Is July bad for hurricanes in Florida?

Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. If you are wondering when peak hurricane season in Florida is, most activity is seen August through October, where 96 percent of the major hurricane days occur from August to October, according to NOAA.



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By total storm energy, the season is 2.7%, 8.0%, and 7.3% complete for the Atlantic, continental U.S., and Florida, respectively. The lack of tropical threats is not unusual in early July. In fact, July is the second-quietest month of hurricane season from a U.S. landfall perspective, historically trailed by November.

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The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins in June, but activity is typically slow through July. Most early-season systems form in the western Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico. June hurricane landfalls are rare, but tropical storms can still cause major impacts.

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On average, there's one June named storm in the Atlantic, Caribbean or Gulf of Mexico every one to two years. July has a slightly higher rate of occurrence, but it has still averaged less than one named storm per year since 1851.

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As hurricane season looms, many travelers may be wondering where it is safe to travel during the summer months. Typically, travelers may want to be wary of locations like Bermuda, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Southeast and Gulf coasts during hurricane season.

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Overview: Elsa was the earliest 5th named storm on record as of the end of the 2021 hurricane season. Areas along the west coast of Florida experienced as much as 2 to 3 feet of storm surge, and 6 to 10 inches of rain fell across portions of southwest Florida.

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Flights are routed to avoid those areas where the thunderstorms present a threat. It is possible to overfly a hurricane if the destination is on the other side of the storm. However, some storms can create turbulence at high altitude and that has to be factored in when choosing a route.

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