Mosquito season in Kingman County, KS: when it starts and ends

Mosquito months in Kingman County

In a normal year mosquito season in Kingman County, KS starts around April 5 and ends around October 31, about 30 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 Kingman County, and when

• Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 22.
• Book any yard treatment for early April, ahead of the July peak.
• Repellent can go away after October 31.
• 4 West Nile cases since 2016 (last 2023): you should use repellent at dusk June to September, more so if over 60.

Kingman County against the rest of KS

Kingman County has the 29th longest season of 105 KS counties, at 209 days against 227 in Cherokee County and 178 in Thomas County. Its mean temperature is 56°F.

• Elk County: April 4 to November 1 (211 days, 0 WNV)
• Labette County: April 4 to November 1 (211 days, 0 WNV)
• Shawnee County: April 5 to October 31 (209 days, 12 WNV)
• Wyandotte County: April 5 to October 31 (209 days, 5 WNV)

West Nile in Kingman County

From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 6 human West Nile cases in Kingman County (4 neuroinvasive) across 5 years. The worst was 2021 with 2; the latest was 2023.

Background: reading the West Nile counts; how the dates are worked out.