Cyclones in East Timor
Cyclones only occur occasionally in Timor-Leste. On average, they happen about 2 times a year. The hardest hit cities are Lospalos, Suai and Pante Makasar.The typical cyclone season depends on the summer monsoon. In the months before (May to June) and after (October to November), the most severe storms occur.
Timor-Leste has certainly been affected by the foothills of several cyclones, but during the past 12 months no cyclone reached the inhabited areas on land.
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Most violent cyclones in East Timor since 2018
Anika: 25th February to 3rd March 2022
Region:
Western Australia
Wind speed:
max. 100 km/h
Diameter:
max. 111 km
Air pressure:
below 988 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
The cyclone did not make direct landfall. On February 25th, 2022 at 9:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 466 km south of Viqueque.
Seroja: 4th to 12th April 2021
Region:
Western Australia
Wind speed:
max. 130 km/h
Diameter:
max. 167 km
Air pressure:
below 972 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
The cyclone did not make direct landfall. On April 04th, 2021 at 9:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 186 km southeast of Pante Makasar.
Claudia: 4th to 19th January 2020
Region:
Western Australia
Wind speed:
max. 152 km/h
on land:
max. 102 km/h
Diameter:
max. 3748 km
Air pressure:
below 963 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Most Affected Cities
Lospalos
Viqueque
Suai
Pante Makasar
Lospalos
Viqueque
Suai
Pante Makasar
Ann: 10th to 18th May 2019
Region:
Western Australia
Wind speed:
max. 111 km/h
Diameter:
max. 204 km
Air pressure:
below 989 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
The cyclone did not make direct landfall. On May 18th, 2019 at 9:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 316 km west of Lospalos.
Lili: 6th to 11th May 2019
Region:
Western Australia
Wind speed:
max. 102 km/h
on land:
max. 41 km/h
Diameter:
max. 185 km
Air pressure:
below 993 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Most Affected Cities
Lospalos
Lospalos
Wallace: 3rd to 13th April 2019
Region:
Western Australia
Wind speed:
max. 111 km/h
Diameter:
max. 648 km
Air pressure:
below 992 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
The cyclone did not make direct landfall. On April 06th, 2019 at 3:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 283 km south of Suai.
Veronica: 18th to 30th March 2019
Region:
Western Australia
Wind speed:
max. 235 km/h
on land:
max. 59 km/h
Diameter:
max. 3741 km
Air pressure:
below 927 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
Most Affected Cities
Pante Makasar
Suai
Pante Makasar
Suai
Riley: 22nd January to 5th February 2019
Region:
Western Australia
Wind speed:
max. 139 km/h
Diameter:
max. 222 km
Air pressure:
below 970 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
The cyclone did not make direct landfall. On January 22nd, 2019 at 9:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 321 km south of Suai.
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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