Mosquito season in Ashe County, NC: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Ashe County
In a normal year mosquito season in Ashe County, NC starts around April 25 and ends around October 18, about 25 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Ashe County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by April 11.
- Book any yard treatment for late April, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after October 18.
- 1 West Nile case since 2016 (last 2018): you should use repellent at dusk July, more so if over 60.
Ashe County against the rest of NC
Ashe County has the 100th longest season of 100 NC counties, at 176 days against 292 in Carteret County and 176 in Ashe County. Its mean temperature is 51.1°F.
- Watauga County: April 16 to October 19 (186 days, 0 WNV)
- Swain County: April 23 to October 16 (176 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Ashe County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 1 human West Nile case in Ashe County (1 neuroinvasive) across 1 year. The worst was 2018 with 1; the latest was 2018.
More: how the dates are worked out · when mosquitoes go away for the winter.