Mosquito season in Escambia County, FL: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Escambia County
In a normal year mosquito season in Escambia County, FL starts around January 31 and ends around January 2, about 48 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Escambia County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by January 17.
- Book any yard treatment for late January, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after January 2.
- 15 West Nile cases since 2016: you should wear EPA-registered repellent at dusk May to October, and check FL spray notices.
Escambia County against the rest of FL
Escambia County has the 38th longest season of 67 FL counties, at 336 days against 365 in Broward County and 281 in Gilchrist County. Its mean temperature is 68.7°F.
- Gulf County: January 31 to January 5 (339 days, 0 WNV)
- Highlands County: February 4 to January 7 (337 days, 0 WNV)
- Marion County: February 4 to January 3 (333 days, 2 WNV)
- Suwannee County: January 31 to December 29 (332 days, 2 WNV)
West Nile in Escambia County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 61 human West Nile cases in Escambia County (49 neuroinvasive) across 13 years. The worst was 2012 with 15; the latest was 2025.
See how the dates are worked out, and where mosquitoes never stop.