Storms near Taitung
The record holds 239 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Taitung, Taiwan between 1884 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 62 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 116 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 239storms within 50 km
- 33major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 72at 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 Taitung?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 14 | 6% |
| Tropical storm | 37 | 15% |
| Category 1 | 22 | 9% |
| Category 2 | 17 | 7% |
| Category 3 | 10 | 4% |
| Category 4 | 19 | 8% |
| Category 5 | 4 | 2% |
| Unknown intensity | 116 | 49% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Taitung 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 | 7 |
| 1890s | 20 |
| 1900s | 18 |
| 1910s | 12 |
| 1920s | 15 |
| 1930s | 16 |
| 1940s | 21 |
| 1950s | 19 |
| 1960s | 21 |
| 1970s | 13 |
| 1980s | 15 |
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 23 |
| 2010s | 13 |
| 2020s | 10 |
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 | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 11 |
| Jun | 28 |
| Jul | 52 |
| Aug | 62 |
| Sep | 55 |
| Oct | 16 |
| Nov | 8 |
| Dec | 2 |
Strongest storms near Taitung
- Joan (1959)23 August 1959 to 2 September 1959, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 885 hPa
- Winnie (1958)11 July 1958 to 18 July 1958, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 925 hPa
- Virginia (1957)17 June 1957 to 28 June 1957, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 900 hPa
- Bilis (2000)17 August 2000 to 27 August 2000, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
- Nepartak (2016)2 July 2016 to 10 July 2016, Category 4 (135 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 900 hPa
Most recent storms near Taitung
- Fung-Wong (2025)4 November 2025 to 13 November 2025, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 935 hPa, provisional
- Podul (2025)5 August 2025 to 15 August 2025, peak Category 2 (89 kt), 960 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.