Mosquito season in Lincoln County, NC: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Lincoln County
In a normal year mosquito season in Lincoln County, NC starts around March 27 and ends around November 6, about 32 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Lincoln County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 13.
- Book any yard treatment for late March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 6.
- 1 West Nile case since 2016 (last 2021): you should use repellent at dusk June to September, more so if over 60.
Lincoln County against the rest of NC
Lincoln County has the 70th longest season of 100 NC counties, at 224 days against 292 in Carteret County and 176 in Ashe County. Its mean temperature is 59.6°F.
- Stokes County: March 27 to November 8 (226 days, 0 WNV)
- Wilkes County: March 27 to November 8 (226 days, 1 WNV)
- Lee County: March 28 to November 7 (224 days, 1 WNV)
- Burke County: March 28 to November 6 (223 days, 1 WNV)
West Nile in Lincoln County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 1 human West Nile case in Lincoln County (1 neuroinvasive) across 1 year. The worst was 2021 with 1; the latest was 2021.
Background: when mosquitoes go away for the winter; how the dates are worked out.