The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season – By the Numbers

Heavy Surf from Hurricane Erin at Sandy Hook, NJ on August 21, 2025.

The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season ended thankfully on Wednesday, November 30th. The season was slightly below average with 13 named storms.  The 30 year average from 1991 to 2020 is 14.4 storms per year.  The total number of hurricanes (5) was also below average (7.2).

The quality of storms was quite good in spite of the below-average number of storms and hurricanes.  There were four major hurricanes, which was slightly higher than the 30-year average (3.2).  The number of Category Five Hurricanes was the second most on record, with three.  Only the 2005 season had more with four.

The last month of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season was quiet.  After the dissipation of Hurricane Melissa on October 31st, there were no named storms for the rest of the season.  Let’s take a look at the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season by the numbers.  

Total Depressions/PTCs13
Total Storms13
Named Storm Days59.5
Month with Most Named StormsOctober – 4
Total Hurricanes5
Hurricane Days24.75
Month with Most HurricanesSeptember – 3
Total Major Hurricanes4
Major Hurricane Days11.50
Month with Most Major HurricanesSeptember – 2
Category Five Hurricanes3
Category Five Days2.5
U.S. Landfalling Hurricanes0
Strongest StormHurricane Melissa
Max Sustained Winds (mph)190
Lowest Pressure (mb)892
ACE133
Damage Costs$9.36 billion
Deaths126
Table 1: The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season by the Numbers.
Watch footage of Hurricane Erin bringing Nor’easter like conditions along Raritan Bay on August 20, 2025.


Sources:  Colorado State University, National Hurricane Center, and Wikipedia.