Mosquito season in Hale County, AL: when it starts and ends

Mosquito months in Hale County

In a normal year mosquito season in Hale County, AL starts around March 1 and ends around November 25, about 38 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 Hale County, and when

• Start tipping out standing water weekly by February 15.
• Book any yard treatment for early March, ahead of the July peak.
• Repellent can go away after November 25.
• No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Hale County are a nuisance; check window screens.

Hale County against the rest of AL

Hale County has the 16th longest season of 67 AL counties, at 269 days against 330 in Montgomery County and 218 in Marion County. Its mean temperature is 64.1°F.

• Choctaw County: February 28 to November 29 (274 days, 0 WNV)
• Lowndes County: February 27 to November 25 (271 days, 2 WNV)
• Marengo County: March 2 to November 26 (269 days, 0 WNV)
• Tuscaloosa County: March 3 to November 25 (267 days, 11 WNV)

West Nile in Hale County

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

Background: when the season starts across the US; how the dates are worked out.