Mosquito season in Braxton County, WV: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Braxton County
In a normal year mosquito season in Braxton County, WV starts around April 8 and ends around October 31, about 29 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Braxton County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 25.
- Book any yard treatment for early April, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after October 31.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Braxton County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Braxton County against the rest of WV
Braxton County has the 14th longest season of 55 WV counties, at 206 days against 224 in Cabell County and 162 in Randolph County. Its mean temperature is 54.2°F.
- Clay County: April 6 to October 29 (206 days, 0 WNV)
- Jefferson County: April 7 to October 29 (206 days, 1 WNV)
- Lincoln County: April 9 to October 30 (204 days, 0 WNV)
- Jackson County: April 10 to October 31 (204 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Braxton County
CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Braxton County from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 5 of those years.
More: how the dates are worked out · when the season starts across the US.