Mosquito season in Tallahatchie County, MS: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Tallahatchie County
In a normal year mosquito season in Tallahatchie County, MS starts around February 24 and ends around November 29, about 40 weeks.
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What to do in Tallahatchie County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by February 10.
- Book any yard treatment for late February, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 29.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Tallahatchie County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Tallahatchie County against the rest of MS
Tallahatchie County has the 17th longest season of 82 MS counties, at 278 days against 333 in Harrison County and 221 in Tishomingo County. Its mean temperature is 63.7°F.
- Lamar County: February 20 to December 4 (287 days, 6 WNV)
- Sharkey County: February 21 to December 5 (287 days, 0 WNV)
- Sunflower County: February 26 to November 28 (276 days, 4 WNV)
- Walthall County: February 28 to December 1 (276 days, 1 WNV)
West Nile in Tallahatchie County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 9 human West Nile cases in Tallahatchie County (6 neuroinvasive) across 5 years. The worst was 2002 with 3; the latest was 2011.
See how the dates are worked out, and when mosquitoes go away for the winter.