What are the stormiest places in the world?

Storm

The storm episodes are, for those of us who like to see lightning and hear the thunder, as well as the Cumulonimbus clouds approaching as they develop, some of the most spectacular of all that occur.

Unfortunately, in the same way that it never rains to everyone's liking, there are those who can enjoy these events more. They are those who live in stormy places in the world.

Catatumbo lightning (Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela)

Catatumbo lightning

In this city located in the northwest of Venezuela, between the Catatumbo River and Lake Maracaibo, a unique phenomenon known as the Catatumbo lightning occurs. It forms in clouds of great vertical development between 1 and almost 4 km high.

You can enjoy this shows until 260 times a year, and up to 10am in just one night. In addition, it can reach sixty downloads per minute.

Bogor (Java Island, Indonesia)

Bogor City

This is a city that is located near a large volcano, on the island of Java, in Indonesia. Here may be 322 days of storm every year. Although most take place on the volcano, if we are looking for a stormy place, that is Bogor. There are storms almost every day!

Congo Basin (Africa)

Storm in the Congo

In this part of the world, specifically in the city of Bunia (Republic of Congo), residents can see up to 228 storms per year. It is not as much as in Bogor, but it is much more than what we can see in Spain which is between 10 and 40 days, depending on the area in which we are.

Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland, Florida

In the city of Lakeland, located in Florida (United States), in addition to having very beautiful landscapes, they can boast of their 130 days toementa year.

So now you know, if you are thinking of spending a few wonderful places somewhere, visit any of the ones I have mentioned and you will surely have a great time.


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