Storms near Gia Lai
The record holds 88 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Gia Lai, Vietnam between 1887 and 2025. The busiest month is October, with 35 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 3 strength. 33 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 88storms within 50 km
- 4major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 14at 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 Gia Lai?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 13 | 15% |
| Tropical storm | 28 | 32% |
| Category 1 | 7 | 8% |
| Category 2 | 3 | 3% |
| Category 3 | 4 | 5% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 33 | 38% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Gia Lai storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1887, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 2 |
| 1890s | 4 |
| 1900s | 3 |
| 1910s | 1 |
| 1920s | 3 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 4 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 17 |
| 2000s | 3 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s | 6 |
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.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 11 |
| Oct | 35 |
| Nov | 32 |
| Dec | 5 |
Strongest storms near Gia Lai
- Kalmaegi (2025)31 October 2025 to 7 November 2025, Category 3 (109 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 950 hPa, provisional
- Therese (1972)30 November 1972 to 12 December 1972, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 945 hPa
- Agnes (1984)28 October 1984 to 9 November 1984, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 925 hPa
- Zack (1995)21 October 1995 to 2 November 1995, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 950 hPa
- Kyle (1993)17 November 1993 to 24 November 1993, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 960 hPa
Most recent storms near Gia Lai
- Kalmaegi (2025)31 October 2025 to 7 November 2025, Category 3 (109 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 950 hPa, provisional
- Yinxing (2024)2 November 2024 to 13 November 2024, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 945 hPa
- Unnamed storm of March 2022 (Western North Pacific)29 March 2022 to 1 April 2022, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 1,002 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.