Atlantic hurricane season counts statistics
Published November 3, 2026 · StatsGalore
named storms produced by the 2025 North Atlantic hurricane season [1]
This reference summarizes the Atlantic hurricane season count statistics reported in the supplied NOAA/NCEI annual climate passage for 2025. The source describes the North Atlantic hurricane season as active, but also says its total number of named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes was near the long-term average. For count-based comparison, the central figures are 13 named storms, five hurricanes, and four major hurricanes. The same passage highlights an unusual intensity statistic: three Category 5 hurricanes—Erin, Humberto and Melissa—formed in the season, described as the second-most to form in a single year. [1]
The numbers
| Measure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Named storms in the 2025 North Atlantic hurricane season | 13 named storms | [1] |
| Hurricanes in the 2025 North Atlantic hurricane season | five hurricanes | [1] |
| Major hurricanes in the 2025 North Atlantic hurricane season | four major hurricanes | [1] |
| Category 5 hurricanes in the season | three: Erin, Humberto and Melissa | [1] |
| Hurricanes making landfall in the U.S. or its territories during 2025 | no hurricanes | [1] |
| Hurricane Melissa maximum sustained winds at Jamaica landfall | 185 mph | [1] |
Core season counts
The count summary begins with the named-storm total. NOAA/NCEI reports that the 2025 North Atlantic hurricane season produced 13 named storms. Of those, five became hurricanes and four were major hurricanes. The passage does not provide a storm-by-storm list, so these figures should be treated as aggregate season counts rather than a roster of individual systems.
The source characterizes this amount as near the long-term average. Because the supplied passage does not state the numerical long-term average, this article does not compute an anomaly or percentage difference. The safest reading is that 2025 was active in the source’s wording while still close to the long-term average for the count measures it names.
[1]High-intensity count
A separate count in the source concerns Category 5 hurricanes. NOAA/NCEI says the season was particularly notable for three Category 5 hurricanes: Erin, Humberto and Melissa. It further states that this was the second-most Category 5 hurricanes to form in a single year.
This intensity statistic is different from the basic count of hurricanes or major hurricanes. The source names the three Category 5 systems directly, but it does not supply a full historical table of Category 5 seasons. Therefore, the article preserves the reported ranking language—second-most to form in a single year—without adding an invented comparison year or total.
[1]Landfall context
Counts of storms are not the same as counts of landfalls. The supplied source says that, for the first time since 2015, no hurricanes made landfall in the U.S. or its territories during 2025. That statement is limited to hurricanes and to the U.S. or its territories; it should not be read as saying no tropical-system impacts occurred anywhere.
The same passage notes a major landfall outside the U.S. context: Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica at peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph. NOAA/NCEI says that tied the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane as the strongest landfall on record in the Atlantic Basin and ranked as the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2025.
[1]How to use these statistics
For quick reference, use 13 named storms as the headline season-count statistic for the 2025 North Atlantic hurricane season. Use five hurricanes and four major hurricanes for the hurricane subset counts, and use three Category 5 hurricanes when the question is specifically about the highest intensity category named in the passage.
The source also includes impact context that should be kept separate from season formation counts. It says Erin and Humberto remained offshore, while Melissa made landfall on Jamaica. It also reports that remnants of tropical systems, including Super Typhoon Halong in Alaska and Hurricane Priscilla in the Southwest, brought flooding impacts to the U.S. late in the year, despite no direct landfalls in the U.S. or its territories.
[1]Sources & notes
Terms are reported as they appear in the supplied NOAA/NCEI passage: named storms, hurricanes, major hurricanes, and Category 5 hurricanes. The supplied passage provides selected aggregate counts and context, not a complete storm-by-storm archive or a numerical long-term average. The source page is a 2025 annual climate summary published January 13, 2026.
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