08/20/2026
Check out our latest blog "Summer Hiking and Ticks: Illnesses You Can Catch and When to Seek Care."
Tick season officially peaks from April through September. Common tick bite symptoms include fatigue, fever, headache and a rash — and they can appear days or weeks after the bite, which is why so many cases get missed early. But the calendar is a bit misleading on this one. Ticks don’t go dormant in October – or in November, for that matter. As long as temperatures hold above freezing, they stay active, and they’re still very much a threat. Across most of the country, that pushes the season deep into late fall, and in southern states, it runs nearly year-round.
Tick bites can cause Lyme disease, RMSF and more. Learn the tick bite symptoms to watch for this summer and when to visit Oxford Urgent Care for treatment.