Mosquito season in Yoakum County, TX: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Yoakum County
In a normal year mosquito season in Yoakum County, TX starts around March 31 and ends around November 7, about 32 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Yoakum 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 7.
- 1 West Nile case since 2016 (last 2021): you should use repellent at dusk June to September, more so if over 60.
Yoakum County against the rest of TX
Yoakum County has the 227th longest season of 254 TX counties, at 221 days against 365 in Cameron County and 191 in Lipscomb County. Its mean temperature is 59.5°F.
- Menard County: March 27 to November 5 (223 days, 0 WNV)
- Cochran County: March 31 to November 7 (221 days, 0 WNV)
- Wheeler County: March 31 to November 6 (220 days, 1 WNV)
- Hale County: April 1 to November 7 (220 days, 6 WNV)
West Nile in Yoakum County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 3 human West Nile cases in Yoakum County (1 neuroinvasive) across 3 years. The worst was 2021 with 1; the latest was 2021.
Background: when mosquitoes go away for the winter; how the dates are worked out.