Mosquito season in Hood County, TX: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Hood County
In a normal year mosquito season in Hood County, TX starts around March 10 and ends around November 20, about 36 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Hood County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by February 24.
- Book any yard treatment for early March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 20.
- 13 West Nile cases since 2016: you should wear EPA-registered repellent at dusk May to September, and check TX spray notices.
Hood County against the rest of TX
Hood County has the 165th longest season of 254 TX counties, at 255 days against 365 in Cameron County and 191 in Lipscomb County. Its mean temperature is 64.7°F.
- Kimble County: March 9 to November 19 (255 days, 0 WNV)
- Upshur County: March 9 to November 19 (255 days, 7 WNV)
- Scurry County: March 10 to November 20 (255 days, 0 WNV)
- Knox County: March 11 to November 21 (255 days, 1 WNV)
West Nile in Hood County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 19 human West Nile cases in Hood County (14 neuroinvasive) across 8 years. The worst was 2024 with 5; the latest was 2025.
Background: reading the West Nile counts; how the dates are worked out.