Category 5 is the highest classification on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale and the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale. The following lists show tropical cyclones that have reached that intensity in Earth's ocean basins.

• List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes
• List of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes
• List of Category 5 Australian region severe tropical cyclones
• List of Category 5 South Pacific severe tropical cyclones

• Lists of Category 1 tropical cyclones
• Lists of Category 2 tropical cyclones
• Lists of Category 3 tropical cyclones
• Lists of Category 4 tropical cyclones

This article includes an events-related list of lists.