This article encompasses the 1880s Pacific typhoon seasons.

1880 season

There were 3 typhoons in the Western Pacific in 1880.

1881 season

There were 22 tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific in 1881, 21 of which intensified into typhoons. In October, a powerful typhoon hit what is now the Philippines, before curving around

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. Up to 300,000 people were killed by the typhoon, tying it for the tied second deadliest tropical cyclone on record. With 20,000 fatalities in the Philippines, the typhoon is also the deadliest there on record.