The Typhoon Tapah (202516)

The SummaryTyphoon Tapah (international code 202516) is a 2025 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 978hPa, at 2025-09-08 08:50LandfallGuangdong台山 Citycoastal , 2025-09-09 was numbered off, 全程记录63 track points.

Typhoon Tapah, international code 202516, international name TAPAH, 2025 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 2025-09-05 20:00:00, ended: 2025-09-09 08:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Tropical Storm, minimum central pressure: 978 hPa, max wind: 30m/s.

Overview of Typhoon Tapah

Typhoon Tapah at 2025-09-05 20:00:00 at 17.5°N, 118.8°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.

It peaked at Severe Tropical Storm intensity with max winds of 30 m/s (~108 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 978hPa, recorded at 2025-09-07 23:00:00.

2025-09-08 08:50:00, Typhoon Tapah in Guangdong Taiwan Mountain Citycoastal Landfall.

2025-09-09 08:00:00 After, Typhoon Tapah gradually weakened and was numbered off on 2025-09-09 08:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 63 track points.

Typhoon Tapah trajectory

Path and Moving Characteristics

Typhoon Tapah (202516) formed at S海E部海域, 整体路径呈现稳定的NW toward MovingTrend. 从9月5日20时的初始Position (17.5°N, 118.8°E) 至9月9日08时的消散Position (24.6°N, 109.9°E) , 系统全程未出现明显的路径转折或停滞现象. 在生命史初期 (9月5日至6日) , Typhoon 以NamelessIntensity缓慢W行, The latitude变化较小; Go to 9月7日后, 随着系统 intensified into Tropical Storm, 其 toward N分量逐渐增加, Moving direction转为NNW. 9月8日08:50, Typhoon 中心在Guangdong台山 Citycoastal Landfall, 此时中心位 at lat 21.8°附近. Landfall后, 受地形摩擦及环境场影响, Typhoon 继续 toward NW direction深入内陆, 直至9月9日上午 weakened into Nameless并趋 at 消散. 整个路径过程连贯, 移速相对均匀, 无异常摆动.

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

The system intensified into Tropical Storm on September 6 at 22 pm, then upgraded to Severe Tropical Storm on September 7 at 18 pm. On September 7 at 23 am to September 8 at 09 pm for Tapah's peak, max windined at 30m/s, minimum pressure dropped to 978hPa, intensity level stabilized at Severe Tropical Storm.

Compared to the previous typhoon, Tapah's peak intensity (Severe Tropical Storm, 978hPa) in 2025 was lower at 2019 Tapah (Typhoon, 975hPa) and 2014 Tapah (Typhoon, 975hPa) but significantly higher at 2007 Tapah (Tropical Storm, 996hPa) , compared with 2002 Tapah (Severe Tropical Storm, 987hPa), its Pressure was lower and wind force was stronger.

Typhoon Tapah routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
2025-09-05 20:00:0017.5°N118.8°ENameless151002NWW
2025-09-06 05:00:0017.8°N117.6°ENameless151002NWW
2025-09-06 14:00:0018°N116.6°ENameless151002NW
2025-09-06 21:00:0018.4°N115.6°ETropical Storm181000NWW
2025-09-07 00:00:0018.5°N115.3°ETropical Storm181000NW
2025-09-07 03:00:0018.7°N114.9°ETropical Storm181000NW
2025-09-07 06:00:0018.7°N114.6°ETropical Storm23990NW
2025-09-07 09:00:0018.7°N114.4°ETropical Storm23990NNW
2025-09-07 12:00:0018.9°N114.2°ETropical Storm23990NNW
2025-09-07 15:00:0019.1°N113.9°ETropical Storm23990NNW
2025-09-07 18:00:0019.7°N113.7°ESevere Tropical Storm25985NNW
2025-09-07 21:00:0020.1°N113.5°ESevere Tropical Storm25985NNW
2025-09-08 00:00:0020.4°N113.3°ESevere Tropical Storm30980NNW
2025-09-08 03:00:0020.8°N113.1°ESevere Tropical Storm30980NNW
2025-09-08 06:00:0021.5°N112.8°ESevere Tropical Storm30980NNW
2025-09-08 09:00:0021.8°N112.6°ESevere Tropical Storm30978NW
2025-09-08 12:00:0022.5°N112.3°ESevere Tropical Storm28988NW
2025-09-08 15:00:0022.9°N111.8°ESevere Tropical Storm25990NW
2025-09-08 18:00:0023.2°N111.3°ETropical Storm20995NW
2025-09-08 21:00:0023.5°N111°ETropical Storm18998NW
2025-09-09 02:00:0024°N110.5°ENameless151000W
2025-09-09 08:00:0024.6°N109.9°ENameless121002W

Sampled rows shown; all 63 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Tapah is the next typhoon in 2025

International code for Typhoon Tapah is 202516, is the 16th Typhoon 2025 , international name TAPAH.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Tapah?

Typhoon Tapah peak intensity is Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 978 hPa.

Where is the Typhoon Tapah?

2025-09-08 08:50:00 at Guangdong Mountain Citycoastal Landfall.

Where can I view typhoon Tapah's live track map?

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Tapah's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/202516.

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