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

Mosquito months in Choctaw County

In a normal year mosquito season in Choctaw County, AL starts around February 28 and ends around November 29, about 39 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 Choctaw County, and when

• Start tipping out standing water weekly by February 14.
• Book any yard treatment for late February, ahead of the July peak.
• Repellent can go away after November 29.
• No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Choctaw County are a nuisance; check window screens.

Choctaw County against the rest of AL

Choctaw County has the 14th longest season of 67 AL counties, at 274 days against 330 in Montgomery County and 218 in Marion County. Its mean temperature is 64.5°F.

• Conecuh County: February 28 to December 3 (278 days, 0 WNV)
• Shelby County: February 27 to December 1 (277 days, 9 WNV)
• Lowndes County: February 27 to November 25 (271 days, 2 WNV)
• Hale County: March 1 to November 25 (269 days, 0 WNV)

West Nile in Choctaw County

CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Choctaw County from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 3 of those years.

Background: when mosquitoes go away for the winter; how the dates are worked out.