Mosquito season in Young County, TX: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Young County
In a normal year mosquito season in Young County, TX starts around March 15 and ends around November 14, about 35 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Young County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 1.
- Book any yard treatment for mid March, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 14.
- 4 West Nile cases since 2016 (last 2025): you should use repellent at dusk May to September, more so if over 60.
Young County against the rest of TX
Young County has the 198th longest season of 254 TX counties, at 244 days against 365 in Cameron County and 191 in Lipscomb County. Its mean temperature is 64.3°F.
- Lynn County: March 17 to November 17 (245 days, 3 WNV)
- Kent County: March 15 to November 14 (244 days, 0 WNV)
- Ward County: March 16 to November 15 (244 days, 0 WNV)
- Gaines County: March 17 to November 16 (244 days, 1 WNV)
West Nile in Young County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 8 human West Nile cases in Young County (4 neuroinvasive) across 6 years. The worst was 2024 with 3; the latest was 2025.
Background: reading the West Nile counts; how the dates are worked out.