Bohol, Philippines: storm history

89 storms have passed within 50 km of Bohol from 1886 to 2026. The map shows Philippines; search for a town in Bohol to see storms near it.

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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 Bohol

The record holds 89 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Bohol, Philippines between 1886 and 2026. The busiest month is November, with 27 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 4 strength. 33 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.

  • 89storms within 50 km
  • 5major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 12at 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 Bohol?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression2831%
Tropical storm1618%
Category 167%
Category 211%
Category 311%
Category 444%
Category 500%
Unknown intensity3337%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).

Bohol storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 11 in 1960s.1880s31900s21910s41920s51930s71940s81950s71960s111970s81980s71990s112000s52010s82020s3

The 2020s only run to 2026, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1886, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

Show the numbers
PeriodCount
1880s3
1900s2
1910s4
1920s5
1930s7
1940s8
1950s7
1960s11
1970s8
1980s7
1990s11
2000s5
2010s8
2020s3

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 27 in Nov.Jan9Feb3Mar7Apr9May4Jun3Jul2Aug0Sep5Oct6Nov27Dec14
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan9
Feb3
Mar7
Apr9
May4
Jun3
Jul2
Aug0
Sep5
Oct6
Nov27
Dec14

Strongest storms near Bohol

  • Rai (2021)11 December 2021 to 21 December 2021, Category 4 (135 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 915 hPa
  • Mike (1990)6 November 1990 to 18 November 1990, Category 4 (130 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 915 hPa
  • Louise:marge (1964)14 November 1964 to 26 November 1964, Category 4 (120 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 915 hPa
  • Ike (1984)26 August 1984 to 6 September 1984, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 950 hPa
  • Nelson (1982)18 March 1982 to 1 April 1982, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 935 hPa

Most recent storms near Bohol

  • Penha (2026)3 February 2026 to 7 February 2026, peak Tropical storm (39 kt), 1,002 hPa, provisional
  • Koto (2025)23 November 2025 to 3 December 2025, Tropical depression (29 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 970 hPa, provisional
  • Rai (2021)11 December 2021 to 21 December 2021, Category 4 (135 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 915 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.

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