Mosquito season in Bowie County, TX: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Bowie County
In a normal year mosquito season in Bowie County, TX starts around March 11 and ends around November 16, about 36 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Bowie County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by February 25.
- Book any yard treatment for mid March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 16.
- 8 West Nile cases since 2016 (last 2024): you should use repellent at dusk May to September, more so if over 60.
Bowie County against the rest of TX
Bowie County has the 178th longest season of 254 TX counties, at 250 days against 365 in Cameron County and 191 in Lipscomb County. Its mean temperature is 63.6°F.
- Loving County: March 10 to November 16 (251 days, 0 WNV)
- Wichita County: March 12 to November 18 (251 days, 13 WNV)
- Coke County: March 12 to November 17 (250 days, 0 WNV)
- Shackelford County: March 13 to November 18 (250 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Bowie County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 25 human West Nile cases in Bowie County (16 neuroinvasive) across 8 years. The worst was 2012 with 14; the latest was 2024.
Background: reading the West Nile counts; how the dates are worked out.