Hurricane History Map

Philippines storm history

1,236 storms have passed within 50 km of the Philippines from 1884 to 2026, drawn on the map and coloured by intensity.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Philippines

The record holds 1,236 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of the Philippines between 1884 and 2026. The busiest month is September, with 207 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 550 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.

  • 1,236storms within 50 km
  • 159major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 313at category 1 strength or more

A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.

How strong were the storms near Philippines?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression15312%
Tropical storm22018%
Category 11008%
Category 2544%
Category 3494%
Category 4766%
Category 5343%
Unknown intensity55044%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).

Philippines storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 119 in 1970s.1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s

The 2020s only run to 2026, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1884, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

Show the numbers
PeriodCount
1880s32
1890s56
1900s64
1910s78
1920s75
1930s89
1940s85
1950s88
1960s102
1970s119
1980s98
1990s113
2000s85
2010s88
2020s64

Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 207 in Sep.Jan30Feb12Mar19Apr37May57Jun84Jul171Aug130Sep207Oct194Nov192Dec103
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan30
Feb12
Mar19
Apr37
May57
Jun84
Jul171
Aug130
Sep207
Oct194
Nov192
Dec103

Strongest storms near Philippines

  • Opal (1964)8 December 1964 to 18 December 1964, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 900 hPa
  • Haiyan (2013)2 November 2013 to 11 November 2013, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 895 hPa
  • Meranti (2016)8 September 2016 to 17 September 2016, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 890 hPa
  • Goni (2020)25 October 2020 to 6 November 2020, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 905 hPa
  • Sally (1964)3 September 1964 to 11 September 1964, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 895 hPa
  • Louise:marge (1964)14 November 1964 to 26 November 1964, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 915 hPa

Most recent storms near Philippines

  • Peilou (2026)5 August 2026 to 13 August 2026, peak Tropical storm (39 kt), 991 hPa, provisional
  • Noul (2026)23 July 2026 to 26 July 2026, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (84 kt), 967 hPa, provisional
  • Penha (2026)3 February 2026 to 7 February 2026, peak Tropical storm (39 kt), 1,002 hPa, provisional
  • Nokaen (2026)13 January 2026 to 22 January 2026, peak Tropical storm (51 kt), 996 hPa, provisional
  • Unnamed storm of December 2025 (Western North Pacific)4 December 2025 to 7 December 2025, peak Unknown intensity

Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.

Philippines ranks number 3 among countries and territories for the number of storms.

Notable storms near Philippines with their own pages

  • Opal (1964)8 December 1964 to 18 December 1964, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 900 hPa
  • Haiyan (2013)2 November 2013 to 11 November 2013, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 895 hPa
  • Meranti (2016)8 September 2016 to 17 September 2016, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 890 hPa
  • Goni (2020)25 October 2020 to 6 November 2020, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 905 hPa
  • Sally (1964)3 September 1964 to 11 September 1964, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 895 hPa
  • Louise:marge (1964)14 November 1964 to 26 November 1964, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 915 hPa
  • Angela (1995)20 October 1995 to 7 November 1995, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 910 hPa
  • Zeb (1998)7 October 1998 to 20 October 1998, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 900 hPa
  • Chanthu (2021)5 September 2021 to 20 September 2021, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 905 hPa
  • Della (1952)20 November 1952 to 27 November 1952, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 980 hPa
  • Sally (1954)10 November 1954 to 21 November 1954, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 925 hPa
  • Gilda (1959)11 December 1959 to 22 December 1959, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 925 hPa

Philippines regions

Regions (first-level divisions) that storms have come within 50 km of at least 5 times, most storms first.

RegionStormsStrongest near the region
Cagayan384Category 5
Aurora294Category 5
Isabela283Category 5
Quezon268Category 5
Eastern Samar261Category 5
Ilocos Sur247Category 5
Ilocos Norte239Category 5
Palawan232Category 5
Samar230Category 5
Masbate224Category 5
Abra223Category 5
Nueva Vizcaya220Category 5
Apayao213Category 5
Camarines Sur213Category 5
Quirino212Category 5
Batanes210Category 5
Kalinga208Category 5
Pangasinan205Category 5
Benguet202Category 5
La Union201Category 5
Nueva Ecija201Category 5
Mountain Province200Category 5
Ifugao197Category 5
Mindoro Occidental196Category 5
Zambales194Category 5
Cebu189Category 5
Leyte189Category 5
Mindoro Oriental184Category 4
Catanduanes178Category 5
Albay176Category 5
Northern Samar175Category 5
Antique173Category 5
Sorsogon172Category 5
Tarlac169Category 4
Romblon168Category 4
Iloilo166Category 5
Camarines Norte157Category 5
Surigao del Norte150Category 5
Bulacan148Category 5
Negros Occidental146Category 5
Batangas137Category 5
Pampanga137Category 5
Rizal137Category 5
Santiago137Category 5
Laguna132Category 5
Baguio130Category 5
Marinduque127Category 4
Aklan123Category 5
Capiz121Category 5
Biliran120Category 5
Bataan119Category 5
Dagupan119Category 4
Southern Leyte119Category 5
Naga113Category 5
Ormoc113Category 5
Tacloban110Category 5
Cavite109Category 5
Negros Oriental102Category 4
Quezon City101Category 5
Caloocan98Category 5
Olongapo97Category 5
Lucena96Category 5
Muntinlupa96Category 5
Surigao del Sur95Category 5
Marikina91Category 5
Taguig91Category 5
Angeles90Category 4
Las Pinas90Category 5
Navotas90Category 5
Paranaque90Category 5
Bohol89Category 4
Malabon89Category 5
Manila88Category 5
Pasay87Category 5
Pasig87Category 5
Valenzuela86Category 5
Makati85Category 5
Mandaluyong City83Category 5
San Juan82Category 5
Pateros80Category 5
Agusan del Norte79Category 5
Guimaras76Category 4
Agusan del Sur73Category 5
Iloilo66Category 3
Cebu64Category 4
Bacolod63Category 4
Mandaue58Category 4
Puerto Princesa57Category 2
Misamis Oriental55Category 4
Lapu-Lapu52Category 4
Butuan46Category 1
Camiguin45Category 1
Siquijor44Category 3
Bukidnon36Category 4
Zamboanga del Norte34Category 3
Davao Oriental32Category 5
Davao del Norte29Category 5
Compostela Valley25Category 5
Misamis Occidental24Category 4
Iligan20Category 4
Cagayan de Oro19Category 4
Lanao del Sur16Category 4
Lanao del Norte15Category 4
Maguindanao15Category 4
Zamboanga del Sur15Category 1
Cotabato14Category 4
Zamboanga Sibugay12Tropical storm
Davao11Category 5
Davao del Sur11Category 4
South Cotabato11Category 4
Sultan Kudarat11Category 4
Sarangani10Category 4
Zamboanga8Tropical storm
General Santos7Category 4
Cotabato5Category 3

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