Mosquito season in Wilkes County, NC: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Wilkes County
In a normal year mosquito season in Wilkes County, NC starts around March 27 and ends around November 8, about 32 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Wilkes County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 13.
- Book any yard treatment for late March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 8.
- 1 West Nile case since 2016 (last 2024): you should use repellent at dusk June to August, more so if over 60.
Wilkes County against the rest of NC
Wilkes County has the 69th longest season of 100 NC counties, at 226 days against 292 in Carteret County and 176 in Ashe County. Its mean temperature is 57.4°F.
- Buncombe County: March 26 to November 8 (227 days, 4 WNV)
- Stokes County: March 27 to November 8 (226 days, 0 WNV)
- Lincoln County: March 27 to November 6 (224 days, 1 WNV)
- Lee County: March 28 to November 7 (224 days, 1 WNV)
West Nile in Wilkes County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 1 human West Nile case in Wilkes County (1 neuroinvasive) across 1 year. The worst was 2024 with 1; the latest was 2024.
Background: when mosquitoes go away for the winter; how the dates are worked out.