Mosquito season in Yancey County, NC: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Yancey County
In a normal year mosquito season in Yancey County, NC starts around April 6 and ends around October 28, about 29 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Yancey County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 23.
- Book any yard treatment for early April, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after October 28.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Yancey County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Yancey County against the rest of NC
Yancey County has the 90th longest season of 100 NC counties, at 205 days against 292 in Carteret County and 176 in Ashe County. Its mean temperature is 53.5°F.
- Jackson County: April 5 to November 1 (210 days, 1 WNV)
- Macon County: April 5 to November 1 (210 days, 0 WNV)
- Mitchell County: April 6 to October 27 (204 days, 0 WNV)
- Cherokee County: April 9 to October 30 (204 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Yancey County
CDC ArboNET lists no human West Nile cases for Yancey County from 1999 to 2025.
See how the dates are worked out, and when mosquitoes go away for the winter.