Mosquito season in Lafayette County, FL: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Lafayette County
In a normal year mosquito season in Lafayette County, FL starts around February 17 and ends around December 13, about 43 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Lafayette County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by February 3.
- Book any yard treatment for mid February, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after December 13.
- 1 West Nile case since 2016 (last 2017): you should use repellent at dusk May to October, more so if over 60.
Lafayette County against the rest of FL
Lafayette County has the 60th longest season of 67 FL counties, at 299 days against 365 in Broward County and 281 in Gilchrist County. Its mean temperature is 69°F.
- Liberty County: February 15 to December 15 (303 days, 0 WNV)
- Taylor County: February 16 to December 14 (301 days, 2 WNV)
- Washington County: February 16 to December 8 (295 days, 1 WNV)
- Hamilton County: February 22 to December 7 (288 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Lafayette County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 2 human West Nile cases in Lafayette County (1 neuroinvasive) across 2 years. The worst was 2017 with 1; the latest was 2017.
More: how the dates are worked out · when the season starts across the US.