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Maple sugaring in Schoharie County, New York

Schoharie County had 34 maple operations and 44,083 taps in the 2022 Census. Around Schoharie, sap usually runs from February 26 to April 5. Here's the long-run pattern, 36 seasons of sap weather, and the outlook this week.
Too early to tapAbout 143 days until the usual start.
Sap starts
Feb 26
typical year
Season ends
Apr 5
about 5 weeks
Sap days / season
45.3
1991–2026 average
Taps, 2022
44,083
#21 of 50 in NY

Sap-flow outlook at Schoharie right now

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Forecast for Schoharie, NY

Updated Oct 6, 8:37 AM EDT

No freeze-thaw days in the forecast

freeze thaw 32°F

  1. WedOct 7
    35° / 68°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  2. ThuOct 8
    52° / 68°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  3. FriOct 9
    45° / 62°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  4. SatOct 10
    43° / 65°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  5. SunOct 11
    45° / 71°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  6. MonOct 12
    52° / 69°
    No refreeze forecast

Data: National Weather Service. Verdicts use freeze-thaw thresholds from maple field research; your woods may run a little differently.

When the sap runs

The sugaring calendar at Schoharie

Freeze-thaw weather at Schoharie peaks in the weeks of Feb 16 to Apr 6, which hold about 52% of a season's sap days. March is the busiest month.
Typical season: Feb 26 – Apr 50246Week of Dec 1: 2.2 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 8: 2.0 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 15: 1.8 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 22: 1.9 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 29: 1.5 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 5: 1.5 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 12: 1.4 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 19: 1.1 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 26: 1.3 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 2: 1.8 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 9: 1.9 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 16: 2.6 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 23: 2.4 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 2: 3.0 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 9: 3.0 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 16: 3.1 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 23: 3.6 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 30: 3.0 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 6: 2.8 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 13: 1.5 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 20: 1.1 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 27: 0.6 sap days on averageWeek of May 4: 0.1 sap days on averageWeek of May 11: 0.2 sap days on averageWeek of May 18: 0.1 sap days on averageWeek of May 25: 0.0 sap days on averageDecJanFebMarAprMaytaps in ~Feb 26
Average number of freeze-thaw sap days in each week of the season at Schoharie, 1991–2026. A sap day is an overnight low under 30.2 °F followed by an afternoon high over 37.4 °F. The shaded band is the typical season.

Year-to-year spread

Opening signal
Median Mar 2; the middle half of seasons fell between Feb 25 and Mar 10. Earliest Feb 10 (2016), latest Mar 19 (2018).
Closing signal
Median Apr 5; middle half between Mar 30 and Apr 10. Earliest Mar 13 (2012), latest Apr 23 (2018).
Sap days by month
Dec19%Jan13%Feb19%Mar31%Apr18%May1%

36 seasons of sap weather

Schoharie County seasons, 1991–2026

The best sap year at Schoharie was 2012 with 67 freeze-thaw days; the leanest was 2003 with 30. Seasons that start early tend to end early too: the trees run on the swing between freezing nights and mild days, and heat ends it.
JanFebMarAprMaysap days20262026: Feb 25 – Mar 30, 36 sap days3620252025: Feb 24 – Mar 28, 38 sap days3820242024: Feb 11 – Mar 14, 40 sap days4020232023: Mar 1 – Apr 4, 58 sap days5820222022: Feb 26 – Mar 31, 48 sap days4820212021: Mar 1 – Apr 4, 45 sap days4520202020: Feb 14 – Mar 20, 65 sap days6520192019: Mar 5 – Apr 6, 53 sap days5320182018: Mar 19 – Apr 23, 46 sap days4620172017: Feb 26 – Mar 30, 43 sap days4320162016: Feb 10 – Mar 14, 62 sap days6220152015: Mar 14 – Apr 16, 32 sap days3220142014: Mar 10 – Apr 10, 51 sap days5120132013: Mar 9 – Apr 7, 65 sap days6520122012: Feb 11 – Mar 13, 67 sap days6720112011: Mar 7 – Apr 9, 40 sap days4020102010: Feb 25 – Mar 28, 30 sap days3020092009: Mar 5 – Apr 9, 43 sap days4320082008: Mar 9 – Apr 5, 44 sap days4420072007: Mar 13 – Apr 11, 41 sap days4120062006: Feb 23 – Mar 30, 50 sap days5020052005: Mar 7 – Apr 10, 48 sap days4820042004: Mar 8 – Apr 12, 37 sap days3720032003: Mar 12 – Apr 15, 30 sap days3020022002: Feb 26 – Apr 2, 56 sap days5620012001: Mar 18 – Apr 20, 34 sap days3420002000: Feb 18 – Mar 25, 46 sap days4619991999: Mar 1 – Apr 5, 49 sap days4919981998: Feb 23 – Mar 26, 42 sap days4219971997: Mar 3 – Apr 3, 43 sap days4319961996: Mar 12 – Apr 16, 44 sap days4419951995: Feb 15 – Mar 14, 45 sap days4519941994: Mar 12 – Apr 9, 40 sap days4019931993: Mar 11 – Apr 8, 35 sap days3519921992: Mar 17 – Apr 17, 44 sap days4419911991: Feb 27 – Apr 3, 42 sap days42
Each bar runs from the season's opening signal to its closing signal, estimated from daily temperatures at Schoharie. Dashed lines mark the typical dates. The right column counts freeze-thaw sap days from December through May.

Maple production

Schoharie County in the Census of Agriculture

USDA counts maple operations every five years. In Schoharie County the 2022 Census found 34 farms making syrup (+21% since 2017), with taps +61% and syrup output +51% over the same five years. That works out to about 0.17 gallons of syrup per tap in 2022 (0.19 in 2017). Among the 385 counties in this atlas, Schoharie County ranks 61 by taps.

Schoharie County maple production, 2017 and 2022 (USDA Census of Agriculture)
Census yearFarmsTapsGallons of syrupGal / tap
20223444,0837,6900.17
20172827,3495,0820.19

Nearby

Neighboring maple counties

Distances are between reference towns; typical dates are each county's own estimate.

About these numbers

The season dates are estimated from 36 seasons of daily high and low temperatures for the PRISM 4-km grid cell at Schoharie (869ft), scored with the same freeze-thaw rule as our live forecast: a sap day is an overnight low under 30.2 °F followed by an afternoon high over 37.4 °F. Each season's closing signal is the last sap day before accumulated warmth reaches a threshold, and the opening signal sits five weeks before that, never earlier than the first real freeze-thaw week. Tested against 117 state-seasons of USDA-reported dates, the rule lands within 5.5 days of the reported close and 6.6 days of the reported opening on average, and the typical dates shown here are scaled to New York's USDA record (12 years). Production figures are copied from the Census as published. Full method, calibration tables and the downloadable dataset →

Sources · 6

  1. 1.2022 Census of Agriculture, County Level Data — New York, Table 37: Maple Syrup, 2022 and 2017 · USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
  2. 2.PRISM daily temperature grids (AN81d, 4 km), accessed 2026-10-05 · PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu
  3. 3.Applied Climate Information System (ACIS) web services · NOAA Regional Climate Centers
  4. 4.USDA NASS maple syrup reports — approximate average season opened and closed dates, 2011–2022 · USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (mirrored by the University of Vermont)
  5. 5.Sap flow in sugar maple: timing and weather drivers (Frontiers in Agronomy, 2025) · de Lima Santos et al.
  6. 6.GeoNames gazetteer (cities500), CC BY 4.0 · GeoNames

FAQ

Schoharie County sugaring questions

When should I tap maple trees in Schoharie County, New York?
In a typical year the sap starts running around February 26 near Schoharie and the season winds down around April 5. Have your taps in a day or two before the first forecast string of freezing nights and 40 °F days. In the past 36 seasons the weather signal came as early as Feb 10 and as late as Mar 19.
How much maple syrup does Schoharie County produce?
The 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 34 maple operations in Schoharie County with 44,083 taps producing 7,690 gallons of syrup, ranking 21 of 50 New York's counties with published tap counts.
How many sap days does Schoharie County get in a season?
On average 45.3 freeze-thaw sap days from December through May at Schoharie, of which about 11.9 are textbook days with a night in the 20s and a day in the 40s. The best season since 1991 was 2012 (67 sap days); the leanest was 2003 (30).
Where do these dates come from?
From 36 seasons of daily high and low temperatures at Schoharie (PRISM 4-km grid), scored with the same freeze-thaw rule as our live forecast, then calibrated against USDA's reported season dates for New York. They describe a typical year at one point in the county; your sugarbush, slope and elevation can shift them by days.

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