Mosquito season in Scurry County, TX: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Scurry County
In a normal year mosquito season in Scurry County, TX starts around March 10 and ends around November 20, about 36 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Scurry County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by February 24.
- 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 Scurry County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Scurry County against the rest of TX
Scurry County has the 166th longest season of 254 TX counties, at 255 days against 365 in Cameron County and 191 in Lipscomb County. Its mean temperature is 63.3°F.
- Upshur County: March 9 to November 19 (255 days, 7 WNV)
- Hood County: March 10 to November 20 (255 days, 13 WNV)
- Knox County: March 11 to November 21 (255 days, 1 WNV)
- Wilbarger County: March 9 to November 18 (254 days, 2 WNV)
West Nile in Scurry County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 7 human West Nile cases in Scurry County (3 neuroinvasive) across 5 years. The worst was 2015 with 2; the latest was 2015.
Background: when mosquitoes go away for the winter; how the dates are worked out.