital
Central-West
Zuliana
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
Affected regions
Capital
Central-West
Capital
Central-West
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 Venezuela. On August 9th, 2021 at 8:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 322 km northwest of Güiria in Northeastern.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Bathsheba in Barbados on August 9th at 2:00 pm.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Bathsheba in Barbados on August 9th at 2:00 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 Venezuela. On July 2nd, 2021 at 11:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 172 km northwest of Güiria in Northeastern.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Crane in Barbados on July 2nd at 5:00 am.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Crane in Barbados on July 2nd at 5:00 am.
Iota: November 12-18, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 250 km/h
on land:
max. 93 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1000 km
Air pressure:
below 917 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Affected regions
Central-West
Zuliana
Central-West
Zuliana
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 Venezuela. On October 31st, 2020 at 2:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 244 km northeast of Punto Fijo in Central-West.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Rocky Point in Jamaica on November 1st at 8:00 am.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Rocky Point in Jamaica on November 1st at 8:00 am.
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 Venezuela. On September 1st, 2020 at 2:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 494 km northeast of Punta Cardón in Central-West.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Dalvey in Jamaica on September 1st at 2:00 am.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Dalvey in Jamaica on September 1st at 2:00 am.
Isaias: July 28 to August 5, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 148 km/h
on land:
max. 78 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1111 km
Air pressure:
below 986 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
Northeastern
Atlantic Islands
Northeastern
Atlantic Islands
Gonzalo: July 20-25, 2020
Region:
Caribbean Sea
Wind speed:
max. 102 km/h
on land:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 444 km
Air pressure:
below 997 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
Northeastern
Northeastern
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 Venezuela. On August 27th, 2019 at 2:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 351 km northwest of G in Northeastern.
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.
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