Storms near India
The record holds 1,281 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of India between 1842 and 2026. The busiest month is August, with 232 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 958 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 1,281storms within 50 km
- 19major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 49at 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 India?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 136 | 11% |
| Tropical storm | 138 | 11% |
| Category 1 | 23 | 2% |
| Category 2 | 7 | <1% |
| Category 3 | 9 | <1% |
| Category 4 | 8 | <1% |
| Category 5 | 2 | <1% |
| Unknown intensity | 958 | 75% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (Indian Ocean).
India storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2026, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1842, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 2 |
| 1850s | 1 |
| 1870s | 26 |
| 1880s | 103 |
| 1890s | 94 |
| 1900s | 74 |
| 1910s | 71 |
| 1920s | 100 |
| 1930s | 99 |
| 1940s | 111 |
| 1950s | 87 |
| 1960s | 115 |
| 1970s | 91 |
| 1980s | 66 |
| 1990s | 70 |
| 2000s | 55 |
| 2010s | 64 |
| 2020s | 52 |
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.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 7 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 5 |
| Apr | 18 |
| May | 78 |
| Jun | 143 |
| Jul | 211 |
| Aug | 232 |
| Sep | 215 |
| Oct | 182 |
| Nov | 138 |
| Dec | 51 |
Strongest storms near India
- Gay (1989)31 October 1989 to 10 November 1989, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 970 hPa
- Unnamed storm of October 1999 (North Indian)25 October 1999 to 3 November 1999, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 912 hPa
- Unnamed storm of April 1991 (North Indian)22 April 1991 to 30 April 1991, Category 4 (135 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 918 hPa
- Fani (2019)25 April 2019 to 4 May 2019, Category 4 (135 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 932 hPa
- Phailin (2013)7 October 2013 to 14 October 2013, Category 4 (125 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 940 hPa
- Unnamed storm of October 1999 (North Indian)15 October 1999 to 19 October 1999, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 968 hPa
Most recent storms near India
- Unnamed storm of September 2026 (North Indian)22 September 2026 to 24 September 2026, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 987 hPa, provisional
- Ditwah (2025)26 November 2025 to 2 December 2025, Tropical depression (29 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 1,000 hPa, provisional
- Montha (2025)25 October 2025 to 29 October 2025, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 990 hPa, provisional
- Unnamed storm of October 2025 (North Indian)1 October 2025 to 3 October 2025, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 995 hPa, provisional
- Unnamed storm of September 2025 (North Indian)26 September 2025 to 28 September 2025, peak Tropical depression (28 kt), 998 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.
India ranks number 2 among countries and territories for the number of storms.
Notable storms near India with their own pages
- Gay (1989)31 October 1989 to 10 November 1989, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 970 hPa
- Fani (2019)25 April 2019 to 4 May 2019, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 932 hPa
- Phailin (2013)7 October 2013 to 14 October 2013, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 940 hPa
- Hudhud (2014)6 October 2014 to 14 October 2014, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 950 hPa
- Tauktae (2021)13 May 2021 to 19 May 2021, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 950 hPa
- Titli (2018)8 October 2018 to 12 October 2018, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 972 hPa
- Sidr (2007)10 November 2007 to 16 November 2007, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 944 hPa
- Bulbul:matmo (2019)28 October 2019 to 11 November 2019, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 976 hPa
- Amphan (2020)15 May 2020 to 21 May 2020, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 920 hPa
- Biparjoy (2023)5 June 2023 to 19 June 2023, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 958 hPa
- Maha (2019)28 October 2019 to 11 November 2019, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 956 hPa
- Forrest (1992)8 November 1992 to 22 November 1992, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 952 hPa
India regions
Regions (first-level divisions) that storms have come within 50 km of at least 5 times, most storms first.
| Region | Storms | Strongest near the region |
|---|---|---|
| Odisha | 667 | Category 5 |
| Chhattisgarh | 554 | Category 3 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 487 | Tropical storm |
| Jharkhand | 453 | Category 1 |
| West Bengal | 444 | Category 3 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 313 | Tropical storm |
| Andhra Pradesh | 272 | Category 5 |
| Rajasthan | 222 | Category 1 |
| Maharashtra | 171 | Category 2 |
| Bihar | 157 | Tropical storm |
| Tamil Nadu | 137 | Category 2 |
| Gujarat | 126 | Category 3 |
| Telangana | 90 | Category 4 |
| Andaman and Nicobar | 86 | Category 2 |
| Puducherry | 78 | Category 4 |
| Karnataka | 72 | Category 1 |
| Tripura | 56 | Category 4 |
| Lakshadweep | 47 | Tropical storm |
| Mizoram | 44 | Category 4 |
| Kerala | 38 | Category 1 |
| Haryana | 35 | Tropical depression |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 30 | Category 3 |
| Assam | 26 | Category 2 |
| Meghalaya | 20 | Tropical storm |
| Manipur | 17 | Category 3 |
| Goa | 15 | Tropical storm |
| Punjab | 12 | Tropical depression |
| Delhi | 11 | Tropical depression |
| Nagaland | 5 | Category 2 |
| Uttarakhand | 5 | Tropical depression |