Mosquito season in Buckingham County, VA: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Buckingham County
In a normal year mosquito season in Buckingham County, VA starts around March 31 and ends around November 5, about 31 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Buckingham County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 17.
- Book any yard treatment for late March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 5.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Buckingham County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Buckingham County against the rest of VA
Buckingham County has the 65th longest season of 133 VA counties, at 219 days against 257 in Norfolk city and 172 in Highland County. Its mean temperature is 56.4°F.
- King George County: March 31 to November 6 (220 days, 0 WNV)
- Spotsylvania County: March 31 to November 6 (220 days, 0 WNV)
- Prince Edward County: March 31 to November 5 (219 days, 1 WNV)
- Botetourt County: March 30 to November 2 (217 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Buckingham County
CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Buckingham County from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 2 of those years.
Background: when mosquitoes go away for the winter; how the dates are worked out.