Tropical cyclones in 2025

Tropical cyclones in 2025
Year boundaries
First systemDikeledi
FormedDecember 30, 2024
Strongest system
NameDikeledi
Lowest pressure971 mbar (hPa); inHg
Longest lasting system
NameDikeledi
Duration15 days
Year statistics
Total systems6
Named systems2
Total fatalities3
Total damageUnknown
Related articles
Other years
2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027

In 2025, tropical cyclones will form in seven major bodies of water, commonly known as tropical cyclone basins. Tropical cyclones will be named by various weather agencies when they attain maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). The year has started, one determined strongest but so far no deadliest, or costliest storm yet.

Tropical cyclones are primarily monitored by 10 warning centers around the world, which are designated as a Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) or a Tropical Cyclone Warning Center ((TCWC) by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). These centers are: National Hurricane Center (NHC), Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC), Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Météo-France (MFR), Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), Papua New Guinea's National Weather Service (PNGNWS), Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS), and New Zealand's MetService. Unofficial, but still notable, warning centers include the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA; albeit official within the Philippines), the United States's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), and the Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center.

Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions

Summary

tropical cyclone basins

North Atlantic Ocean

Main article: 2025 Atlantic hurricane season

Eastern & Central Pacific Oceans

Main article: 2025 Pacific hurricane season

Western Pacific Ocean

Main article: 2025 Pacific typhoon season

North Indian Ocean

Main article: 2025 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

South-West Indian Ocean

January - June

Main article: 2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season


Australian Region

January - June

Main article: 2024–25 Australian region cyclone season


South Pacific Ocean

January - June

Main article: 2024–25 South Pacific cyclone season


South Atlantic Ocean

Main article: South Atlantic tropical cyclone

Systems

January

Cyclone Dikeledi

So far in January, five systems have formed and two storms have been named.

Tropical cyclones formed in January 2025
Storm name Dates active Max wind
km/h (mph) 		Pressure
(hPa) 		Areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Refs
Dikeledi December 30, 2024–present 130 (80) 979 Madagascar, Mayotte, Mozambique, Comoros Unknown 3
03F January 5–8 Un­known 997 Samoa, Niue None None
09U January 6–12 75 (45) 1000 None None None
Pita January 6–12 65 (40) 995 Tonga, Niue, Cook Islands None None
10U January 13–present 30 (15) 1006 None None None

Global effects

There are a total of 7 tropical cyclone basins that tropical cyclones typically form in. In this table, data from all these basins are added.[1]

Season name Areas affected Systems formed Named storms Damage (USD) Deaths Ref
North Atlantic Ocean[a]
Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean[a]
Western Pacific Ocean[b]
North Indian Ocean[c]
South-West Indian Ocean January – June[d][e] Madagascar, Mayotte, Mozambique, Comoros 1 1 — 3
July – December[b]
Australian region January – June[d] — 1 0 — —
July – December[b]
South Pacific Ocean January – June[d] Tonga, Niue, Cook Islands, Samoa 2 1 — —
July – December[b]
Worldwide (See above) 4[f] 2
  1. ^ a b The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the Saffir Simpson Scale which uses 1-minute sustained winds.
  2. ^ a b c d Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2025 are counted in the seasonal totals.
  3. ^ The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale which uses 3-minute sustained winds.
  4. ^ a b c Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2025 are counted in the seasonal totals.
  5. ^ The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone are based on Météo-France, which uses wind gusts.
  6. ^ The sum of the number of systems in each basin will not equal the number shown as the total. This is because when systems move between basins, it creates a discrepancy in the actual number of systems.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential Seven Basins". NOAA. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
Tropical cyclone year articles (2020–present)
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Post-2025

Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers

Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers

Other Warning Centres