Mosquito season in Sarasota County, FL: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Sarasota County
In a normal year mosquito season in Sarasota County, FL starts around January 15 and ends around January 9, about 51 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Sarasota County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by January 1.
- Book any yard treatment for mid January, ahead of the August peak.
- Repellent can go away after January 9.
- 2 West Nile cases since 2016 (last 2023): you should use repellent at dusk April to October, more so if over 60.
Sarasota County against the rest of FL
Sarasota County has the 22nd longest season of 67 FL counties, at 359 days against 365 in Broward County and 281 in Gilchrist County. Its mean temperature is 73.7°F.
- Glades County: January 18 to January 14 (361 days, 1 WNV)
- Brevard County: January 15 to January 10 (360 days, 2 WNV)
- Hendry County: January 20 to January 14 (359 days, 0 WNV)
- Duval County: January 22 to January 14 (357 days, 20 WNV)
West Nile in Sarasota County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 10 human West Nile cases in Sarasota County (7 neuroinvasive) across 7 years. The worst was 2004 with 3; the latest was 2023.
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