Mosquito season in Kings County, NY: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Kings County
In a normal year mosquito season in Kings County, NY starts around April 7 and ends around November 9, about 31 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Kings County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 24.
- Book any yard treatment for early April, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 9.
- 65 West Nile cases since 2016: you should wear EPA-registered repellent at dusk June to August, and check NY spray notices.
Kings County against the rest of NY
Kings County has the 3rd longest season of 62 NY counties, at 216 days against 218 in New York County and 125 in Franklin County. Its mean temperature is 55.5°F.
- New York County: April 4 to November 9 (218 days, 38 WNV)
- Bronx County: April 6 to November 9 (216 days, 17 WNV)
- Nassau County: April 7 to November 8 (215 days, 113 WNV)
- Richmond County: April 7 to November 6 (214 days, 31 WNV)
West Nile in Kings County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 135 human West Nile cases in Kings County (102 neuroinvasive) across 25 years. The worst was 2022 with 16; the latest was 2025.
See how the dates are worked out, and reading the West Nile counts.