Mosquito season in Quitman County, MS: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Quitman County
In a normal year mosquito season in Quitman County, MS starts around March 5 and ends around November 20, about 37 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Quitman County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by February 19.
- Book any yard treatment for early March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 20.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Quitman County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Quitman County against the rest of MS
Quitman County has the 51st longest season of 82 MS counties, at 260 days against 333 in Harrison County and 221 in Tishomingo County. Its mean temperature is 62.5°F.
- Leflore County: March 3 to November 18 (260 days, 3 WNV)
- Noxubee County: March 5 to November 20 (260 days, 2 WNV)
- Clay County: March 7 to November 22 (260 days, 2 WNV)
- Lee County: March 7 to November 22 (260 days, 8 WNV)
West Nile in Quitman County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 2 human West Nile cases in Quitman County (1 neuroinvasive) across 2 years. The worst was 2009 with 1; the latest was 2009.
More: how the dates are worked out · when the season starts across the US.