Hurricane Season in Cabo San Lucas: Storm Odds by Month

Quick answer: Cabo’s hurricane season is the eastern Pacific’s, May 15 to November 30, and it is the busiest place in our records: in the last 50 seasons a tropical storm or hurricane passed within 100 miles of Cabo San Lucas in 37 of 50 seasons, 24 of 50 seasons in September alone. A hurricane came within 50 miles in 13 of 50 seasons.

Pick where you are going and when. See in how many of the last 50 hurricane seasons a tropical storm or hurricane came within 100 miles on those dates, and which nearby weeks were calmer.

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The year does not matter: this is what happened on these dates in each of the last 50 seasons.

Key West · Sep 10–16

2 of 50 seasonsA tropical storm or hurricane passed within 100 miles of Key West on these dates in 2 of the 50 seasons 1976–2025: 4%.

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  • Safest dates within 4 weeks: Oct 1–7 (0 of 50 seasons), 3 weeks later.
  • Storms on these dates: Sally 2020, Irma 2017.
  • In 1976–2025, storms came within 100 miles of Key West between Jul 6 and Nov 19.

Historical frequency from NOAA’s best tracks for 1976–2025, not a forecast. For storms this season, see the National Hurricane Center.

The tool above opens on Cabo San Lucas for September 10–16: change the dates to yours, or pick San José del Cabo. Below, Cabo San Lucas’s whole record, 1976–2025.

Place by place

PlaceStorm within 100 miHurricane within 50 miBusiest week
Cabo San Lucas37 of 50 seasons13 of 50 seasonsSep 3–9 (7)
San José del Cabo36 of 50 seasons14 of 50 seasonsSep 3–9 (6)

Hurricane season in Cabo San Lucas, month by month

In how many of the 50 seasons a tropical storm or hurricane passed within 100 miles of each place at some point in that month.

MonthCabo San LucasSan José del CaboAny of them
May000
June333
July333
August11911
September242324
October101010
November111

Odile (2014) passed as a hurricane within 50 miles on September 14, and Norma (2023) did the same on October 21. San José del Cabo, 20 miles up the coast, has almost the same record.

The busiest week

Cabo San Lucas: Sep 3–9, when a storm came within 100 miles in 7 of 50 seasons (1 other week ties). San José del Cabo: Sep 3–9, when a storm came within 100 miles in 6 of 50 seasons (2 other weeks tie). The chart in the tool shows all 52 weeks.

Every storm within 100 miles since 1976 (54)

StormWithin 100 milesClosestNear
Ileana (2024)Sep 13–14a tropical storm within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Norma (2023)Oct 21–22a hurricane within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Enrique (2021)Jun 29–30a tropical storm within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Olaf (2021)Sep 9–10a hurricane within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Genevieve (2020)Aug 19–20a hurricane within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Lorena (2019)Sep 20–21a hurricane within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Bud (2018)Jun 14–15a tropical storm within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Lidia (2017)Aug 31 – Sep 1a tropical storm within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Javier (2016)Aug 8–9a tropical storm within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Newton (2016)Sep 6a hurricane within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Blanca (2015)Jun 8a tropical storm within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Norbert (2014)Sep 5a hurricane within 100 milesCabo San Lucas
Odile (2014)Sep 14–15a hurricane within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Polo (2014)Sep 21a tropical storm within 100 milesCabo San Lucas
Erick (2013)Jul 8–9a tropical storm within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Juliette (2013)Aug 28–29a tropical storm within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Lorena (2013)Sep 6–7a tropical storm within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Sonia (2013)Nov 3–4a tropical storm within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Norman (2012)Sep 28a tropical storm within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Georgette (2010)Sep 21a tropical storm within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Patricia (2009)Oct 13–14a tropical storm within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Julio (2008)Aug 24–25a tropical storm within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Henriette (2007)Sep 4–5a hurricane within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
John (2006)Sep 1–2a hurricane within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Paul (2006)Oct 25a tropical storm within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Ignacio (2003)Aug 23–25a hurricane within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Marty (2003)Sep 22a hurricane within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Juliette (2001)Sep 27–29a hurricane within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Ileana (2000)Aug 15a tropical storm within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Greg (1999)Sep 6–8a hurricane within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Isis (1998)Sep 2a hurricane within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Fausto (1996)Sep 13–14a hurricane within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Flossie (1995)Aug 11a hurricane within 100 milesCabo San Lucas
Henriette (1995)Sep 4a hurricane within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Ismael (1995)Sep 14a hurricane within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Calvin (1993)Jul 8a tropical storm within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Hilary (1993)Aug 24a tropical storm within 100 milesCabo San Lucas
Lidia (1993)Sep 12–13a hurricane within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Rachel (1990)Oct 2a tropical storm within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Kiko (1989)Aug 26–28a hurricane within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Pilar (1987)Oct 1a tropical storm within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Newton (1986)Sep 22–23a hurricane within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Paine (1986)Oct 1–2a hurricane within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Waldo (1985)Oct 8–9a hurricane within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Genevieve (1984)Jul 12–13a tropical storm within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Paul (1982)Sep 29–30a hurricane within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Knut (1981)Sep 21a tropical storm within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Lidia (1981)Oct 7a tropical storm within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Guillermo (1979)Sep 12a hurricane within 100 milesCabo San Lucas
Paul (1978)Sep 25–26a tropical storm within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Rosa (1978)Oct 5–6a tropical storm within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Doreen (1977)Aug 15a hurricane within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Liza (1976)Sep 30 – Oct 1a hurricane within 50 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Naomi (1976)Oct 29a tropical storm within 100 milesCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo

When the season runs

Cabo San Lucas is in the eastern Pacific basin, whose hurricane season runs from May 15 to November 30 (source). The season is when storms are likely, not the only time they can form: the table above counts every storm, whenever it came.

Plan it

FAQ

When is hurricane season in Cabo San Lucas?

The eastern Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15 to November 30. In 50 seasons (1976–2025), the storms that came within 100 miles of Cabo San Lucas or San José del Cabo did so between June 8 and November 4, most often in September.

Does Cabo San Lucas get hurricanes?

Yes. In 50 seasons, a tropical storm or hurricane passed within 100 miles of Cabo San Lucas or San José del Cabo in 37, and a hurricane came within 50 miles in 16: Norma (2023), Olaf (2021), Lorena (2019), Newton (2016) and 12 more.

What is the worst month for hurricanes in Cabo San Lucas?

September: a storm came within 100 miles in 24 of the 50 seasons, then August with 11.

What is the safest time to visit Cabo San Lucas in hurricane season?

Within the season, May: no storm came within 100 miles in any of the 50 seasons. Outside May 15 to November 30, no storm came near at all.

How these numbers are made

From NOAA’s best tracks (HURDAT2), every storm’s centre is followed hour by hour and measured against each place; a season counts once it had a tropical storm or hurricane within 100 miles (or 50) on at least one day. It is history, not a forecast: for a storm that exists today, read the National Hurricane Center.

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