| 2026 Pacific typhoon season | |
|---|---|
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | None yet |
| Last system dissipated | Season ongoing |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 0 |
| Total storms | 0 |
| Typhoons | 0 |
| Super typhoons | 0 (unofficial) [nb 1] |
| Total fatalities | Unknown |
| Total damage | Unknown |
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The 2026 Pacific typhoon season is an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation in the western Pacific Ocean. The season runs throughout 2026, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and October.
The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean north of the equator between 100°E and the 180th meridian. Within the northwestern Pacific Ocean, two separate agencies assign names to tropical cyclones, which can result in a system having two names. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) [nb 2] names a tropical cyclone when it is estimated to have 10-minute sustained winds of at least 65 km/h (40 mph) anywhere in the basin. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) assigns names to tropical cyclones that move into or form as a tropical depression within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), defined as the area between 135°E–115°E and 5°N–25°N, regardless of whether the JMA has already named the system. Tropical depressions monitored by the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) [nb 3] are given a numerical designation with a "W" suffix, which means "west", a reference to the western Pacific region. [nb 1]
| Other forecasts Date | Forecast center | Period | Systems | Ref. | |
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| December 15, 2025 | PAGASA | January–March | 0–3 tropical cyclones | [3] | |
| December 15, 2025 | PAGASA | April–June | 2–5 tropical cyclones | [3] | |
| 2026 season | Forecast Center | Tropical cyclones | Tropical storms | Typhoons | Ref. |
| Actual activity: | JMA | ||||
| Actual activity: | JTWC | ||||
| Actual activity: | PAGASA | ||||
During the year, several national meteorological services and scientific agencies forecast how many tropical cyclones, tropical storms, and typhoons will form during a season and/or how many tropical cyclones will affect a particular country. These agencies included the Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) Consortium of University College London, PAGASA, Vietnam's National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) and Taiwan's Central Weather Administration (CWA).
The first outlook was released by PAGASA, which was released on December 15, 2025 in their monthly seasonal climate outlook, predicting the first half of 2026. They forecasted that zero to three tropical cyclones were expected to form or enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) between January and March, while two to five were expected to form or enter PAR between April and June. [3] The agency also mentioned that the short-lived and weak La Niña, which started during the fourth quarter of 2025, would also persist a month or two, with a neutral El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) transition between January and March. [3]
This year began with a weak La Niña cycle that followed in 2025. [4] According to NOAA's forecast, the ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) state is likely to return to neutral by mid-year and then potentially revert to an El Niño phase by the latter part of the year.
Within the Northwest Pacific Ocean, both the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) assign names to tropical cyclones that develop in the Western Pacific, which can result in a tropical cyclone having two names. [5] The Japan Meteorological Agency's RSMC Tokyo—Typhoon Center assigns international names to tropical cyclones on behalf of the World Meteorological Organization's Typhoon Committee, should they be judged to have 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 65 km/h (40 mph). [6] PAGASA names tropical cyclones which move into or form as a tropical depression in their PAR, located between 135°E and 115°E and between 5°N and 25°N, even if the cyclone has had an international name assigned to it. [5] The names of significant tropical cyclones are retired, by both PAGASA and the Typhoon Committee. [6] Should the list of names for the Philippine region be exhausted then names will be taken from an auxiliary list of which the first ten are published each season. Unused names are marked in gray. The names of significant tropical cyclones will be retired by both PAGASA and the Typhoon Committee in the spring of 2027. [6]
A tropical cyclone is named when it is judged to have 10-minute sustained wind speeds of 65 km/h (40 mph). The JMA selected the names from a list of 140 names, that had been developed by the 14 members nations and territories of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee. [7] Retired names, if any, will be announced by the WMO in 2027, though replacement names will be announced in 2028. The 28 names on the naming list are listed here along with their international numeric designation, if they are used. All the names in the list are the same, except for Nokaen, Penha, Peilou, Narra, Gaenari, and Bang-Lang which replaced Phanfone , Vongfong , Linfa , Molave , Goni , and Vamco after the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
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PAGASA uses its own naming scheme for storms that develop in or enter their self-defined area of responsibility. [8] During this season, PAGASA is using the following list of names, which was last used during 2022 and are scheduled to be used again in 2030, updated with replacements of retired names, if any. [8] All of the names are the same except Ada, Francisco, Kiyapo, and Pilandok, which replaced the names Agaton , Florita , Karding , and Paeng after they were retired. [8]
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This table summarizes all the systems that developed within or moved into the North Pacific Ocean, to the west of the International Date Line during 2026. The tables also provide an overview of a system's intensity, duration, land areas affected, and any deaths or damages associated with the system.
