Mosquito season in Fulton County, NY: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Fulton County
In a normal year mosquito season in Fulton County, NY starts around May 10 and ends around October 1, about 21 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Fulton County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by April 26.
- Book any yard treatment for early May, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after October 1.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Fulton County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Fulton County against the rest of NY
Fulton County has the 60th longest season of 62 NY counties, at 145 days against 218 in New York County and 125 in Franklin County. Its mean temperature is 41.5°F.
- Herkimer County: May 8 to October 4 (149 days, 0 WNV)
- Hamilton County: May 9 to October 3 (147 days, 0 WNV)
- Essex County: May 13 to September 29 (139 days, 0 WNV)
- Franklin County: May 21 to September 23 (125 days, 1 WNV)
West Nile in Fulton County
CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Fulton County from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 6 of those years.
More: how the dates are worked out · when the season starts across the US.