Mosquito season in Mitchell County, NC: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Mitchell County
In a normal year mosquito season in Mitchell County, NC starts around April 6 and ends around October 27, about 29 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Mitchell County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 23.
- Book any yard treatment for early April, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after October 27.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Mitchell County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Mitchell County against the rest of NC
Mitchell County has the 91st longest season of 100 NC counties, at 204 days against 292 in Carteret County and 176 in Ashe County. Its mean temperature is 53°F.
- Macon County: April 5 to November 1 (210 days, 0 WNV)
- Yancey County: April 6 to October 28 (205 days, 0 WNV)
- Cherokee County: April 9 to October 30 (204 days, 0 WNV)
- Clay County: April 9 to October 30 (204 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Mitchell County
CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Mitchell County from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 2 of those years.
More: how the dates are worked out · when the season starts across the US.