Mosquito season in Taylor County, TX: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Taylor County
In a normal year mosquito season in Taylor County, TX starts around March 20 and ends around November 14, about 34 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Taylor County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 6.
- Book any yard treatment for mid March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 14.
- 4 West Nile cases since 2016 (last 2025): you should use repellent at dusk May to September, more so if over 60.
Taylor County against the rest of TX
Taylor County has the 206th longest season of 254 TX counties, at 239 days against 365 in Cameron County and 191 in Lipscomb County. Its mean temperature is 63.8°F.
- Real County: March 17 to November 12 (240 days, 0 WNV)
- Dawson County: March 19 to November 13 (239 days, 3 WNV)
- Terry County: March 20 to November 14 (239 days, 1 WNV)
- Childress County: March 21 to November 15 (239 days, 1 WNV)
West Nile in Taylor County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 23 human West Nile cases in Taylor County (19 neuroinvasive) across 12 years. The worst was 2002 with 4; the latest was 2025.
More: how the dates are worked out · reading the West Nile counts.