Mosquito season in Martinsville city, VA: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Martinsville city
In a normal year mosquito season in Martinsville city, VA starts around April 13 and ends around October 30, about 29 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Martinsville city, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 30.
- Book any yard treatment for mid April, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after October 30.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Martinsville city are a nuisance; check window screens.
Martinsville city against the rest of VA
Martinsville city has the 110th longest season of 133 VA counties, at 200 days against 257 in Norfolk city and 172 in Highland County. Its mean temperature is 56.3°F.
- Louisa County: April 12 to October 29 (200 days, 1 WNV)
- Henry County: April 13 to October 30 (200 days, 0 WNV)
- Wythe County: April 10 to October 26 (199 days, 0 WNV)
- Radford city: April 10 to October 26 (199 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Martinsville city
CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Martinsville city from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 1 of those years.
Background: when mosquitoes go away for the winter; how the dates are worked out.