Storm history › West Pacific › 2010 season
Typhoon Malakas (2010)
Malakas was a Category 2 typhoon of the 2010 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 19, 2010 to September 28, 2010, about 9 days, and covered 4,089 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 948 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 948 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 4,089 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.5
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 781st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ewiniar (2024), Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Nesat (2022) and 101 more.
- Lowest pressure: 560th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Kalmaegi (2025), Typhoon Hato (2017), Typhoon Namtheun (2016) and 9 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 2010 West Pacific season's ACE.