Mosquito season in Okeechobee County, FL: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Okeechobee County
In a normal year mosquito season in Okeechobee County, FL starts around January 22 and ends around January 13, about 51 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Okeechobee County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by January 8.
- Book any yard treatment for late January, ahead of the August peak.
- Repellent can go away after January 13.
- 1 West Nile case since 2016 (last 2024): you should use repellent at dusk April to October, more so if over 60.
Okeechobee County against the rest of FL
Okeechobee County has the 26th longest season of 67 FL counties, at 356 days against 365 in Broward County and 281 in Gilchrist County. Its mean temperature is 73.9°F.
- Duval County: January 22 to January 14 (357 days, 20 WNV)
- Putnam County: January 21 to January 12 (356 days, 2 WNV)
- Hardee County: January 28 to January 15 (352 days, 0 WNV)
- Hernando County: January 24 to January 9 (350 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Okeechobee County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 1 human West Nile case in Okeechobee County (1 neuroinvasive) across 1 year. The worst was 2024 with 1; the latest was 2024.
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