Mosquito season in Cherokee County, AL: when it starts and ends

Mosquito months in Cherokee County

In a normal year mosquito season in Cherokee County, AL starts around March 24 and ends around November 9, about 33 weeks.

1. Jan
2. Feb
3. Mar
4. Apr
5. May
6. Jun
7. Jul
8. Aug
9. Sep
10. Oct
11. Nov
12. Dec

What to do in Cherokee County, and when

• Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 10.
• Book any yard treatment for late March, ahead of the July peak.
• Repellent can go away after November 9.
• No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Cherokee County are a nuisance; check window screens.

Cherokee County against the rest of AL

Cherokee County has the 61st longest season of 67 AL counties, at 230 days against 330 in Montgomery County and 218 in Marion County. Its mean temperature is 60°F.

• Jackson County: March 20 to November 8 (233 days, 1 WNV)
• Lawrence County: March 23 to November 8 (230 days, 0 WNV)
• Talladega County: March 25 to November 10 (230 days, 3 WNV)
• Cleburne County: March 25 to November 9 (229 days, 1 WNV)

West Nile in Cherokee County

CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Cherokee County from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 2 of those years.

See how the dates are worked out, and when the season starts across the US.