Mosquito season in McCreary County, KY: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in McCreary County
In a normal year mosquito season in McCreary County, KY starts around April 10 and ends around October 29, about 29 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in McCreary County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 27.
- Book any yard treatment for early April, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after October 29.
- 1 West Nile case since 2016 (last 2025): you should use repellent at dusk June to August, more so if over 60.
McCreary County against the rest of KY
McCreary County has the 100th longest season of 120 KY counties, at 202 days against 249 in Lyon County and 180 in Shelby County. Its mean temperature is 54.9°F.
- Pike County: April 9 to October 29 (203 days, 0 WNV)
- Magoffin County: April 11 to October 31 (203 days, 0 WNV)
- Casey County: April 11 to October 30 (202 days, 0 WNV)
- Gallatin County: April 11 to October 30 (202 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in McCreary County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 2 human West Nile cases in McCreary County (1 neuroinvasive) across 2 years. The worst was 2025 with 1; the latest was 2025.
Background: when mosquitoes go away for the winter; how the dates are worked out.