Mosquito season in Gates County, NC: when it starts and ends

Mosquito months in Gates County

In a normal year mosquito season in Gates County, NC starts around March 25 and ends around November 12, about 33 weeks.

1. Jan
2. Feb
3. Mar
4. Apr
5. May
6. Jun
7. Jul
8. Aug
9. Sep
10. Oct
11. Nov
12. Dec

What to do in Gates County, and when

• Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 11.
• Book any yard treatment for late March, ahead of the July peak.
• Repellent can go away after November 12.
• No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Gates County are a nuisance; check window screens.

Gates County against the rest of NC

Gates County has the 58th longest season of 100 NC counties, at 232 days against 292 in Carteret County and 176 in Ashe County. Its mean temperature is 58.8°F.

• Hoke County: March 22 to November 13 (236 days, 0 WNV)
• Union County: March 23 to November 10 (232 days, 1 WNV)
• Halifax County: March 26 to November 13 (232 days, 0 WNV)
• Northampton County: March 26 to November 13 (232 days, 0 WNV)

West Nile in Gates County

CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Gates County from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 2 of those years.

See how the dates are worked out, and when the season starts across the US.