The 2020–21 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an above-average season that produced 12 named storms, with 7 becoming tropical cyclones. The season started with the formation of Cyclone Alicia in the extreme northeast section of the basin on 12 November 2020, just before the official start of the season, which marked the third season in a row in which a tropical cyclone formed before the official start of the season.
