Mosquito season in Mineral County, NV: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Mineral County
In a normal year mosquito season in Mineral County, NV 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 Mineral 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 Mineral County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Mineral County against the rest of NV
Mineral County has the 2nd longest season of 17 NV counties, at 210 days against 323 in Clark County and 107 in White Pine County. Its mean temperature is 56.5°F.
- Clark County: January 20 to December 9 (323 days, 76 WNV)
- Esmeralda County: April 12 to October 23 (194 days, 0 WNV)
- Lyon County: April 13 to October 23 (193 days, 17 WNV)
West Nile in Mineral County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 1 human West Nile case in Mineral County (0 neuroinvasive) across 1 year. The worst was 2005 with 1; the latest was 2005.
Background: when mosquitoes go away for the winter; how the dates are worked out.