Storms near Zimbabwe
The record holds 12 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Zimbabwe between 1977 and 2025. The busiest month is February, with 4 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 2 strength. 1 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 12storms within 50 km
- 0major (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 Zimbabwe?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 2 | 17% |
| Tropical storm | 7 | 58% |
| Category 1 | 1 | 8% |
| Category 2 | 1 | 8% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 1 | 8% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (southern hemisphere).
Zimbabwe storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1977, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 |
| 2010s | 2 |
| 2020s | 4 |
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 | 3 |
| Feb | 4 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
Strongest storms near Zimbabwe
- Eline:leone (2000)1 February 2000 to 29 February 2000, Category 2 (90 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 930 hPa
- Idai (2019)4 March 2019 to 16 March 2019, Category 1 (70 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 940 hPa
- Japhet (2003)24 February 2003 to 5 March 2003, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 935 hPa
- Eloise (2021)11 January 2021 to 27 January 2021, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 965 hPa
- Lisette (1997)24 February 1997 to 3 March 1997, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 980 hPa
- Favio (2007)11 February 2007 to 23 February 2007, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 925 hPa
Most recent storms near Zimbabwe
- Chido (2025)5 December 2024 to 17 December 2024, Tropical storm (34 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (134 kt), 935 hPa, provisional
- Ana (2022)20 January 2022 to 25 January 2022, Tropical depression (28 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 987 hPa
- Eloise (2021)11 January 2021 to 27 January 2021, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 965 hPa
- Chalane (2021)20 December 2020 to 4 January 2021, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 975 hPa
- Idai (2019)4 March 2019 to 16 March 2019, Category 1 (70 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 940 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 Zimbabwe with their own pages
- Eline:leone (2000)1 February 2000 to 29 February 2000, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 930 hPa
- Idai (2019)4 March 2019 to 16 March 2019, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 940 hPa
- Japhet (2003)24 February 2003 to 5 March 2003, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 935 hPa
- Favio (2007)11 February 2007 to 23 February 2007, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 925 hPa
- Chido (2025)5 December 2024 to 17 December 2024, peak Category 4 (134 kt), 935 hPa, provisional