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Typhoons in Hong Kong

Typhoons occurfrequently in Hong Kong. On average, they happen about 8 times a year. The hardest hit regions are New Territories.

The typhoon season in the Pacific usually begins with less severe storms in April and does not end until November. The most severe typhoons usually occur in August and September.

The most severe typhoon to make landfall in Hong Kong in the past 12 months was »Nesat«. It reached a wind speed of up to 156 km/h on October 18, 2022 at 5:00 am local time near Sok Kwu Wan and was 147 kilometers in diameter at the time. According to the internationally accepted Saffir-Simpson classification, this corresponded to a category 2 typhoon. On the open sea, speeds of up to 165 km/h were measured.

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Most violent typhoons in Hong Kong since 2018

Nalgae: October 27 to November 3, 2022

Wind speed:
max. 130 km/h
on land:
max. 72 km/h
Diameter:
max. 833 km
Air pressure:
below 979 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
New Territories

Nesat: October 14-20, 2022

Wind speed:
max. 165 km/h
on land:
max. 156 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1111 km
Air pressure:
below 964 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 2
Affected regions
New Territories

Chaba: June 29 to July 2, 2022

Wind speed:
max. 137 km/h
Diameter:
max. 741 km
Air pressure:
below 969 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
New Territories

Rai: December 13-21, 2021

Wind speed:
max. 267 km/h
on land:
max. 54 km/h
Diameter:
max. 185 km
Air pressure:
below 915 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 5
Affected regions
New Territories

Rai: December 11-21, 2021

Wind speed:
max. 263 km/h
on land:
max. 102 km/h
Diameter:
max. 833 km
Air pressure:
below 915 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 5
Affected regions
New Territories

Kompasu: October 10-14, 2021

Wind speed:
max. 100 km/h
Diameter:
max. 519 km
Air pressure:
below 981 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
The typhoon did not make direct landfall in Hong Kong. On October 13th, 2021 at 2:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 246 km south of Sok Kwu Wan in New Territories.

Kompasu: October 7-14, 2021

Wind speed:
max. 106 km/h
Diameter:
max. 2222 km
Air pressure:
below 975 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
New Territories

Lionrock: October 2-10, 2021

Wind speed:
max. 74 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1241 km
Air pressure:
below 991 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
New Territories

Lupit: August 2-15, 2021

Wind speed:
max. 83 km/h
Diameter:
max. 937 km
Air pressure:
below 978 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
New Territories

Cempaka: July 18-24, 2021

Wind speed:
max. 139 km/h
Diameter:
max. 148 km
Air pressure:
below 970 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
The typhoon did not make direct landfall in Hong Kong. On July 19th, 2021 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 133 km southeast of Tai O in New Territories.

Cempaka: July 17-25, 2021

Wind speed:
max. 143 km/h
Diameter:
max. 482 km
Air pressure:
below 967 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
New Territories

Koguma: June 10-13, 2021

Wind speed:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 778 km
Air pressure:
below 996 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
New Territories

Saudel: October 16-26, 2020

Wind speed:
max. 133 km/h
Diameter:
max. 889 km
Air pressure:
below 975 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
New Territories

Nangka: October 11-14, 2020

Wind speed:
max. 87 km/h
Diameter:
max. 833 km
Air pressure:
below 990 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
New Territories

Higos: August 16-20, 2020

Wind speed:
max. 109 km/h
Diameter:
max. 389 km
Air pressure:
below 988 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
New Territories

Mekkhala: August 8-12, 2020

Wind speed:
max. 130 km/h
Diameter:
max. 407 km
Air pressure:
below 980 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
The typhoon did not make direct landfall in Hong Kong. On August 11th, 2020 at 5:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 211 km west of Sai Kung in New Territories.
Instead, the first landfall occurred near Zaragoza in the Philippines on August 9th at 11:00 pm.

Sinlaku: July 29 to August 3, 2020

Wind speed:
max. 83 km/h
on land:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1667 km
Air pressure:
below 985 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
New Territories

Bailu: August 19-26, 2019

Wind speed:
max. 106 km/h
on land:
max. 93 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1111 km
Air pressure:
below 980 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
New Territories

Wipha: July 29 to August 4, 2019

Wind speed:
max. 102 km/h
on land:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 889 km
Air pressure:
below 983 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
New Territories

Mun: July 1-4, 2019

Wind speed:
max. 65 km/h
Diameter:
max. 1326 km
Air pressure:
below 992 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
New Territories


These evaluations are based on data from the National Centers for Environmental Information of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Individual data have been summarized or translated.
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