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The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins June 1, with the climatological peak occurring around September 10.
June 1 marks the official start of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs through November 30.
While tropical systems can develop anywhere across the basin, early-season activity during June and July is typically favored in the Gulf, western Caribbean, and along the Southeast U.S. coast, where ocean waters warm first and atmospheric conditions can occasionally support development.
Hurricane activity generally increases through the summer before reaching its climatological peak around September 10, when ocean temperatures are at ...
