Mosquito season in Carteret County, NC: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Carteret County
In a normal year mosquito season in Carteret County, NC starts around February 25 and ends around December 14, about 42 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Carteret County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by February 11.
- Book any yard treatment for late February, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after December 14.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Carteret County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Carteret County against the rest of NC
Carteret County has the 1st longest season of 100 NC counties, at 292 days against 292 in Carteret County and 176 in Ashe County. Its mean temperature is 63.7°F.
- Beaufort County: March 2 to December 4 (277 days, 3 WNV)
- Wayne County: March 1 to November 30 (274 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Carteret County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 1 human West Nile case in Carteret County (1 neuroinvasive) across 1 year. The worst was 2003 with 1; the latest was 2003.
More: how the dates are worked out · when the season starts across the US.