Mosquito season in Gilchrist County, FL: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Gilchrist County
In a normal year mosquito season in Gilchrist County, FL starts around February 28 and ends around December 6, about 40 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Gilchrist County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by February 14.
- Book any yard treatment for late February, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after December 6.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Gilchrist County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Gilchrist County against the rest of FL
Gilchrist County has the 67th longest season of 67 FL counties, at 281 days against 365 in Broward County and 281 in Gilchrist County. Its mean temperature is 68.2°F.
- Leon County: February 25 to December 6 (284 days, 3 WNV)
- Okaloosa County: February 25 to December 5 (283 days, 2 WNV)
West Nile in Gilchrist County
CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Gilchrist County from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 6 of those years.
Background: when the season starts across the US; how the dates are worked out.