Hurricane History Map

2026 South-West Indian season

20 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 2026, from 14 July 2025 to 28 April 2026.

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Years2026
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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)

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The 2026 season in numbers

The record holds 20 storms for the 2026 South-West Indian season, of which 17 had names.20 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 10 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 6 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 20storms
  • 20tropical storm strength or more
  • 10cyclone strength or more
  • 6major (category 3 to 5)
  • 159accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 2026

  • Horacio (2026)17 February 2026 to 3 March 2026, peak Category 5 (138 kt), 947 hPa, provisional
  • Dudzai (2026)9 January 2026 to 22 January 2026, peak Category 4 (124 kt), 937 hPa, provisional
  • Grant (2026)14 December 2025 to 7 January 2026, peak Category 4 (119 kt), 940 hPa, provisional
  • Fina (2026)15 November 2025 to 26 November 2025, peak Category 3 (109 kt), 938 hPa, provisional
  • Gezani (2026)4 February 2026 to 21 February 2026, peak Category 3 (109 kt), 952 hPa, provisional

All 20 storms of 2026

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Awo Tropical storm
Blossom Tropical storm
Chenge Tropical storm
Fina Category 3
Bakung Category 2
Grant Category 4
Hayley Category 2
Iggy Tropical storm
Jenna Category 2
Dudzai Category 4
Ewetse Tropical storm
Luana Tropical storm
Fytia Category 3
Gezani Category 3
Horacio Category 5
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Indusa Category 2
Juluka Tropical storm

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