Storms near Karnataka
The record holds 72 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Karnataka, India between 1882 and 2025. The busiest month is November, with 27 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength. 47 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 72storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 2at 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 Karnataka?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 15 | 21% |
| Tropical storm | 8 | 11% |
| Category 1 | 2 | 3% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 47 | 65% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (Indian Ocean).
Karnataka storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1882, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 3 |
| 1900s | 1 |
| 1910s | 3 |
| 1920s | 4 |
| 1930s | 4 |
| 1940s | 12 |
| 1950s | 3 |
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 3 |
| 1990s | 11 |
| 2000s | 2 |
| 2010s | 4 |
| 2020s | 4 |
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 | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 7 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 7 |
| Oct | 20 |
| Nov | 27 |
| Dec | 9 |
Strongest storms near Karnataka
- Unnamed storm of November 1984 (North Indian)27 November 1984 to 8 December 1984, peak Category 1 (75 kt)
- Vardah (2016)6 December 2016 to 19 December 2016, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 975 hPa
- Unnamed storm of November 1993 (Western North Pacific)27 November 1993 to 5 December 1993, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 968 hPa
- Thane (2011)25 December 2011 to 30 December 2011, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 969 hPa
- Nilam (2012)27 October 2012 to 1 November 2012, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 987 hPa
Most recent storms near Karnataka
- Unnamed storm of May 2025 (North Indian)24 May 2025, peak Tropical depression (28 kt), 998 hPa
- Mandous (2022)4 December 2022 to 10 December 2022, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 990 hPa
- Unnamed storm of November 2021 (North Indian)8 November 2021 to 11 November 2021, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (40 kt), 1,000 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.