Mosquito season in Jones County, NC: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Jones County
In a normal year mosquito season in Jones County, NC starts around March 24 and ends around November 16, about 34 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Jones County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 10.
- Book any yard treatment for late March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 16.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Jones County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Jones County against the rest of NC
Jones County has the 55th longest season of 100 NC counties, at 237 days against 292 in Carteret County and 176 in Ashe County. Its mean temperature is 61.3°F.
- Caswell County: March 20 to November 12 (237 days, 0 WNV)
- Guilford County: March 22 to November 14 (237 days, 6 WNV)
- Hoke County: March 22 to November 13 (236 days, 0 WNV)
- Union County: March 23 to November 10 (232 days, 1 WNV)
West Nile in Jones County
CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Jones County from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 2 of those years.
Background: when mosquitoes go away for the winter; how the dates are worked out.