Mosquito season in Gaines County, TX: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Gaines County
In a normal year mosquito season in Gaines County, TX starts around March 17 and ends around November 16, about 35 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Gaines County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 3.
- Book any yard treatment for mid March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 16.
- 1 West Nile case since 2016 (last 2016): you should use repellent at dusk May to September, more so if over 60.
Gaines County against the rest of TX
Gaines County has the 200th longest season of 254 TX counties, at 244 days against 365 in Cameron County and 191 in Lipscomb County. Its mean temperature is 61.7°F.
- Young County: March 15 to November 14 (244 days, 4 WNV)
- Ward County: March 16 to November 15 (244 days, 0 WNV)
- Jones County: March 17 to November 16 (244 days, 2 WNV)
- Clay County: March 20 to November 18 (243 days, 2 WNV)
West Nile in Gaines County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 7 human West Nile cases in Gaines County (2 neuroinvasive) across 4 years. The worst was 2013 with 3; the latest was 2016.
Background: when the season starts across the US; how the dates are worked out.