Mosquito season in Cherokee County, TX: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Cherokee County
In a normal year mosquito season in Cherokee County, TX starts around February 23 and ends around December 7, about 41 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Cherokee County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by February 9.
- Book any yard treatment for late February, ahead of the August peak.
- Repellent can go away after December 7.
- 3 West Nile cases since 2016 (last 2025): you should use repellent at dusk May to September, more so if over 60.
Cherokee County against the rest of TX
Cherokee County has the 74th longest season of 254 TX counties, at 287 days against 365 in Cameron County and 191 in Lipscomb County. Its mean temperature is 64.9°F.
- El Paso County: February 16 to November 30 (287 days, 89 WNV)
- Grimes County: February 19 to December 3 (287 days, 6 WNV)
- Wilson County: February 21 to December 3 (285 days, 1 WNV)
- Wood County: February 22 to December 4 (285 days, 5 WNV)
West Nile in Cherokee County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 13 human West Nile cases in Cherokee County (7 neuroinvasive) across 6 years. The worst was 2012 with 8; the latest was 2025.
More: how the dates are worked out · when mosquitoes go away for the winter.