Do you know the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane? There isn’t one.
Hurricanes and typhoons are different names for the same weather phenomenon — tropical cyclones. What they are called is determined by which ocean basin they are in.
Average wind speed, mph
Northwest
Pacific
North Atlantic
and Northeast
Pacific
0
mph
Tropical
depression
Tropical
depression
19-38
19-38 mph
Tropical
storm
50
39-54
Tropical
storm
Severe
tropical
storm
39-72
55-72
Typhoon
categories
Hurricane
categories
1
Typhoon
73-95
73-92
Severe
typhoon
100
2
96-110
93-114
3
111-129
Super
typhoon
4
130-156
115+
150
5
157+
Northwest
Pacific
North Atlantic
and Northeast
Pacific
0
mph
Tropical
depression
Tropical
depression
19-38
19-38 mph
Tropical
storm
50
39-54
Tropical
storm
Severe
tropical
storm
39-72
55-72
Typhoon
categories
Hurricane
categories
1
Typhoon
73-95
73-92
Severe
typhoon
100
2
96-110
93-114
3
111-129
Super
typhoon
4
130-156
115+
150
5
157+
North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific
Hurricane
categories
Tropical
depression
Tropical
storm
19–38 mph
39–72
1
2
3
4
5
73–95
96–110
111–129
130–156
157+
0
50
100
150
mph
73–92
93–114
115+
Typhoon
Severe
typhoon
Super
typhoon
19–38
39–54
55–72
Tropical
depression
Tropical
storm
Severe
tropical
storm
Typhoon
categories
Northwest Pacific
Tropical
depression
19–38
Tropical
storm
39–72
Hurricane
categories
2
3
4
1
5
73–95
96–110
111–129
157+
130–156
0
50
150
250
100
200
km/h
73–92
93–114
115+
Typhoon
Severe
typhoon
Super
typhoon
39–54
55–72
19–38
Tropical
depression
Severe
tropical
storm
Tropical
storm
Typhoon
categories