Augusta, Georgia
Augusta, GA Pest Season Calendar, Month by Month
A month-by-month calendar for the Augusta area that sets NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for Bush Field beside the pest timing this site cites, labeled by source. It describes typical seasons, not counts at any property. Who can I call about pests in Augusta, GA? Use the call button below. This site connects you with an independent pest control company.
When is pest season in Augusta, GA?
Augusta's outdoor pest year runs roughly from February, when UGA Extension Circular C868 says native subterranean termites begin swarming, to November, when the median first fall freeze arrives on November 9 (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The median freeze-free season is 232 days. Rodents run the other way: practitioners describe them pressing indoors from October through February.
Each calendar row names its evidence.
- Measured climate: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals for Augusta's Bush Field, station USW00003820.
- Published pest timing: UGA Extension Circular C868 for termite swarms; pestcontrolpricing.com's Georgia guide for the statewide swarm peak and the March–October mosquito program; UGA Extension's Fannin-Gilmer County office for fall fire ant baiting.
- Practitioner pattern: the indoor rodent season and September yellow-jacket peak, as Augusta practitioners describe them, not survey results.
No row ties a pest to a temperature threshold; no published source for one was found, so the climate columns are context, not a trigger.
What changes month by month around Augusta?
Native termites can swarm from February, with the statewide peak from mid-March to late May; Formosan termites, rare in Georgia, swarm at night in late May or early June. Mosquito programs run March to October, sometimes November, through months when Bush Field averages 18 to 25 days at 90°F or hotter. October brings fire ant baiting and the start of indoor rodent pressure.
| Month | Avg °F (high / low) | Rain (in) | Nights ≤32°F | Days ≥90°F | Pest timing and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47.4 (59.6 / 35.3) | 3.84 | 15.1 | 0.0 | Rodents indoors (practitioner pattern); termite inspections and bond renewals tend to be priced lowest in winter (Georgia price guide) |
| February | 50.8 (63.5 / 38.1) | 3.67 | 10.4 | 0.0 | Native subterranean termites begin swarming, by day (UGA C868); rodents indoors (practitioner pattern) |
| March | 57.5 (71.0 / 44.1) | 4.08 | 5.2 | 0.1 | Statewide swarm peak begins mid-March (Georgia price guide); mosquito programs start (Georgia price guide); median last freeze March 23 (NOAA) |
| April | 64.6 (78.5 / 50.6) | 2.92 | 0.6 | 1.0 | Termite swarm peak (Georgia price guide); 10% chance of a freeze on or after April 9 (NOAA) |
| May | 72.7 (85.9 / 59.6) | 3.05 | 0.0 | 8.1 | Statewide swarm peak ends late May (Georgia price guide); Formosan swarms, at night, can begin late May; Formosans are rare in Georgia (UGA C868) |
| June | 79.7 (91.3 / 68.1) | 4.75 | 0.0 | 18.3 | Formosan swarms into early June (UGA C868); mosquito programs; wettest month (NOAA) |
| July | 82.8 (94.1 / 71.6) | 4.48 | 0.0 | 25.1 | Mosquito programs; hottest month (NOAA) |
| August | 81.8 (92.6 / 71.0) | 4.61 | 0.0 | 21.2 | Mosquito programs |
| September | 76.4 (87.8 / 65.0) | 3.60 | 0.0 | 11.4 | Yellow-jacket colonies at their largest (practitioner pattern); mosquito programs |
| October | 66.0 (79.0 / 53.1) | 2.56 | 0.6 | 1.1 | Fall fire ant baiting (UGA Extension, Fannin-Gilmer); rodents start moving indoors (practitioner pattern); 10% chance of first freeze by October 28 (NOAA) |
| November | 55.6 (69.1 / 42.2) | 2.66 | 6.8 | 0.0 | Median first freeze November 9 (NOAA); some mosquito programs run into November (provider windows); rodents indoors |
| December | 49.4 (61.5 / 37.3) | 3.87 | 12.3 | 0.0 | Rodents indoors (practitioner pattern) |
Source: Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Augusta Bush Field (USW00003820), read 2026-10-03. Pest timing: UGA Extension C868; pestcontrolpricing.com Georgia guide (May 26, 2026); UGA Extension Fannin-Gilmer office; provider windows; practitioner pattern where labeled.
What do the climate normals say about Augusta's year?
July is the hottest month at 82.8°F on average, with 25.1 days at 90°F or hotter. Bush Field averages 50.9 nights a year at or below freezing, mostly December through February, and 44.09 inches of rain, wettest in June at 4.75 inches and driest in October at 2.56. The median last spring freeze is March 23 and the median first fall freeze is November 9.
There is a 10 percent chance of a spring freeze on or after April 9, and the first fall freeze comes by October 28 in one year in ten and by November 27 in nine years in ten. These are 30-year averages for one airport station; a given year can run weeks early or late.
How was this calendar built, and can I reuse it?
The climate columns are NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 for station USW00003820, read 2026-10-03. The pest rows cite UGA Extension, pestcontrolpricing.com's Georgia guide and labeled practitioner descriptions. The data is offered under CC BY 4.0, and the monthly normals can be downloaded as a CSV.
Download the monthly normals: augusta-ga-climate-normals-1991-2020.csv
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Cite this page
Augusta Pest Care (2026). 'Augusta, GA Pest Season Calendar.' BetterAds Solutions LLC. https://augustapestcare.com/pest-season/ (retrieved 2026-10-03).
Sources for this page
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals
- UGA Extension Circular C868, Identifying the Formosan Subterranean Termite
- pestcontrolpricing.com
- University of Georgia Extension
Retrieved 2026-10-03.
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