Mosquito season in Vance County, NC: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Vance County
In a normal year mosquito season in Vance County, NC starts around April 1 and ends around November 4, about 31 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Vance County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 18.
- Book any yard treatment for early April, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 4.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Vance County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Vance County against the rest of NC
Vance County has the 79th longest season of 100 NC counties, at 217 days against 292 in Carteret County and 176 in Ashe County. Its mean temperature is 58.9°F.
- Davidson County: March 30 to November 5 (220 days, 1 WNV)
- Graham County: March 31 to November 3 (217 days, 0 WNV)
- Cleveland County: March 31 to November 2 (216 days, 1 WNV)
- Henderson County: April 2 to November 3 (215 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Vance County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 1 human West Nile case in Vance County (1 neuroinvasive) across 1 year. The worst was 2002 with 1; the latest was 2002.
See how the dates are worked out, and when mosquitoes go away for the winter.