Which pergola survives your yard?
Wind and snow numbers for pergolas and gazebos, taken from the makers' own documents. The numbers we couldn't trust are left off.
Wind claims, in mph, against hurricane categories
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2
3
4
5
04080120160
Sunjoy hot tub pergola35
Sunjoy gazebos50
Hanso Pro+72 to 120
Hanso Horizon120 open, 165 closed
Maker's own claim, no outside test found. Categories from the National Hurricane Center. Numbered boxes are hurricane categories 1 to 5.
Snow claims, in pounds per square foot
1 ft light
1 ft wet
015304560
Sunjoy Kingston 12x20about 15
Sunjoy Estate Planter 13x15about 18
Hanso Pro+25
Hanso Horizon60
Maker's own claim. Sunjoy figures are our arithmetic from total roof pounds. Dashed lines: FEMA P-957 weight of one foot of snow.
Start with your problem
- What size pergola fits over a hot tub?
- Which pergolas are rated for coastal wind?
- Which gazebos can take heavy snow?
- Can a renter put up a pergola without drilling in?
- Putting a pergola on a sloped yard
The page worth bookmarking
Wind and snow ratings, side by side. Every number links to the page it came from.
Before you read
We haven't built or tested any of these. Everything here comes from maker pages and manuals, read in November 2026. How this site works.