Mosquito season in Macon County, NC: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Macon County
In a normal year mosquito season in Macon County, NC starts around April 5 and ends around November 1, about 30 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Macon County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 22.
- Book any yard treatment for early April, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 1.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Macon County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Macon County against the rest of NC
Macon County has the 89th longest season of 100 NC counties, at 210 days against 292 in Carteret County and 176 in Ashe County. Its mean temperature is 56.2°F.
- Davie County: April 3 to November 2 (213 days, 0 WNV)
- Jackson County: April 5 to November 1 (210 days, 1 WNV)
- Yancey County: April 6 to October 28 (205 days, 0 WNV)
- Mitchell County: April 6 to October 27 (204 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Macon County
CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Macon County from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 2 of those years.
See how the dates are worked out, and when the season starts across the US.