Storm history › West Pacific › 2016 season
Typhoon Namtheun (2016)
Namtheun was a Category 3 typhoon of the 2016 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 30, 2016 to September 5, 2016, about 6 days, and covered 1,369 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 948 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 5 miles from Nagasaki, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 948 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,369 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 8.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nagasaki, Japan | 5 mi (7 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 16 mi (25 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 27 mi (44 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 50 mi (80 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 53 mi (86 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 56 mi (90 km) |
| Hiroshima, Japan | 79 mi (127 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 624th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Vongfong (2020), Typhoon Bavi (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 100 more.
- Lowest pressure: 560th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Kalmaegi (2025), Typhoon Hato (2017), Typhoon Krovanh (2015) and 9 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 2016 West Pacific season's ACE.