2025 tropical cyclone seasons worldwide
In 2025, 101 storms reached tropical-storm strength across the six ocean basins. 50 of them reached hurricane or typhoon strength (64 kt) and 25 became major storms (96 kt or more). The strongest was Hurricane Melissa in the Atlantic, at 190 mph. The Southern Hemisphere figures are the 2024–25 season, which IBTrACS files under 2025.
2025 at a glance
- Storms at tropical-storm strength (34 kt+): 101, from 115 systems tracked.
- Hurricanes and typhoons (64 kt+): 50.
- Major storms (96 kt+): 25, 5 of them at Category 5 strength.
- Accumulated cyclone energy, all basins: 724, 90% of the 800 that the six basins produce in an average year (1991–2020).
- Strongest storm worldwide: Hurricane Melissa, Atlantic, 190 mph (165 kt), 892 mb.
- Most active basin against its average: Southern Hemisphere, with 122% of its average accumulated cyclone energy.
- Least active against its average: Central Pacific, at 42%.
Each basin in 2025
Counts against each basin’s 1991–2020 average. Open a basin for its 2025 track map, every storm and its landfalls.
Atlantic hurricane season
2025 season
13 named (average 14.4), 5 hurricanes (average 7.2). Strongest: Hurricane Melissa, 190 mph.
East Pacific hurricane season
2025 season
18 named (average 15.6), 10 hurricanes (average 8.4). Strongest: Hurricane Kiko, 145 mph.
Central Pacific hurricane season
2025 season
2 named (average 1.6), 1 hurricane (average 0.8). Strongest: Hurricane Iona, 130 mph.
West Pacific typhoon season
2025 season
28 named (average 25.5), 17 typhoons (average 15.8). Strongest: Super Typhoon Ragasa, 165 mph.
North Indian cyclone season
2025 season
7 named (average 6.3), 1 at hurricane strength (average 2.0). Strongest: Cyclone Shakhti, 85 mph.
Southern Hemisphere cyclone season
2024–25 season
33 named (average 26.7), 16 at hurricane strength (average 13.8). Strongest: Cyclone Errol, 160 mph.
Strongest storms of 2025
| Storm | Basin | Peak wind | Min pressure | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa | Atlantic | C5 190 mph | 892 mb | – |
| Ragasa | West Pacific | C5 165 mph | 910 mb | – |
| Erin | Atlantic | C5 160 mph | 913 mb | – |
| Humberto | Atlantic | C5 160 mph | 918 mb | – |
| Errol | Southern Hemisphere | C5 160 mph | 919 mb | – |
Peak winds are 1-minute sustained winds from the NHC and JTWC best tracks, so storms in different basins compare on the same scale.