Mosquito season in Mineral County, WV: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Mineral County
In a normal year mosquito season in Mineral County, WV starts around April 16 and ends around October 25, about 27 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 April 2.
- Book any yard treatment for mid April, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after October 25.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Mineral County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Mineral County against the rest of WV
Mineral County has the 37th longest season of 55 WV counties, at 192 days against 224 in Cabell County and 162 in Randolph County. Its mean temperature is 52.3°F.
- Ritchie County: April 15 to October 26 (194 days, 0 WNV)
- Hancock County: April 14 to October 24 (193 days, 0 WNV)
- Mason County: April 17 to October 26 (192 days, 0 WNV)
- Wirt County: April 18 to October 26 (191 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Mineral County
CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Mineral County from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 3 of those years.
More: how the dates are worked out · when the season starts across the US.