Storms near Aklan
The record holds 123 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Aklan, Philippines between 1884 and 2025. The busiest month is November, with 33 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 54 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 123storms within 50 km
- 7major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 17at 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 Aklan?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 31 | 25% |
| Tropical storm | 21 | 17% |
| Category 1 | 8 | 7% |
| Category 2 | 2 | 2% |
| Category 3 | 4 | 3% |
| Category 4 | 2 | 2% |
| Category 5 | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown intensity | 54 | 44% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Aklan storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1884, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 4 |
| 1890s | 2 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 6 |
| 1930s | 13 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 9 |
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 14 |
| 1980s | 12 |
| 1990s | 13 |
| 2000s | 14 |
| 2010s | 11 |
| 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 | 5 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 9 |
| May | 6 |
| Jun | 11 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 5 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 21 |
| Nov | 33 |
| Dec | 23 |
Strongest storms near Aklan
- Haiyan (2013)2 November 2013 to 11 November 2013, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 895 hPa
- Irma (1966)10 May 1966 to 22 May 1966, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 972 hPa
- Gilda (1959)11 December 1959 to 22 December 1959, Category 4 (115 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 925 hPa
- Fengshen (2008)17 June 2008 to 27 June 2008, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 945 hPa
- Phanfone (2019)19 December 2019 to 29 December 2019, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 970 hPa
Most recent storms near Aklan
- Unnamed storm of December 2025 (Western North Pacific)4 December 2025 to 7 December 2025, peak Unknown intensity
- Phanfone (2019)19 December 2019 to 29 December 2019, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 970 hPa
- Unnamed storm of December 2018 (Western North Pacific)23 December 2018 to 30 December 2018, Unknown intensity near here, peak Tropical depression (30 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.