Hurricanes in July

Q: How many hurricanes happen in July?

Across the 1851 to 2025 HURDAT2 record, 147 named storms have been active in July in the Atlantic basin, 65 of them at hurricane strength during the month. Counting only the modern record (1944 on, when aircraft reconnaissance began), July averages about 1.2 named storms active per year.

Q: Has a hurricane ever hit the US in July?

Yes: NOAA's landfall list records 29 July hurricane landfall events on the continental US, 3 of them major (Category 3 or higher). The most recent is Beryl in 2024. The full list, with states and categories, is on this page.

Q: Is July early or late in hurricane season?

The season runs June 1 to November 30 and peaks on September 10, per NHC. July is usually a bridge month: busier than June, far quieter than what follows.

Q: Is there a storm right now?

The panel near the top of this page republishes the latest NHC public advisories and outlook, verbatim and timestamped. The National Hurricane Center at nhc.noaa.gov publishes every active system, forecast, watch and warning, and decisions belong with it and with your local emergency management agency.

What 175 years of NOAA records show about July in the Atlantic: how much forms, what has hit the US, and where the month sits in the season.

July is part of the official Atlantic season, June 1 to November 30. Anything live belongs to the National Hurricane Center.

Named storms active in July

147

At hurricane strength

US hurricane landfalls

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July in the Atlantic record

1851 to 2025, NOAA HURDAT2

147

named storms active in July

whole record, storm months

since aircraft recon began

1944 on, about 1.2 per year

months with hurricane strength

whole record

US hurricane landfall events

every July strike in NOAA's list

July is usually a bridge month: busier than June, far quieter than what follows. The season's first hurricane, on NHC's 1991 to 2020 averages, does not typically form until August 11, so a July hurricane is running ahead of schedule. Formation areas start to spread east as the tropical Atlantic warms.

The numbers

How busy July actually is

The chart shows every month for comparison, from the same HURDAT2 record; July’s column is the one to read. Because ship reports missed storms in the early record, the comparison to use is the modern one: since 1944, July has averaged about 1.2 named storms active per year.

NHC's July origin map shows genesis spreading from the Gulf and western Caribbean into the open Atlantic north of the deep tropics. See NHC’s monthly origin and track maps.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

117

Jun

147

Jul

448

Aug

714

Sep

426

Oct

121

Nov

Dec

Named storms active by calendar month, Atlantic basin, 1851 to 2025. Derived from NOAA HURDAT2; a storm active in two months counts once in each.

The eye of Hurricane Katrina photographed from inside by a NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft, a stadium of cloud around clear blue sky — Inside the eye of Hurricane Katrina from a NOAA WP-3D hurricane hunter, August 2005. Aircraft reconnaissance began in 1944, which is why the modern per year averages on this page start there rather than 1851. “Hurricane Katrina Eye viewed from Hurricane Hunter” — NOAA — Public domain

The receipts

Every July hurricane to hit the United States

From NOAA AOML’s continental US landfall list: every hurricane whose July landfall brought hurricane conditions to at least one state. The strongest are highlighted; the list scrolls.

Year	Name	Highest US category	States affected	Pressure
2024	Beryl	Cat 1	Texas	978 mb
2020	Hanna	Cat 1	Texas	973 mb
2019	Barry	Cat 1	Louisiana	993 mb
2014	Arthur	Cat 2	North Carolina	973 mb
2008	Dolly	Cat 1	Texas	967 mb
2005	Cindy	Cat 1	Louisiana	991 mb
2005	Dennis	Cat 3	Alabama, Florida	946 mb
2003	Claudette	Cat 1	Texas	979 mb
1997	Danny	Cat 1	Louisiana, Alabama	984 mb
1996	Bertha	Cat 2	North Carolina	974 mb
1985	Bob	Cat 1	South Carolina	1003 mb
1979	Bob	Cat 1	Louisiana	986 mb
1959	Debra	Cat 1	Texas	980 mb
1959	Cindy	Cat 1	South Carolina	995 mb
1943	Unnamed	Cat 2	Texas	967 mb
1936	Unnamed	Cat 2	Alabama, Florida	964 mb
1934	Unnamed	Cat 1	Texas	979 mb
1926	Unnamed	Cat 2	Florida	967 mb
1916	Unnamed	Cat 3	Mississippi, Alabama, Florida	950 mb
1916	Unnamed	Cat 2	South Carolina	960 mb
1909	Velasco	Cat 3	Texas	959 mb
1908	Unnamed	Cat 1	North Carolina	985 mb
1901	Unnamed	Cat 1	North Carolina	983 mb
1896	Unnamed	Cat 2	Florida	970 mb
1891	Unnamed	Cat 1	Texas	974 mb
1887	Unnamed	Cat 1	Alabama, Florida	978 mb
1886	Unnamed	Cat 1	Florida	982 mb
1870	Mobile	Cat 1	Alabama	982 mb
1866	Unnamed	Cat 2	Texas	965 mb

How complete is this record?

“Because of the sparseness of towns and cities before 1900 in some coastal locations along the United States, the above list is not complete for all states. Before the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts became settled, hurricanes may have been underestimated in their intensity or missed completely for small-sized systems (i.e., 2004's Hurricane Charley).”NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Hurricane Research Division, source

A car left tipped onto a chain link fence by Hurricane Camille storm surge in Biloxi, Mississippi — Hurricane Camille's aftermath in Biloxi, Mississippi, August 1969. NOAA photograph. Early and late season Gulf storms dominate the July landfall list. “Camille Biloxi Car” — NOAA — Public domain

In context

Where July sits in the season

The season’s shape is set by NOAA’s own dates and peak:

“The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30.”National Hurricane Center, source

“The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is September 10, with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October.”National Hurricane Center, source

Satellite image of Hurricane Iniki, a compact hurricane with a clear eye, southwest of the Hawaiian Islands — Hurricane Iniki from NOAA’s GOES satellite, September 11, 1992, with the Hawaiian Islands visible at upper right. The central Pacific runs the same June to November season as the Atlantic, on its own climatology. “Iniki 1992-09-11 1931Z” — NOAA (GOES-7), NASA — Public domain

GOES satellite image of Hurricane Katrina filling the Gulf, its eye southeast of the Louisiana coast — Hurricane Katrina from NOAA’s GOES-12 satellite on August 28, 2005, the day before its Gulf coast landfall. The Naval Research Laboratory annotations date the frame. August and September together account for the majority of all Atlantic hurricane activity in the record. “Katrina 2005-08-28 2245Z” — U.S. Navy / Naval Research Laboratory — Public domain

Common questions

Hurricanes in July: FAQ

How many hurricanes happen in July?

Has a hurricane ever hit the US in July?

Is July early or late in hurricane season?

Where do July storms usually form?

Is there a storm right now?

Keep reading

The rest of the season

Hurricane season by state

Counts derived from NOAA HURDAT2 (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt) and NOAA AOML’s continental US hurricane landfall list (Revised in March 2026 to add in the 2025 season). For anything current: nhc.noaa.gov.