Mosquito season in Brooke County, WV: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Brooke County
In a normal year mosquito season in Brooke County, WV starts around April 12 and ends around October 26, about 28 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Brooke County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 29.
- Book any yard treatment for mid April, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after October 26.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Brooke County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Brooke County against the rest of WV
Brooke County has the 26th longest season of 55 WV counties, at 197 days against 224 in Cabell County and 162 in Randolph County. Its mean temperature is 51.8°F.
- Ohio County: April 10 to October 27 (200 days, 0 WNV)
- McDowell County: April 10 to October 26 (199 days, 0 WNV)
- Hampshire County: April 12 to October 25 (196 days, 1 WNV)
- Taylor County: April 12 to October 25 (196 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Brooke County
CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Brooke County from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 2 of those years.
Background: when the season starts across the US; how the dates are worked out.