Mosquito season in Magoffin County, KY: when it starts and ends

Mosquito months in Magoffin County

In a normal year mosquito season in Magoffin County, KY starts around April 11 and ends around October 31, about 29 weeks.

1. Jan
2. Feb
3. Mar
4. Apr
5. May
6. Jun
7. Jul
8. Aug
9. Sep
10. Oct
11. Nov
12. Dec

What to do in Magoffin County, and when

• Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 28.
• Book any yard treatment for mid April, ahead of the July peak.
• Repellent can go away after October 31.
• No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Magoffin County are a nuisance; check window screens.

Magoffin County against the rest of KY

Magoffin County has the 99th longest season of 120 KY counties, at 203 days against 249 in Lyon County and 180 in Shelby County. Its mean temperature is 54.7°F.

• Whitley County: April 11 to November 1 (204 days, 0 WNV)
• Pike County: April 9 to October 29 (203 days, 0 WNV)
• McCreary County: April 10 to October 29 (202 days, 1 WNV)
• Casey County: April 11 to October 30 (202 days, 0 WNV)

West Nile in Magoffin County

CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Magoffin County from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 2 of those years.

Background: when the season starts across the US; how the dates are worked out.