Mosquito season in Hale County, TX: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Hale County
In a normal year mosquito season in Hale County, TX starts around April 1 and ends around November 7, about 31 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Hale County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 18.
- Book any yard treatment for early April, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 7.
- 6 West Nile cases since 2016 (last 2023): you should use repellent at dusk June to September, more so if over 60.
Hale County against the rest of TX
Hale County has the 229th longest season of 254 TX counties, at 220 days against 365 in Cameron County and 191 in Lipscomb County. Its mean temperature is 59.1°F.
- Yoakum County: March 31 to November 7 (221 days, 1 WNV)
- Wheeler County: March 31 to November 6 (220 days, 1 WNV)
- Hudspeth County: April 1 to November 7 (220 days, 0 WNV)
- Ochiltree County: April 1 to November 7 (220 days, 5 WNV)
West Nile in Hale County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 66 human West Nile cases in Hale County (28 neuroinvasive) across 15 years. The worst was 2003 with 35; the latest was 2023.
See how the dates are worked out, and reading the West Nile counts.