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WESTERN PACIFIC · SEASON MAP

2026 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 24 storms · 13 Jan 2026–9 Sept 2026

ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY2.8

Season in progress, through 16 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC. Tracks and totals update as the archive and NHC best track are merged.

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2026 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 24 storms, colored by the wind category at each observation. Hover or focus a storm in the table to highlight its track.UNITED STATESCANADAMEXICOAFRICAEUROPECHINAJAPANPHILIPPINESINDIAGulf of MexicoPacific OceanPhilippine SeaArabian SeaBay of BengalNokaen: 13 Jan–22 Jan, peak 51 kt, Tropical stormPenha: 3 Feb–7 Feb, peak 39 kt, Tropical stormNuri: 11 Mar–12 Mar, no US-agency windSinlaku: 9 Apr–20 Apr, no US-agency windHagupit: 5 May–11 May, no US-agency windJangmi: 27 May–3 Jun, no US-agency windMekkhala: 18 Jun–27 Jun, no US-agency windHigos: 22 Jun–27 Jun, no US-agency windBavi: 1 Jul–14 Jul, no US-agency windMaysak: 1 Jul–5 Jul, no US-agency windNoul: 23 Jul–26 Jul, no US-agency windDolphin: 27 Jul–9 Aug, no US-agency windPeilou: 5 Aug–13 Aug, no US-agency windChan-Hom: 7 Aug–12 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 10 Aug–11 Aug, no US-agency windNangka: 12 Aug–16 Aug, no US-agency windSaudel: 18 Aug–28 Aug, no US-agency windNarra: 20 Aug–26 Aug, no US-agency windAtsani: 22 Aug–25 Aug, no US-agency windBang-Lang: 26 Aug–31 Aug, no US-agency windEtau: 27 Aug–31 Aug, no US-agency windSaudel: 31 Aug–3 Sep, no US-agency windKrovanh: 1 Sep–9 Sep, no US-agency windUnnamed: 4 Sep–5 Sep, no US-agency wind

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 2026 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Nokaen–51Tropical storm9921,730
Penha–39Tropical storm999940
Nuri–—Unclassified—190
Sinlaku–—Unclassified—2,090
Hagupit–—Unclassified—1,320
Jangmi–—Unclassified—2,380
Mekkhala–—Unclassified—2,700
Higos–—Unclassified—2,040
Bavi–—Unclassified—3,900
Maysak–—Unclassified—690
Noul–—Unclassified—940
Dolphin–—Unclassified—3,540
Peilou–—Unclassified—3,400
Chan-Hom–—Unclassified—1,500
Unnamed–—Unclassified—560
Nangka–—Unclassified—1,090
Saudel–—Unclassified—2,410
Narra–—Unclassified—580
Atsani–—Unclassified—790
Bang-Lang–—Unclassified—1,540
Etau–—Unclassified—880
Saudel–—Unclassified—620
Krovanh–—Unclassified—1,930
Unnamed–—Unclassified—440

24 storms with an IBTrACS 2026 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 13 Jan 2026, last 9 Sept 2026.

Tropical storms2

Tropical-stage US-agency wind of 34 kt or more

Typhoons0

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)0

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 50

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormNokaen

51 kt · 59 mph / 94 km/h

Lowest pressure992 hPa

Nokaen, 16 Jan 2026

Longest track record13.8 days

Bavi, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind22

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 2026 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 2026 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 0 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 2 tropical storms, with 0 major typhoons reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 2026 Pacific typhoon season?

Nokaen, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 51 kt (tropical storm strength) on 17 Jan 2026, 06:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 992 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 2026?

None. No storm in the 2026 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale in the archive.

When did the 2026 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 13 Jan 2026 and the last on 9 Sept 2026, from 24 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 2026 Pacific typhoon season?

No storm in the 2026 Pacific typhoon season reached typhoon strength (64 kt) in the archive.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and totals are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. A storm belongs to this page when the archive lists it in the Western Pacific basin for the 2026 season, so a December storm whose track ends in January stays with its season. Storms that cross between basins appear on the page of their archive basin only.

Counts use US-agency one-minute winds during the tropical stage: 34 kt for a tropical storm, 64 kt for typhoon strength and 96 kt for major intensity, on the Saffir–Simpson scale in every basin. Local agencies classify storms differently, and official season summaries can differ from the archive. Accumulated cyclone energy sums squared winds at six-hourly synoptic times, counting observations in the calendar year. Storms with no US-agency wind are mapped but cannot enter the counts.

The map frame is the same for every Western Pacific season, so a track that leaves it is cut at the edge. Lines show each storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology