Mosquito season in Pope County, MN: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Pope County
In a normal year mosquito season in Pope County, MN starts around May 1 and ends around October 6, about 23 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Pope County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by April 17.
- Book any yard treatment for early May, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after October 6.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Pope County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Pope County against the rest of MN
Pope County has the 49th longest season of 87 MN counties, at 158 days against 176 in Winona County and 118 in Cook County. Its mean temperature is 43.2°F.
- Grant County: May 1 to October 7 (159 days, 2 WNV)
- Stevens County: May 1 to October 6 (159 days, 3 WNV)
- Stearns County: May 1 to October 7 (158 days, 12 WNV)
- Wilkin County: May 1 to October 6 (158 days, 6 WNV)
West Nile in Pope County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 6 human West Nile cases in Pope County (1 neuroinvasive) across 4 years. The worst was 2003 with 3; the latest was 2014.
Background: when the season starts across the US; how the dates are worked out.