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

Mosquito months in Cherokee County

In a normal year mosquito season in Cherokee County, NC starts around April 9 and ends around October 30, about 29 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 26.
• Book any yard treatment for early April, ahead of the July peak.
• Repellent can go away after October 30.
• No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Cherokee County are a nuisance; check window screens.

Cherokee County against the rest of NC

Cherokee County has the 92nd longest season of 100 NC counties, at 204 days against 292 in Carteret County and 176 in Ashe County. Its mean temperature is 56.5°F.

• Yancey County: April 6 to October 28 (205 days, 0 WNV)
• Mitchell County: April 6 to October 27 (204 days, 0 WNV)
• Clay County: April 9 to October 30 (204 days, 0 WNV)
• Alleghany County: April 10 to October 25 (198 days, 0 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 1 of those years.

Background: when the season starts across the US; how the dates are worked out.