Riviera Maya, Q.R. — The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has officially come to an end. On November 30, the annual rainy season for the Yucatan Peninsula was considered over.
The state of Quintana Roo finished the hurricane season without so much as a tropical storm, however, a majority of the country recorded an extremely wet rainy season. Mexico City, for example, recorded its wettest June in more than 20 years.
While the state of Quintana Roo was also affected by heavy rainfall, flooding was kept to a minimum, especially when compared to last year when the southern region was hit with back-to-back systems that caused extreme flooding.
According to the NOAA, during the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, a total of 13 named storms developed, falling within the predicted ranges of named systems.
The NOAA also said it was the first year they incorporated Artificial Intelligence into their forecasts.
“The 2025 season was the first year NOAA’s National Hurricane Center incorporated Artificial Intelligence model guidance into their forecasts,” said Neil Jacobs, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator.
“The NHC performed exceedingly well when it came to forecasting rapid intensification for some of the more impactful storms and provided critical decision support for our Caribbean partners,” he said.
The first named storm of the year was Andrea, a system that did not develop past being a tropical storm. The last named storm of the season was Melissa, a system that gained category 5 hurricane status as it roared through the Atlantic in late October, making landfall in southwestern Jamaica on October 28.
During the 2025 Atlantic season, five of the 13 named storms gained hurricane status, four of which were major. Of the 13 names storms, not one tropical storm or hurricane touched the coast of Quintana Roo.
In early November, still during hurricane season, the Yucatan Peninsula had its first winter blast of cold air from the north. A total of 48 cold fronts are expected to hit Mexican territory this winter with nearly half making their way to the Yucatan Peninsula.
Mexico is currently on cold front 17. Hurricane season for the Atlantic Basin runs June 1 to November 30 each year.
