Mosquito season in Lee County, NC: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Lee County
In a normal year mosquito season in Lee County, NC starts around March 28 and ends around November 7, about 32 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Lee County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 14.
- Book any yard treatment for late March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 7.
- 1 West Nile case since 2016 (last 2023): you should use repellent at dusk June to September, more so if over 60.
Lee County against the rest of NC
Lee County has the 71st longest season of 100 NC counties, at 224 days against 292 in Carteret County and 176 in Ashe County. Its mean temperature is 60.5°F.
- Wilkes County: March 27 to November 8 (226 days, 1 WNV)
- Lincoln County: March 27 to November 6 (224 days, 1 WNV)
- Burke County: March 28 to November 6 (223 days, 1 WNV)
- Duplin County: March 29 to November 7 (223 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Lee County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 1 human West Nile case in Lee County (1 neuroinvasive) across 1 year. The worst was 2023 with 1; the latest was 2023.
More: how the dates are worked out · when the season starts across the US.