Mosquito season in Tift County, GA: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Tift County
In a normal year mosquito season in Tift County, GA starts around February 26 and ends around December 8, about 41 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Tift County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by February 12.
- Book any yard treatment for late February, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after December 8.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Tift County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Tift County against the rest of GA
Tift County has the 41st longest season of 159 GA counties, at 285 days against 347 in Glynn County and 199 in Union County. Its mean temperature is 65°F.
- Echols County: February 22 to December 7 (288 days, 1 WNV)
- Berrien County: February 26 to December 8 (285 days, 0 WNV)
- Houston County: February 24 to December 4 (283 days, 9 WNV)
- Peach County: February 24 to December 4 (283 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Tift County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 7 human West Nile cases in Tift County (4 neuroinvasive) across 5 years. The worst was 2003 with 3; the latest was 2009.
Background: when the season starts across the US; how the dates are worked out.