Hurricane History Map

Jamaica storm history

57 storms have passed within 50 km of Jamaica from 1851 to 2025, drawn on the map and coloured by intensity.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Jamaica

The record holds 57 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Jamaica between 1851 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 13 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 6 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.

  • 57storms within 50 km
  • 12major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 28at 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 Jamaica?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression24%
Tropical storm2137%
Category 11018%
Category 2611%
Category 359%
Category 459%
Category 524%
Unknown intensity611%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).

Jamaica storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 8 in 1930s.1850s1870s1890s1910s1930s1950s1990s2010s

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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PeriodCount
1850s4
1860s1
1870s3
1880s6
1890s4
1900s4
1910s6
1920s2
1930s8
1940s1
1950s1
1980s2
1990s1
2000s8
2010s1
2020s5

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.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 13 in Aug.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May1Jun3Jul5Aug13Sep13Oct13Nov8Dec1
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun3
Jul5
Aug13
Sep13
Oct13
Nov8
Dec1

Strongest storms near Jamaica

  • Melissa (2025)21 October 2025 to 1 November 2025, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 892 hPa
  • Allen (1980)31 July 1980 to 11 August 1980, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 899 hPa
  • Ivan (2004)2 September 2004 to 24 September 2004, Category 4 (135 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 910 hPa
  • Dean (2007)13 August 2007 to 23 August 2007, Category 4 (130 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 907 hPa
  • Dennis (2005)4 July 2005 to 18 July 2005, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 930 hPa
  • Beryl (2024)28 June 2024 to 11 July 2024, Category 4 (120 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 934 hPa

Most recent storms near Jamaica

  • Melissa (2025)21 October 2025 to 1 November 2025, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 892 hPa
  • Rafael (2024)3 November 2024 to 10 November 2024, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 954 hPa
  • Beryl (2024)28 June 2024 to 11 July 2024, Category 4 (120 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 934 hPa
  • Grace (2021)13 August 2021 to 21 August 2021, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 967 hPa
  • Elsa (2021)30 June 2021 to 10 July 2021, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (75 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.

Notable storms near Jamaica with their own pages

  • Melissa (2025)21 October 2025 to 1 November 2025, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 892 hPa
  • Allen (1980)31 July 1980 to 11 August 1980, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 899 hPa
  • Ivan (2004)2 September 2004 to 24 September 2004, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 910 hPa
  • Dean (2007)13 August 2007 to 23 August 2007, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 907 hPa
  • Dennis (2005)4 July 2005 to 18 July 2005, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 930 hPa
  • Beryl (2024)28 June 2024 to 11 July 2024, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 934 hPa
  • Gilbert (1988)8 September 1988 to 20 September 1988, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 888 hPa
  • Charlie (1951)12 August 1951 to 23 August 1951, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 968 hPa
  • Sandy (2012)21 October 2012 to 31 October 2012, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 940 hPa
  • Iris (2001)4 October 2001 to 9 October 2001, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 948 hPa
  • Gustav (2008)25 August 2008 to 5 September 2008, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 943 hPa
  • Rafael (2024)3 November 2024 to 10 November 2024, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 954 hPa

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