The 1996 Pacific typhoon season was a relatively active season, producing 30 tropical storms, 16 typhoons and six super typhoons. It has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1996, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November.^[1] These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. However the first named storm, Ann, did not develop until April 3. The final named storm, Greg, dissipated on December 27.

The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the international date line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1996 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA.

During the season 30 named tropical cyclones developed in the Western Pacific and were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, when it was determined that they had become tropical storms. These names were contributed to a revised list which started in 1996.

This table summarizes all the systems that developed within or moved into the North Pacific Ocean, to the west of the International Date Line during 1996. The tables also provide an overview of a systems intensity, duration, land areas affected and any deaths or damages associated with the system.

• 1996 Pacific hurricane season
• 1996 Atlantic hurricane season
• 1996 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
• South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1995–96, 1996–97
• Australian region cyclone seasons: 1995–96, 1996–97
• South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1995–96, 1996–97