Mosquito season in Pickens County, GA: when it starts and ends

Mosquito months in Pickens County

In a normal year mosquito season in Pickens County, GA starts around March 17 and ends around November 13, about 34 weeks.

1. Jan
2. Feb
3. Mar
4. Apr
5. May
6. Jun
7. Jul
8. Aug
9. Sep
10. Oct
11. Nov
12. Dec

What to do in Pickens County, and when

• Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 3.
• Book any yard treatment for mid March, ahead of the July peak.
• Repellent can go away after November 13.
• No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Pickens County are a nuisance; check window screens.

Pickens County against the rest of GA

Pickens County has the 138th longest season of 159 GA counties, at 241 days against 347 in Glynn County and 199 in Union County. Its mean temperature is 58.4°F.

• Meriwether County: March 19 to November 16 (242 days, 0 WNV)
• Troup County: March 19 to November 16 (242 days, 0 WNV)
• Floyd County: March 18 to November 14 (241 days, 2 WNV)
• Gordon County: March 19 to November 15 (241 days, 0 WNV)

West Nile in Pickens County

CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Pickens County from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 1 of those years.

Background: when the season starts across the US; how the dates are worked out.