How Likely Is a Hurricane on Your Cruise?
What happened in each of the last 35 hurricane seasons near our ports in Pacific Mexico, Hawaii and California. This is history, not a forecast.
Tracking a storm right now? National Hurricane Center
In 4 of the last 35 years, a hurricane passed within 150 nautical miles of a Mexican Riviera or Pacific Mexico port in May.
A tropical storm or stronger passed that close in 8 of the 35 years.
Counted across our 13 Mexican Riviera and Pacific Mexico ports. Pick yours below.
Hurricane Season Across Mexican Riviera and Pacific Mexico
HurricaneTropical storm or strongerMayScale: 0 to 30 years
Port by Port
In 12 of the last 35 years, a hurricane passed within 150 nautical miles of Cabo San Lucas in early September.
The years with a hurricane: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2021 and 2025.
A tropical storm or stronger passed that close in 16 of the 35 years.
Hurricane Season at Cabo San Lucas
HurricaneTropical storm or strongerEarly SeptemberScale: 0 to 16 years
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| When | Hurricane | Tropical storm or stronger |
|---|---|---|
| Early June | 0 of 35 | 2 of 35 |
| Late June | 0 of 35 | 1 of 35 |
| Early July | 0 of 35 | 2 of 35 |
| Late July | 0 of 35 | 3 of 35 |
| Early August | 2 of 35 | 6 of 35 |
| Late August | 3 of 35 | 7 of 35 |
| Early September | 12 of 35 | 16 of 35 |
| Late September | 6 of 35 | 12 of 35 |
| Early October | 3 of 35 | 5 of 35 |
| Late October | 2 of 35 | 5 of 35 |
| Early November | 0 of 35 | 1 of 35 |
| Late November | 0 of 35 | 1 of 35 |
Not listed: none in 35 years.
Eastern and Central Pacific Storms by Month
Every named storm and hurricane in the basin, 1991 to 2025, counted in the month it first became a tropical storm.
Hurricanes All named storms
An average of 0.7 named storms a year form in the eastern and central Pacific in May, 0.3 of them hurricanes.
Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track for the northeast and north central Pacific, 1991 to 2025 (file revision 2026-09-29).
Within 150 nautical miles (about 170 miles) means the storm's center passed that close, tracked hour by hour. Early is day 1 to 15; late is day 16 to month end.
A hurricane is Category 1 or stronger. A tropical storm or stronger includes hurricanes. A year counts once, however many storms it had.