Mosquito season in Dougherty County, GA: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Dougherty County
In a normal year mosquito season in Dougherty County, GA starts around February 19 and ends around December 5, about 41 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Dougherty County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by February 5.
- Book any yard treatment for mid February, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after December 5.
- 12 West Nile cases since 2016: you should wear EPA-registered repellent at dusk May to September, and check GA spray notices.
Dougherty County against the rest of GA
Dougherty County has the 37th longest season of 159 GA counties, at 289 days against 347 in Glynn County and 199 in Union County. Its mean temperature is 67.6°F.
- Camden County: February 21 to December 12 (294 days, 1 WNV)
- Muscogee County: February 21 to December 12 (294 days, 16 WNV)
- Bacon County: February 21 to December 7 (289 days, 1 WNV)
- Echols County: February 22 to December 7 (288 days, 1 WNV)
West Nile in Dougherty County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 34 human West Nile cases in Dougherty County (25 neuroinvasive) across 11 years. The worst was 2012 with 11; the latest was 2025.
Background: reading the West Nile counts; how the dates are worked out.