Mosquito season in Wheeler County, TX: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Wheeler County
In a normal year mosquito season in Wheeler County, TX starts around March 31 and ends around November 6, about 31 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Wheeler County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 17.
- Book any yard treatment for late March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 6.
- 1 West Nile case since 2016 (last 2017): you should use repellent at dusk June to September, more so if over 60.
Wheeler County against the rest of TX
Wheeler County has the 228th longest season of 254 TX counties, at 220 days against 365 in Cameron County and 191 in Lipscomb County. Its mean temperature is 59.1°F.
- Cochran County: March 31 to November 7 (221 days, 0 WNV)
- Yoakum County: March 31 to November 7 (221 days, 1 WNV)
- Hale County: April 1 to November 7 (220 days, 6 WNV)
- Hudspeth County: April 1 to November 7 (220 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Wheeler County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 3 human West Nile cases in Wheeler County (3 neuroinvasive) across 2 years. The worst was 2015 with 2; the latest was 2017.
See how the dates are worked out, and when mosquitoes go away for the winter.