Mosquito season in Rockingham County, NC: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Rockingham County
In a normal year mosquito season in Rockingham County, NC starts around March 30 and ends around November 6, about 32 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Rockingham County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 16.
- Book any yard treatment for late March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 6.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Rockingham County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Rockingham County against the rest of NC
Rockingham County has the 76th longest season of 100 NC counties, at 221 days against 292 in Carteret County and 176 in Ashe County. Its mean temperature is 57.9°F.
- Rutherford County: March 28 to November 5 (222 days, 1 WNV)
- Franklin County: March 29 to November 6 (222 days, 0 WNV)
- Davidson County: March 30 to November 5 (220 days, 1 WNV)
- Graham County: March 31 to November 3 (217 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Rockingham County
CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Rockingham County from 1999 to 2025, though virus turned up in birds, mosquitoes or horses in 3 of those years.
Background: when mosquitoes go away for the winter; how the dates are worked out.