Mosquito season in Pender County, NC: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Pender County
In a normal year mosquito season in Pender County, NC starts around March 16 and ends around November 20, about 36 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Pender County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 2.
- Book any yard treatment for mid March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 20.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Pender County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Pender County against the rest of NC
Pender County has the 29th longest season of 100 NC counties, at 249 days against 292 in Carteret County and 176 in Ashe County. Its mean temperature is 62.2°F.
- Bertie County: March 16 to November 21 (250 days, 0 WNV)
- Sampson County: March 14 to November 18 (249 days, 0 WNV)
- Washington County: March 17 to November 21 (249 days, 0 WNV)
- Columbus County: March 14 to November 17 (248 days, 3 WNV)
West Nile in Pender County
CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Pender County from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 3 of those years.
See how the dates are worked out, and when the season starts across the US.