Mosquito season in Payne County, OK: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Payne County
In a normal year mosquito season in Payne County, OK starts around March 27 and ends around November 9, about 32 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Payne County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 13.
- Book any yard treatment for late March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 9.
- 2 West Nile cases since 2016 (last 2024): you should use repellent at dusk June to September, more so if over 60.
Payne County against the rest of OK
Payne County has the 50th longest season of 77 OK counties, at 227 days against 271 in Choctaw County and 193 in Cimarron County. Its mean temperature is 60°F.
- Harmon County: March 25 to November 7 (227 days, 0 WNV)
- Woodward County: March 25 to November 7 (227 days, 3 WNV)
- Canadian County: March 26 to November 7 (226 days, 13 WNV)
- Craig County: March 25 to November 5 (225 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Payne County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 11 human West Nile cases in Payne County (7 neuroinvasive) across 7 years. The worst was 2007 with 4; the latest was 2024.
More: how the dates are worked out · when the season starts across the US.