Mosquito season in Laurens County, SC: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Laurens County
In a normal year mosquito season in Laurens County, SC starts around March 18 and ends around November 17, about 35 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Laurens County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 4.
- Book any yard treatment for mid March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 17.
- 1 West Nile case since 2016 (last 2017): you should use repellent at dusk June to September, more so if over 60.
Laurens County against the rest of SC
Laurens County has the 37th longest season of 46 SC counties, at 244 days against 349 in Charleston County and 209 in Cherokee County. Its mean temperature is 61.2°F.
- Darlington County: March 18 to November 17 (244 days, 1 WNV)
- Fairfield County: March 18 to November 17 (244 days, 0 WNV)
- Lexington County: March 17 to November 14 (242 days, 6 WNV)
- Pickens County: March 20 to November 15 (240 days, 1 WNV)
West Nile in Laurens County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 1 human West Nile case in Laurens County (1 neuroinvasive) across 1 year. The worst was 2017 with 1; the latest was 2017.
Background: when mosquitoes go away for the winter; how the dates are worked out.