Mosquito season in Floyd County, TX: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Floyd County
In a normal year mosquito season in Floyd County, TX starts around March 28 and ends around November 11, about 33 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Floyd County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 14.
- Book any yard treatment for late March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 11.
- 3 West Nile cases since 2016 (last 2023): you should use repellent at dusk June to September, more so if over 60.
Floyd County against the rest of TX
Floyd County has the 222nd longest season of 254 TX counties, at 228 days against 365 in Cameron County and 191 in Lipscomb County. Its mean temperature is 59.5°F.
- Dickens County: March 25 to November 12 (232 days, 1 WNV)
- Hutchinson County: March 25 to November 10 (230 days, 8 WNV)
- Hockley County: March 28 to November 9 (226 days, 8 WNV)
- Lamb County: March 27 to November 7 (225 days, 3 WNV)
West Nile in Floyd County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 25 human West Nile cases in Floyd County (12 neuroinvasive) across 12 years. The worst was 2003 with 7; the latest was 2023.
Background: when mosquitoes go away for the winter; how the dates are worked out.