Mosquito season in Meade County, KS: when it starts and ends

Mosquito months in Meade County

In a normal year mosquito season in Meade County, KS starts around April 9 and ends around October 29, 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 Meade County, and when

• Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 26.
• Book any yard treatment for early April, ahead of the July peak.
• Repellent can go away after October 29.
• 5 West Nile cases since 2016 (last 2023): you should use repellent at dusk June to August, more so if over 60.

Meade County against the rest of KS

Meade County has the 54th longest season of 105 KS counties, at 203 days against 227 in Cherokee County and 178 in Thomas County. Its mean temperature is 55.4°F.

• Edwards County: April 9 to October 29 (203 days, 0 WNV)
• Ellis County: April 9 to October 29 (203 days, 5 WNV)
• Doniphan County: April 8 to October 27 (202 days, 1 WNV)
• Mitchell County: April 8 to October 27 (202 days, 2 WNV)

West Nile in Meade County

From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 12 human West Nile cases in Meade County (6 neuroinvasive) across 6 years. The worst was 2005 with 4; the latest was 2023.

Background: reading the West Nile counts; how the dates are worked out.