Mosquito season in Childress County, TX: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Childress County
In a normal year mosquito season in Childress County, TX starts around March 21 and ends around November 15, about 34 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Childress County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 7.
- Book any yard treatment for late March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 15.
- 1 West Nile case since 2016 (last 2022): you should use repellent at dusk May to September, more so if over 60.
Childress County against the rest of TX
Childress County has the 208th longest season of 254 TX counties, at 239 days against 365 in Cameron County and 191 in Lipscomb County. Its mean temperature is 62.2°F.
- Taylor County: March 20 to November 14 (239 days, 4 WNV)
- Terry County: March 20 to November 14 (239 days, 1 WNV)
- Collingsworth County: March 19 to November 12 (238 days, 0 WNV)
- Irion County: March 19 to November 12 (238 days, 2 WNV)
West Nile in Childress County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 5 human West Nile cases in Childress County (4 neuroinvasive) across 5 years. The worst was 2022 with 1; the latest was 2022.
More: how the dates are worked out · when the season starts across the US.