Storms near Niue
The record holds 11 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Niue between 1946 and 2025. The busiest month is January, with 4 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.
- 11storms within 50 km
- 2major (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 Niue?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 0 | 0% |
| Tropical storm | 5 | 45% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 1 | 9% |
| Category 4 | 1 | 9% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 4 | 36% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (southern hemisphere).
Niue storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1946, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 |
| 1950s | 2 |
| 1970s | 1 |
| 1980s | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 |
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 | 4 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
Strongest storms near Niue
- Heta (2004)25 December 2003 to 12 January 2004, Category 4 (130 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 915 hPa
- Ofa (1990)28 January 1990 to 10 February 1990, Category 3 (110 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 925 hPa
- Ofa (1980)9 December 1979 to 15 December 1979, peak Tropical storm (63 kt), 980 hPa
- Unnamed storm of November 1973 (South Pacific and Australian region)7 November 1973 to 11 November 1973, peak Tropical storm (46 kt), 990 hPa
- Pita (2025)10 January 2025 to 12 January 2025, peak Tropical storm (40 kt), 994 hPa, provisional
- Unnamed storm of April 2017 (South Pacific and Australian region)4 April 2017 to 11 April 2017, peak Tropical storm (40 kt), 993 hPa
Most recent storms near Niue
- Pita (2025)10 January 2025 to 12 January 2025, peak Tropical storm (40 kt), 994 hPa, provisional
- Unnamed storm of April 2017 (South Pacific and Australian region)4 April 2017 to 11 April 2017, peak Tropical storm (40 kt), 993 hPa
- Heta (2004)25 December 2003 to 12 January 2004, Category 4 (130 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 915 hPa
- Ofa (1990)28 January 1990 to 10 February 1990, Category 3 (110 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 925 hPa
- Drena (1985)9 January 1985 to 16 January 1985, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 987 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 Niue with their own pages
- Heta (2004)25 December 2003 to 12 January 2004, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 915 hPa
- Ofa (1990)28 January 1990 to 10 February 1990, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 925 hPa