Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2020 season
Cyclone Belna (2020)
Belna was a Category 3 cyclone of the 2020 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 2, 2019 to December 11, 2019, about 9 days, and covered 1,520 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,520 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 163rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Garance (2025), Cyclone Fabien (2023), Cyclone Irondro (2020) and 20 more.
- Lowest pressure: 271st lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Bindu (2001), Cyclone Dera (2001), Cyclone Alison (1999) and 10 more.
- Energy: 15% of the 2020 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.