How active has the 2025 hurricane season been?

There have been four tropical storms and zero hurricanes so far in 2025.

In the Atlantic Ocean, tropical storms and hurricanes are the most dangerous designations of storms that are collectively known as tropical cyclones. The average number of such storms per year for the prior decade (2015 to 2024) was 18. That’s the highest 10-year average on record, based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data dating back to 1851.

So far in 2025, four tropical storms have formed over the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Of those, four occurred during the official Atlantic hurricane season, which is considered June 1 to November 30. There were 18 tropical storms in all of 2024. A total of 11 reached hurricane strength winds, and five of those were classified as major hurricanes.

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