Mosquito season in Real County, TX: when it starts and ends

Mosquito months in Real County

In a normal year mosquito season in Real County, TX starts around March 17 and ends around November 12, 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 Real 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 12.
• No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Real County are a nuisance; check window screens.

Real County against the rest of TX

Real County has the 204th longest season of 254 TX counties, at 240 days against 365 in Cameron County and 191 in Lipscomb County. Its mean temperature is 64.2°F.

• Clay County: March 20 to November 18 (243 days, 2 WNV)
• Mitchell County: March 18 to November 14 (241 days, 0 WNV)
• Dawson County: March 19 to November 13 (239 days, 3 WNV)
• Taylor County: March 20 to November 14 (239 days, 4 WNV)

West Nile in Real County

CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Real County from 1999 to 2025.

See how the dates are worked out, and when mosquitoes go away for the winter.