Onweersseizoen, maand voor maand over de hele wereld
Tornado’s, derecho’s, hagel — de middagen om de lucht in de gaten te houden.
Dit is een waarschuwingspagina, geen aanbeveling. Onweersseizoen betreft 41 bestemmingen op SeasonMap; de maanden hieronder zijn die waarin het risicovenster open staat — de meeste weken daarin verlopen rustig, en de score naast elke plek is nog steeds de gewone klimaatscore, risico en al.
Wanneer het speelt
Onweersseizoen in januari
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 SwazilandThunderstorm and lightning season · 15 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Eswatini has recorded one of the world's highest lightning death rates, almost all in afternoon summer storms.82
- Johannesburg 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaHighveld afternoon storms · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Storms build over the reef most summer afternoons: hail, lightning and intersections under water for an hour.80
- Costa da Caparica 🇵🇹 PortugalWinter storms and erosion · 1 nov – 15 mrtAtlantic depressions push straight onto this coast and take the sand with them; sections of the boardwalk and the beach access stairs are regularly closed for repair after a bad week.77
- Pretoria 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaAfternoon thunderstorms · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Storms come off the Magaliesberg most summer afternoons: hail, lightning and half an hour of water the stormwater drains cannot take.77
- Drakensbergen 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaAfternoon thunderstorms · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Storms build over the escarpment most summer afternoons, with lightning on the tops, hail and water coming down the gullies within minutes.76
- Córdoba 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëHail and summer storms · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)The sierras west of the city build some of the most violent storms anywhere: hail big enough to write off parked cars, and flash floods in the valley rivers that catch swimmers downstream of dry-looking weather.75
- Mbabane 🇸🇿 SwazilandThunderstorm and lightning season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Afternoon thunderstorms over the highveld are frequent in summer, and Eswatini has recorded one of the highest lightning death rates anywhere.75
- Durban 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSummer storm and flood season · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)KwaZulu-Natal's rain comes as violent afternoon storms and, every few years, as the kind of flooding that takes out roads and closes the beaches to swimming for days on hygiene grounds.72
- Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliëStorm season · 1 nov – 30 aprQueensland's storm season runs November to April, and this stretch of coast sees the tail of systems that cross further north as much as it sees cyclones of its own.70
- Brisbane 🇦🇺 AustraliëStorm season · 1 nov – 30 aprQueensland's storm season runs November to April.68
- Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary 🇸🇿 SwazilandSummer thunderstorm season · 15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)Most of the year's rain falls in violent afternoon thunderstorms with frequent lightning.63
- La Rochelle 🇫🇷 FrankrijkAtlantic storm season · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Depressions come in off the Atlantic all winter, and on a high spring tide the sea gets over the sea wall on the Vieux Port.58
- Dingle 🇮🇪 IerlandAtlantic storm season · 15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)Named lows come in off the ocean from mid-autumn and the peninsula takes them first.55
- Seattle 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenWinter storms and pass closures · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Atmospheric rivers bring wind, flooding and power cuts through the dark months, and Snoqualmie and Stevens close for hours at a time for avalanche control.52
- Oostende 🇧🇪 BelgiëNorth Sea gales · 15 okt – 15 mrtAutumn and winter depressions come straight in off the North Sea and the sea dyke gets closed when a storm surge is forecast.49
- Clifden 🇮🇪 IerlandAtlantic gale season · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Named storms come in off the ocean with nothing between here and Newfoundland to slow them.49
- Tórshavn FaeröerAtlantic gale season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Autumn and winter lows cancel the inter-island ferries, the helicopter and the flights into Vagar, sometimes for two days together.45
- Ålesund 🇳🇴 NoorwegenAtlantic gale season · 15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)The exposed coast takes named Atlantic lows from mid-autumn, and the first thing they cancel is the ferry and the fjord sailings rather than the flights.26
- Svolvær 🇳🇴 NoorwegenWinter gales · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Atlantic lows shut the mountain passes on the E10 and cancel the small-plane flights into Svolvaer for a day at a time.20
Onweersseizoen in februari
- Johannesburg 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaHighveld afternoon storms · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Storms build over the reef most summer afternoons: hail, lightning and intersections under water for an hour.82
- Costa da Caparica 🇵🇹 PortugalWinter storms and erosion · 1 nov – 15 mrtAtlantic depressions push straight onto this coast and take the sand with them; sections of the boardwalk and the beach access stairs are regularly closed for repair after a bad week.81
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 SwazilandThunderstorm and lightning season · 15 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Eswatini has recorded one of the world's highest lightning death rates, almost all in afternoon summer storms.80
- Córdoba 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëHail and summer storms · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)The sierras west of the city build some of the most violent storms anywhere: hail big enough to write off parked cars, and flash floods in the valley rivers that catch swimmers downstream of dry-looking weather.77
- Pretoria 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaAfternoon thunderstorms · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Storms come off the Magaliesberg most summer afternoons: hail, lightning and half an hour of water the stormwater drains cannot take.77
- Drakensbergen 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaAfternoon thunderstorms · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Storms build over the escarpment most summer afternoons, with lightning on the tops, hail and water coming down the gullies within minutes.77
- Mbabane 🇸🇿 SwazilandThunderstorm and lightning season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Afternoon thunderstorms over the highveld are frequent in summer, and Eswatini has recorded one of the highest lightning death rates anywhere.75
- Durban 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSummer storm and flood season · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)KwaZulu-Natal's rain comes as violent afternoon storms and, every few years, as the kind of flooding that takes out roads and closes the beaches to swimming for days on hygiene grounds.69
- Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliëStorm season · 1 nov – 30 aprQueensland's storm season runs November to April, and this stretch of coast sees the tail of systems that cross further north as much as it sees cyclones of its own.69
- Brisbane 🇦🇺 AustraliëStorm season · 1 nov – 30 aprQueensland's storm season runs November to April.66
- La Rochelle 🇫🇷 FrankrijkAtlantic storm season · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Depressions come in off the Atlantic all winter, and on a high spring tide the sea gets over the sea wall on the Vieux Port.66
- Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary 🇸🇿 SwazilandSummer thunderstorm season · 15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)Most of the year's rain falls in violent afternoon thunderstorms with frequent lightning.61
- Dingle 🇮🇪 IerlandAtlantic storm season · 15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)Named lows come in off the ocean from mid-autumn and the peninsula takes them first.60
- Oostende 🇧🇪 BelgiëNorth Sea gales · 15 okt – 15 mrtAutumn and winter depressions come straight in off the North Sea and the sea dyke gets closed when a storm surge is forecast.59
- Seattle 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenWinter storms and pass closures · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Atmospheric rivers bring wind, flooding and power cuts through the dark months, and Snoqualmie and Stevens close for hours at a time for avalanche control.58
- Tórshavn FaeröerAtlantic gale season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Autumn and winter lows cancel the inter-island ferries, the helicopter and the flights into Vagar, sometimes for two days together.53
- Clifden 🇮🇪 IerlandAtlantic gale season · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Named storms come in off the ocean with nothing between here and Newfoundland to slow them.53
- Ålesund 🇳🇴 NoorwegenAtlantic gale season · 15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)The exposed coast takes named Atlantic lows from mid-autumn, and the first thing they cancel is the ferry and the fjord sailings rather than the flights.41
- Svolvær 🇳🇴 NoorwegenWinter gales · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Atlantic lows shut the mountain passes on the E10 and cancel the small-plane flights into Svolvaer for a day at a time.32
Onweersseizoen in maart
- Johannesburg 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaHighveld afternoon storms · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Storms build over the reef most summer afternoons: hail, lightning and intersections under water for an hour.87
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 SwazilandThunderstorm and lightning season · 15 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Eswatini has recorded one of the world's highest lightning death rates, almost all in afternoon summer storms.87
- Costa da Caparica 🇵🇹 PortugalWinter storms and erosion · 1 nov – 15 mrtAtlantic depressions push straight onto this coast and take the sand with them; sections of the boardwalk and the beach access stairs are regularly closed for repair after a bad week.83
- Pretoria 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaAfternoon thunderstorms · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Storms come off the Magaliesberg most summer afternoons: hail, lightning and half an hour of water the stormwater drains cannot take.83
- Mbabane 🇸🇿 SwazilandThunderstorm and lightning season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Afternoon thunderstorms over the highveld are frequent in summer, and Eswatini has recorded one of the highest lightning death rates anywhere.83
- Atlanta 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring severe-storm season · 1 mrt – 15 mei (meestal)North Georgia's tornado and hail season runs through spring, and the warnings here come overnight as often as in the afternoon.79
- Memphis 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring storm season · 15 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)Late winter and spring bring the line squalls that flood the streets and take the power out for days, and the Mississippi runs its highest in the same weeks.74
- Durban 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSummer storm and flood season · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)KwaZulu-Natal's rain comes as violent afternoon storms and, every few years, as the kind of flooding that takes out roads and closes the beaches to swimming for days on hygiene grounds.74
- Kansas City 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring storm season · 15 mrt – 15 jun (meestal)The wettest and stormiest stretch of the year, with hail, tornado warnings and flash flooding on the creeks.74
- Nashville 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring storm season · 15 mrt – 20 mei (meestal)Middle Tennessee gets its severe weather in spring: squall lines, tornado warnings and the flooding that put downtown under water in 2010.73
- Calcutta 🇮🇳 IndiaKalbaisakhi storm season · 20 mrt – 20 mei (meestal)Late-afternoon squall lines come out of the northwest through the hot months, drop the temperature in minutes and take trees and hoardings down with them.71
- Saint Louis 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSevere storm season · 15 mrt – 15 jun (meestal)Spring is when the warm Gulf air meets the cold front over the Mississippi valley, and the region sits at the eastern edge of tornado country.69
- Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliëStorm season · 1 nov – 30 aprQueensland's storm season runs November to April, and this stretch of coast sees the tail of systems that cross further north as much as it sees cyclones of its own.66
- Oostende 🇧🇪 BelgiëNorth Sea gales · 15 okt – 15 mrtAutumn and winter depressions come straight in off the North Sea and the sea dyke gets closed when a storm surge is forecast.66
- Brisbane 🇦🇺 AustraliëStorm season · 1 nov – 30 aprQueensland's storm season runs November to April.64
- Clifden 🇮🇪 IerlandAtlantic gale season · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Named storms come in off the ocean with nothing between here and Newfoundland to slow them.61
- Tórshavn FaeröerAtlantic gale season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Autumn and winter lows cancel the inter-island ferries, the helicopter and the flights into Vagar, sometimes for two days together.60
- Svolvær 🇳🇴 NoorwegenWinter gales · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Atlantic lows shut the mountain passes on the E10 and cancel the small-plane flights into Svolvaer for a day at a time.42
Onweersseizoen in april
- Atlanta 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring severe-storm season · 1 mrt – 15 mei (meestal)North Georgia's tornado and hail season runs through spring, and the warnings here come overnight as often as in the afternoon.90
- Dallas 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSevere storm season · 1 apr – 15 junNorth Texas sits at the southern end of tornado alley and April to early June is when the supercells come through, usually late afternoon.88
- Memphis 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring storm season · 15 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)Late winter and spring bring the line squalls that flood the streets and take the power out for days, and the Mississippi runs its highest in the same weeks.85
- Brisbane 🇦🇺 AustraliëStorm season · 1 nov – 30 aprQueensland's storm season runs November to April.84
- Austin 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenFlash Flood Alley · 15 apr – 15 jun (meestal)Hill Country limestone sheds rain instead of soaking it up, and a spring storm can put the low water crossings under in minutes.84
- Kansas City 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring storm season · 15 mrt – 15 jun (meestal)The wettest and stormiest stretch of the year, with hail, tornado warnings and flash flooding on the creeks.84
- Nashville 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring storm season · 15 mrt – 20 mei (meestal)Middle Tennessee gets its severe weather in spring: squall lines, tornado warnings and the flooding that put downtown under water in 2010.82
- Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliëStorm season · 1 nov – 30 aprQueensland's storm season runs November to April, and this stretch of coast sees the tail of systems that cross further north as much as it sees cyclones of its own.82
- Saint Louis 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSevere storm season · 15 mrt – 15 jun (meestal)Spring is when the warm Gulf air meets the cold front over the Mississippi valley, and the region sits at the eastern edge of tornado country.80
- Indianapolis 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring storm season · 1 apr – 30 jun (meestal)Central Indiana's severe weather builds through spring and peaks in May and June: squall lines, hail and tornado warnings that can halt practice at the Speedway.74
- Calcutta 🇮🇳 IndiaKalbaisakhi storm season · 20 mrt – 20 mei (meestal)Late-afternoon squall lines come out of the northwest through the hot months, drop the temperature in minutes and take trees and hoardings down with them.59
Onweersseizoen in mei
- Nashville 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring storm season · 15 mrt – 20 mei (meestal)Middle Tennessee gets its severe weather in spring: squall lines, tornado warnings and the flooding that put downtown under water in 2010.88
- Kansas City 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring storm season · 15 mrt – 15 jun (meestal)The wettest and stormiest stretch of the year, with hail, tornado warnings and flash flooding on the creeks.88
- Indianapolis 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring storm season · 1 apr – 30 jun (meestal)Central Indiana's severe weather builds through spring and peaks in May and June: squall lines, hail and tornado warnings that can halt practice at the Speedway.88
- Saint Louis 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSevere storm season · 15 mrt – 15 jun (meestal)Spring is when the warm Gulf air meets the cold front over the Mississippi valley, and the region sits at the eastern edge of tornado country.87
- Atlanta 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring severe-storm season · 1 mrt – 15 mei (meestal)North Georgia's tornado and hail season runs through spring, and the warnings here come overnight as often as in the afternoon.84
- Memphis 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring storm season · 15 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)Late winter and spring bring the line squalls that flood the streets and take the power out for days, and the Mississippi runs its highest in the same weeks.83
- Valparaíso 🇨🇱 ChiliWinter storms and heavy swell · 15 mei – 31 aug (meestal)Frontal systems bring downpours that flood the lower streets and swells that batter the seafront.82
- Dallas 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSevere storm season · 1 apr – 15 junNorth Texas sits at the southern end of tornado alley and April to early June is when the supercells come through, usually late afternoon.75
- Austin 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenFlash Flood Alley · 15 apr – 15 jun (meestal)Hill Country limestone sheds rain instead of soaking it up, and a spring storm can put the low water crossings under in minutes.69
- Calcutta 🇮🇳 IndiaKalbaisakhi storm season · 20 mrt – 20 mei (meestal)Late-afternoon squall lines come out of the northwest through the hot months, drop the temperature in minutes and take trees and hoardings down with them.52
Onweersseizoen in juni
- Indianapolis 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring storm season · 1 apr – 30 jun (meestal)Central Indiana's severe weather builds through spring and peaks in May and June: squall lines, hail and tornado warnings that can halt practice at the Speedway.79
- Saint Louis 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSevere storm season · 15 mrt – 15 jun (meestal)Spring is when the warm Gulf air meets the cold front over the Mississippi valley, and the region sits at the eastern edge of tornado country.76
- Kansas City 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring storm season · 15 mrt – 15 jun (meestal)The wettest and stormiest stretch of the year, with hail, tornado warnings and flash flooding on the creeks.76
- Indiana Dunes National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenLake Michigan rip currents · 1 jun – 31 okt (meestal)North winds set up structural currents along the piers and breakwaters that drown people here most years, and outside the lifeguarded weeks nobody is watching.75
- Valparaíso 🇨🇱 ChiliWinter storms and heavy swell · 15 mei – 31 aug (meestal)Frontal systems bring downpours that flood the lower streets and swells that batter the seafront.74
- Dallas 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSevere storm season · 1 apr – 15 junNorth Texas sits at the southern end of tornado alley and April to early June is when the supercells come through, usually late afternoon.64
- Austin 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenFlash Flood Alley · 15 apr – 15 jun (meestal)Hill Country limestone sheds rain instead of soaking it up, and a spring storm can put the low water crossings under in minutes.59
- Sarasota 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon storm season · 1 jun – 30 sepA thunderstorm most afternoons, usually over by six, and this stretch of coast gets more lightning than anywhere else in the country.56
Onweersseizoen in juli
- Boulder 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon thunderstorms · 1 jul – 31 aug (meestal)Storms build over the Divide most afternoons and reach the foothills between one and four, with lightning that kills hikers on exposed ridges every few years.84
- Denver 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon monsoon storms · 5 jul – 5 sep (meestal)Moisture pulled up from the southwest sets off thunderstorms most afternoons in high summer.81
- Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon lightning season · 5 jul – 5 sep (meestal)Storms build over the divide almost every summer afternoon and the tundra is the highest ground for miles with no shelter on it.79
- Great Basin National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon storms on Wheeler Peak · 1 jul – 10 sep (meestal)Fierce afternoon thunderstorms are common in summer, most of all in July and August, and the summit trail runs above treeline; start at dawn and be off the exposed ridge by midday.78
- Aspen 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon monsoon storms · 5 jul – 5 sep (meestal)Midsummer pulls moisture up the Rockies and builds thunderheads over the peaks most afternoons.77
- Valparaíso 🇨🇱 ChiliWinter storms and heavy swell · 15 mei – 31 aug (meestal)Frontal systems bring downpours that flood the lower streets and swells that batter the seafront.77
- Bryce Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenMonsoon afternoon storms · 10 jul – 10 sep (meestal)Thunderstorms build over the plateau most summer afternoons and the rim is the highest thing for miles.76
- Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon lightning on the dunes · 1 jul – 31 aug (meestal)You are the tallest thing standing on an open sand field, and monsoon storms build over the Sangre de Cristos most July and August afternoons.75
- Mesa Verde National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSummer monsoon · 5 jul – 10 sep (meestal)Afternoon thunderstorms build over the mesa most days from early July.73
- Indiana Dunes National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenLake Michigan rip currents · 1 jun – 31 okt (meestal)North winds set up structural currents along the piers and breakwaters that drown people here most years, and outside the lifeguarded weeks nobody is watching.66
- Petrified Forest National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenMonsoon thunderstorms · 1 jul – 15 sep (meestal)Afternoon storms build fast over the plateau from July, and the badlands offer no shelter from lightning on the trails at Blue Mesa or the Wilderness.62
- Sarasota 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon storm season · 1 jun – 30 sepA thunderstorm most afternoons, usually over by six, and this stretch of coast gets more lightning than anywhere else in the country.54
- White Sands National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenMonsoon thunderstorms · 1 jul – 15 sep (meestal)Storms build over the Sacramento and San Andres mountains and cross the basin most summer afternoons, and the dunes are the highest thing standing for miles.53
Onweersseizoen in augustus
- Boulder 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon thunderstorms · 1 jul – 31 aug (meestal)Storms build over the Divide most afternoons and reach the foothills between one and four, with lightning that kills hikers on exposed ridges every few years.87
- Denver 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon monsoon storms · 5 jul – 5 sep (meestal)Moisture pulled up from the southwest sets off thunderstorms most afternoons in high summer.84
- Aspen 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon monsoon storms · 5 jul – 5 sep (meestal)Midsummer pulls moisture up the Rockies and builds thunderheads over the peaks most afternoons.80
- Valparaíso 🇨🇱 ChiliWinter storms and heavy swell · 15 mei – 31 aug (meestal)Frontal systems bring downpours that flood the lower streets and swells that batter the seafront.80
- Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon lightning on the dunes · 1 jul – 31 aug (meestal)You are the tallest thing standing on an open sand field, and monsoon storms build over the Sangre de Cristos most July and August afternoons.79
- Bryce Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenMonsoon afternoon storms · 10 jul – 10 sep (meestal)Thunderstorms build over the plateau most summer afternoons and the rim is the highest thing for miles.78
- Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon lightning season · 5 jul – 5 sep (meestal)Storms build over the divide almost every summer afternoon and the tundra is the highest ground for miles with no shelter on it.77
- Mesa Verde National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSummer monsoon · 5 jul – 10 sep (meestal)Afternoon thunderstorms build over the mesa most days from early July.77
- Great Basin National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon storms on Wheeler Peak · 1 jul – 10 sep (meestal)Fierce afternoon thunderstorms are common in summer, most of all in July and August, and the summit trail runs above treeline; start at dawn and be off the exposed ridge by midday.75
- Petrified Forest National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenMonsoon thunderstorms · 1 jul – 15 sep (meestal)Afternoon storms build fast over the plateau from July, and the badlands offer no shelter from lightning on the trails at Blue Mesa or the Wilderness.71
- Indiana Dunes National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenLake Michigan rip currents · 1 jun – 31 okt (meestal)North winds set up structural currents along the piers and breakwaters that drown people here most years, and outside the lifeguarded weeks nobody is watching.69
- White Sands National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenMonsoon thunderstorms · 1 jul – 15 sep (meestal)Storms build over the Sacramento and San Andres mountains and cross the basin most summer afternoons, and the dunes are the highest thing standing for miles.61
- Sarasota 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon storm season · 1 jun – 30 sepA thunderstorm most afternoons, usually over by six, and this stretch of coast gets more lightning than anywhere else in the country.47
Onweersseizoen in september
- Denver 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon monsoon storms · 5 jul – 5 sep (meestal)Moisture pulled up from the southwest sets off thunderstorms most afternoons in high summer.90
- Mesa Verde National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSummer monsoon · 5 jul – 10 sep (meestal)Afternoon thunderstorms build over the mesa most days from early July.81
- Indiana Dunes National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenLake Michigan rip currents · 1 jun – 31 okt (meestal)North winds set up structural currents along the piers and breakwaters that drown people here most years, and outside the lifeguarded weeks nobody is watching.78
- Petrified Forest National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenMonsoon thunderstorms · 1 jul – 15 sep (meestal)Afternoon storms build fast over the plateau from July, and the badlands offer no shelter from lightning on the trails at Blue Mesa or the Wilderness.75
- Aspen 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon monsoon storms · 5 jul – 5 sep (meestal)Midsummer pulls moisture up the Rockies and builds thunderheads over the peaks most afternoons.74
- Bryce Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenMonsoon afternoon storms · 10 jul – 10 sep (meestal)Thunderstorms build over the plateau most summer afternoons and the rim is the highest thing for miles.74
- Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon lightning season · 5 jul – 5 sep (meestal)Storms build over the divide almost every summer afternoon and the tundra is the highest ground for miles with no shelter on it.71
- White Sands National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenMonsoon thunderstorms · 1 jul – 15 sep (meestal)Storms build over the Sacramento and San Andres mountains and cross the basin most summer afternoons, and the dunes are the highest thing standing for miles.71
- Great Basin National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon storms on Wheeler Peak · 1 jul – 10 sep (meestal)Fierce afternoon thunderstorms are common in summer, most of all in July and August, and the summit trail runs above treeline; start at dawn and be off the exposed ridge by midday.69
- Sarasota 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAfternoon storm season · 1 jun – 30 sepA thunderstorm most afternoons, usually over by six, and this stretch of coast gets more lightning than anywhere else in the country.58
Onweersseizoen in oktober
- Mbabane 🇸🇿 SwazilandThunderstorm and lightning season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Afternoon thunderstorms over the highveld are frequent in summer, and Eswatini has recorded one of the highest lightning death rates anywhere.88
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 SwazilandThunderstorm and lightning season · 15 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Eswatini has recorded one of the world's highest lightning death rates, almost all in afternoon summer storms.87
- Johannesburg 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaHighveld afternoon storms · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Storms build over the reef most summer afternoons: hail, lightning and intersections under water for an hour.86
- Pretoria 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaAfternoon thunderstorms · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Storms come off the Magaliesberg most summer afternoons: hail, lightning and half an hour of water the stormwater drains cannot take.86
- Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary 🇸🇿 SwazilandSummer thunderstorm season · 15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)Most of the year's rain falls in violent afternoon thunderstorms with frequent lightning.75
- Oostende 🇧🇪 BelgiëNorth Sea gales · 15 okt – 15 mrtAutumn and winter depressions come straight in off the North Sea and the sea dyke gets closed when a storm surge is forecast.70
- Dingle 🇮🇪 IerlandAtlantic storm season · 15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)Named lows come in off the ocean from mid-autumn and the peninsula takes them first.68
- Indiana Dunes National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenLake Michigan rip currents · 1 jun – 31 okt (meestal)North winds set up structural currents along the piers and breakwaters that drown people here most years, and outside the lifeguarded weeks nobody is watching.62
- Tórshavn FaeröerAtlantic gale season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Autumn and winter lows cancel the inter-island ferries, the helicopter and the flights into Vagar, sometimes for two days together.62
- Clifden 🇮🇪 IerlandAtlantic gale season · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Named storms come in off the ocean with nothing between here and Newfoundland to slow them.59
- Ålesund 🇳🇴 NoorwegenAtlantic gale season · 15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)The exposed coast takes named Atlantic lows from mid-autumn, and the first thing they cancel is the ferry and the fjord sailings rather than the flights.48
- Svolvær 🇳🇴 NoorwegenWinter gales · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Atlantic lows shut the mountain passes on the E10 and cancel the small-plane flights into Svolvaer for a day at a time.47
Onweersseizoen in november
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 SwazilandThunderstorm and lightning season · 15 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Eswatini has recorded one of the world's highest lightning death rates, almost all in afternoon summer storms.86
- Córdoba 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëHail and summer storms · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)The sierras west of the city build some of the most violent storms anywhere: hail big enough to write off parked cars, and flash floods in the valley rivers that catch swimmers downstream of dry-looking weather.85
- Mbabane 🇸🇿 SwazilandThunderstorm and lightning season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Afternoon thunderstorms over the highveld are frequent in summer, and Eswatini has recorded one of the highest lightning death rates anywhere.84
- Johannesburg 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaHighveld afternoon storms · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Storms build over the reef most summer afternoons: hail, lightning and intersections under water for an hour.83
- Drakensbergen 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaAfternoon thunderstorms · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Storms build over the escarpment most summer afternoons, with lightning on the tops, hail and water coming down the gullies within minutes.83
- Pretoria 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaAfternoon thunderstorms · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Storms come off the Magaliesberg most summer afternoons: hail, lightning and half an hour of water the stormwater drains cannot take.82
- Durban 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSummer storm and flood season · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)KwaZulu-Natal's rain comes as violent afternoon storms and, every few years, as the kind of flooding that takes out roads and closes the beaches to swimming for days on hygiene grounds.81
- Costa da Caparica 🇵🇹 PortugalWinter storms and erosion · 1 nov – 15 mrtAtlantic depressions push straight onto this coast and take the sand with them; sections of the boardwalk and the beach access stairs are regularly closed for repair after a bad week.79
- Brisbane 🇦🇺 AustraliëStorm season · 1 nov – 30 aprQueensland's storm season runs November to April.78
- Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliëStorm season · 1 nov – 30 aprQueensland's storm season runs November to April, and this stretch of coast sees the tail of systems that cross further north as much as it sees cyclones of its own.78
- Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary 🇸🇿 SwazilandSummer thunderstorm season · 15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)Most of the year's rain falls in violent afternoon thunderstorms with frequent lightning.70
- La Rochelle 🇫🇷 FrankrijkAtlantic storm season · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Depressions come in off the Atlantic all winter, and on a high spring tide the sea gets over the sea wall on the Vieux Port.67
- Dingle 🇮🇪 IerlandAtlantic storm season · 15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)Named lows come in off the ocean from mid-autumn and the peninsula takes them first.59
- Seattle 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenWinter storms and pass closures · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Atmospheric rivers bring wind, flooding and power cuts through the dark months, and Snoqualmie and Stevens close for hours at a time for avalanche control.57
- Oostende 🇧🇪 BelgiëNorth Sea gales · 15 okt – 15 mrtAutumn and winter depressions come straight in off the North Sea and the sea dyke gets closed when a storm surge is forecast.57
- Tórshavn FaeröerAtlantic gale season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Autumn and winter lows cancel the inter-island ferries, the helicopter and the flights into Vagar, sometimes for two days together.52
- Clifden 🇮🇪 IerlandAtlantic gale season · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Named storms come in off the ocean with nothing between here and Newfoundland to slow them.52
- Ålesund 🇳🇴 NoorwegenAtlantic gale season · 15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)The exposed coast takes named Atlantic lows from mid-autumn, and the first thing they cancel is the ferry and the fjord sailings rather than the flights.38
- Svolvær 🇳🇴 NoorwegenWinter gales · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Atlantic lows shut the mountain passes on the E10 and cancel the small-plane flights into Svolvaer for a day at a time.29
Onweersseizoen in december
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 SwazilandThunderstorm and lightning season · 15 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Eswatini has recorded one of the world's highest lightning death rates, almost all in afternoon summer storms.82
- Johannesburg 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaHighveld afternoon storms · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Storms build over the reef most summer afternoons: hail, lightning and intersections under water for an hour.80
- Córdoba 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëHail and summer storms · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)The sierras west of the city build some of the most violent storms anywhere: hail big enough to write off parked cars, and flash floods in the valley rivers that catch swimmers downstream of dry-looking weather.80
- Pretoria 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaAfternoon thunderstorms · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Storms come off the Magaliesberg most summer afternoons: hail, lightning and half an hour of water the stormwater drains cannot take.78
- Costa da Caparica 🇵🇹 PortugalWinter storms and erosion · 1 nov – 15 mrtAtlantic depressions push straight onto this coast and take the sand with them; sections of the boardwalk and the beach access stairs are regularly closed for repair after a bad week.76
- Mbabane 🇸🇿 SwazilandThunderstorm and lightning season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Afternoon thunderstorms over the highveld are frequent in summer, and Eswatini has recorded one of the highest lightning death rates anywhere.76
- Drakensbergen 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaAfternoon thunderstorms · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Storms build over the escarpment most summer afternoons, with lightning on the tops, hail and water coming down the gullies within minutes.74
- Durban 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSummer storm and flood season · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)KwaZulu-Natal's rain comes as violent afternoon storms and, every few years, as the kind of flooding that takes out roads and closes the beaches to swimming for days on hygiene grounds.73
- Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliëStorm season · 1 nov – 30 aprQueensland's storm season runs November to April, and this stretch of coast sees the tail of systems that cross further north as much as it sees cyclones of its own.72
- Brisbane 🇦🇺 AustraliëStorm season · 1 nov – 30 aprQueensland's storm season runs November to April.71
- Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary 🇸🇿 SwazilandSummer thunderstorm season · 15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)Most of the year's rain falls in violent afternoon thunderstorms with frequent lightning.62
- La Rochelle 🇫🇷 FrankrijkAtlantic storm season · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Depressions come in off the Atlantic all winter, and on a high spring tide the sea gets over the sea wall on the Vieux Port.60
- Dingle 🇮🇪 IerlandAtlantic storm season · 15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)Named lows come in off the ocean from mid-autumn and the peninsula takes them first.53
- Oostende 🇧🇪 BelgiëNorth Sea gales · 15 okt – 15 mrtAutumn and winter depressions come straight in off the North Sea and the sea dyke gets closed when a storm surge is forecast.51
- Seattle 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenWinter storms and pass closures · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Atmospheric rivers bring wind, flooding and power cuts through the dark months, and Snoqualmie and Stevens close for hours at a time for avalanche control.49
- Clifden 🇮🇪 IerlandAtlantic gale season · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Named storms come in off the ocean with nothing between here and Newfoundland to slow them.46
- Tórshavn FaeröerAtlantic gale season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)Autumn and winter lows cancel the inter-island ferries, the helicopter and the flights into Vagar, sometimes for two days together.43
- Ålesund 🇳🇴 NoorwegenAtlantic gale season · 15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)The exposed coast takes named Atlantic lows from mid-autumn, and the first thing they cancel is the ferry and the fjord sailings rather than the flights.28
- Svolvær 🇳🇴 NoorwegenWinter gales · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Atlantic lows shut the mountain passes on the E10 and cancel the small-plane flights into Svolvaer for a day at a time.24