Saffir-Simpson categories · Atlantic
Atlantic Category 5 hurricanes
In the Atlantic record since 1851, 44 storms peaked at Category 5, with sustained winds of 157 mph or more: 4% of its 979 hurricanes. The 2000s hold the most, 8. Of these, 13 have a landfall record at Category 5 strength; the latest is Melissa (2025). Melissa (2025) tops the group at 190 mph. The most recent to peak at this strength is Melissa (2025).
Per decade
All 44, strongest first
| Storm | Year | Dates | Peak | Strength | Lowest | Landfalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa | 2025 | Oct 21–31 | 190 mph | Category 5 | 892 mb | Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas |
| Allen | 1980 | Aug 1–11 | 190 mph | Category 5 | 899 mb | – |
| Wilma | 2005 | Oct 15–25 | 185 mph | Category 5 | 882 mb | Quintana Roo, Florida |
| Gilbert | 1988 | Sep 8–19 | 185 mph | Category 5 | 888 mb | Jamaica, Quintana Roo, Tamaulipas |
| Storm 3 of 1935 | 1935 | Aug 29 – Sep 6 | 185 mph | Category 5 | 892 mb | Florida |
| Dorian | 2019 | Aug 24 – Sep 7 | 185 mph | Category 5 | 910 mb | Barbados, Saint Lucia, US Virgin Islands, Bahamas, North Carolina |
| Rita | 2005 | Sep 18–26 | 180 mph | Category 5 | 895 mb | Louisiana |
| Milton | 2024 | Oct 5–10 | 180 mph | Category 5 | 895 mb | Florida |
| Mitch | 1998 | Oct 22 – Nov 5 | 180 mph | Category 5 | 905 mb | Honduras, Campeche, Florida |
| Irma | 2017 | Aug 30 – Sep 12 | 180 mph | Category 5 | 914 mb | Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Martin, British Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Cuba, Florida |
| Camille | 1969 | Aug 14–22 | 175 mph | Category 5 | 900 mb | Cuba, Mississippi |
| Katrina | 2005 | Aug 23–30 | 175 mph | Category 5 | 902 mb | Florida, Louisiana |
| Dean | 2007 | Aug 13–23 | 175 mph | Category 5 | 905 mb | Quintana Roo, Veracruz |
| Maria | 2017 | Sep 16–30 | 175 mph | Category 5 | 908 mb | Dominica, Puerto Rico |
| Janet | 1955 | Sep 21–30 | 175 mph | Category 5 | 914 mb | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Honduras, Quintana Roo, Veracruz |
| Storm 14 of 1932 | 1932 | Oct 30 – Nov 13 | 175 mph | Category 5 | 918 mb | – |
| Andrew | 1992 | Aug 16–28 | 175 mph | Category 5 | 922 mb | Bahamas, Florida, Louisiana |
| David | 1979 | Aug 25 – Sep 6 | 175 mph | Category 5 | 924 mb | – |
| Anita | 1977 | Aug 29 – Sep 3 | 175 mph | Category 5 | 926 mb | – |
| Felix | 2007 | Aug 31 – Sep 5 | 175 mph | Category 5 | 929 mb | Grenada, Nicaragua |
| Storm 10 of 1924 | 1924 | Oct 14–23 | 165 mph | Category 5 | 910 mb | Florida |
| Ivan | 2004 | Sep 2–24 | 165 mph | Category 5 | 910 mb | Alabama, Louisiana |
| Hattie | 1961 | Oct 26 – Nov 1 | 165 mph | Category 5 | 914 mb | Belize |
| Isabel | 2003 | Sep 6–19 | 165 mph | Category 5 | 915 mb | North Carolina |
| Lee | 2023 | Sep 5–16 | 165 mph | Category 5 | 926 mb | Nova Scotia |
| Beryl | 2024 | Jun 28 – Jul 9 | 165 mph | Category 5 | 932 mb | Grenada, Quintana Roo, Texas |
| Matthew | 2016 | Sep 28 – Oct 9 | 165 mph | Category 5 | 934 mb | Haiti, Cuba, Bahamas, South Carolina |
| Erin | 2025 | Aug 11–22 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 913 mb | Cape Verde |
| Storm 7 of 1944 | 1944 | Sep 9–15 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 918 mb | New York, Rhode Island |
| Hugo | 1989 | Sep 10–22 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 918 mb | Guadeloupe, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, South Carolina |
| Humberto | 2025 | Sep 24 – Oct 1 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 918 mb | – |
| Esther | 1961 | Sep 10–26 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 919 mb | Massachusetts, Maine |
| Michael | 2018 | Oct 7–11 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 919 mb | Florida |
| Beulah | 1967 | Sep 5–24 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 923 mb | Saint Lucia, Quintana Roo, Tamaulipas |
| Lorenzo | 2019 | Sep 23 – Oct 2 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 925 mb | – |
| Inez | 1966 | Sep 21 – Oct 11 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 927 mb | Guadeloupe, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Florida, Tamaulipas |
| Storm 4 of 1928 | 1928 | Sep 6–19 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 929 mb | Florida, South Carolina |
| Storm 14 of 1933 | 1933 | Sep 16–25 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 929 mb | – |
| Carol | 1953 | Aug 28 – Sep 8 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 929 mb | Nova Scotia, New Brunswick |
| Emily | 2005 | Jul 11–21 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 929 mb | Grenada, Quintana Roo, Tamaulipas |
| Ian | 2022 | Sep 23–30 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 937 mb | Cuba, Florida, South Carolina |
| Storm 8 of 1933 | 1933 | Aug 22 – Sep 5 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 940 mb | Texas |
| Storm 6 of 1938 | 1938 | Sep 9–21 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 940 mb | New York, Connecticut |
| Storm 4 of 1932 | 1932 | Aug 30 – Sep 9 | 160 mph | Category 5 | – | – |