Storms near Holguín
The record holds 49 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Holguín, Cuba between 1851 and 2025. The busiest month is October, with 15 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 4 strength. 4 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 49storms within 50 km
- 6major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 21at category 1 strength or more
A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.
How strong were the storms near Holguín?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 7 | 14% |
| Tropical storm | 17 | 35% |
| Category 1 | 13 | 27% |
| Category 2 | 2 | 4% |
| Category 3 | 4 | 8% |
| Category 4 | 2 | 4% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 4 | 8% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).
Holguín storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1851, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1850s | 4 |
| 1860s | 1 |
| 1870s | 5 |
| 1880s | 3 |
| 1890s | 2 |
| 1900s | 4 |
| 1910s | 2 |
| 1920s | 2 |
| 1930s | 2 |
| 1940s | 2 |
| 1950s | 4 |
| 1960s | 2 |
| 1970s | 4 |
| 1980s | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 |
| 2000s | 3 |
| 2010s | 3 |
| 2020s | 3 |
Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 13 |
| Sep | 14 |
| Oct | 15 |
| Nov | 5 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Holguín
- Ike (2008)1 September 2008 to 15 September 2008, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 935 hPa
- Matthew (2016)28 September 2016 to 10 October 2016, Category 4 (115 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 934 hPa
- Flora (1963)28 September 1963 to 17 October 1963, Category 3 (105 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 933 hPa
- Melissa (2025)21 October 2025 to 1 November 2025, Category 3 (105 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 892 hPa
- Inez (1966)21 September 1966 to 11 October 1966, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 927 hPa
Most recent storms near Holguín
- Melissa (2025)21 October 2025 to 1 November 2025, Category 3 (105 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 892 hPa
- Oscar (2024)19 October 2024 to 22 October 2024, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 984 hPa
- Fred (2021)9 August 2021 to 20 August 2021, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 991 hPa
Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.