Storms near Tainan City
The record holds 125 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Tainan City, Taiwan between 1884 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 37 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 70 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 125storms within 50 km
- 11major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 28at 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 Tainan City?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 7 | 6% |
| Tropical storm | 20 | 16% |
| Category 1 | 10 | 8% |
| Category 2 | 7 | 6% |
| Category 3 | 8 | 6% |
| Category 4 | 2 | 2% |
| Category 5 | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown intensity | 70 | 56% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Tainan City storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, 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.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 14 |
| 1900s | 9 |
| 1910s | 8 |
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1930s | 7 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 7 |
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 7 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 8 |
| 2000s | 12 |
| 2010s | 9 |
| 2020s | 6 |
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.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 6 |
| Jun | 13 |
| Jul | 29 |
| Aug | 37 |
| Sep | 32 |
| Oct | 6 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Tainan City
- Bilis (2000)17 August 2000 to 27 August 2000, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
- Dinah (1965)10 June 1965 to 24 June 1965, Category 4 (120 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 935 hPa
- Nepartak (2016)2 July 2016 to 10 July 2016, Category 4 (120 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 900 hPa
- Andy (1982)21 July 1982 to 1 August 1982, Category 3 (105 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 930 hPa
- Fanapi (2010)13 September 2010 to 21 September 2010, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 930 hPa
Most recent storms near Tainan City
- Podul (2025)5 August 2025 to 15 August 2025, peak Category 2 (89 kt), 960 hPa, provisional
- Danas (2025)3 July 2025 to 11 July 2025, peak Category 2 (89 kt), 965 hPa, provisional
- Usagi (2024)9 November 2024 to 16 November 2024, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 940 hPa
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.