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Maple sugaring in Stark County, Ohio

Stark County had 15 maple operations and 1,248 taps in the 2022 Census. Around Canton, sap usually runs from February 18 to March 23. Here's the long-run pattern, 36 seasons of sap weather, and the outlook this week.
Too early to tapAbout 135 days until the usual start.
Sap starts
Feb 18
typical year
Season ends
Mar 23
about 5 weeks
Sap days / season
36.3
1991–2026 average
Taps, 2022
1,248
#32 of 63 in OH

Sap-flow outlook at Canton right now

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Forecast for Canton, OH

Updated Oct 6, 3:46 AM EDT

Off-season for now. Sap needs freezing nights, and none are in sight. Stark County's season usually opens around February 18, which is 135 days away.

No freeze-thaw days in the forecast

freeze thaw 32°F

  1. WedOct 7
    44° / 73°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  2. ThuOct 8
    52° / 70°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  3. FriOct 9
    45° / 67°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  4. SatOct 10
    46° / 72°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  5. SunOct 11
    53° / 70°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  6. MonOct 12
    55° / 74°
    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 Canton

Freeze-thaw weather at Canton peaks in the weeks of Jan 26 to Mar 23, which hold about 55% of a season's sap days. March is the busiest month.
Typical season: Feb 18 – Mar 230246Week of Dec 1: 1.6 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 8: 2.1 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 15: 1.9 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 22: 1.6 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 29: 1.3 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 5: 1.5 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 12: 1.5 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 19: 1.1 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 26: 1.8 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: 2.2 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 23: 2.3 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 2: 2.8 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 9: 2.4 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 16: 2.2 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 23: 2.5 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 30: 1.4 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 6: 1.4 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 13: 0.5 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 20: 0.3 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 27: 0.1 sap days on averageWeek of May 4: 0.0 sap days on averageWeek of May 11: 0.0 sap days on averageWeek of May 18: 0.0 sap days on averageWeek of May 25: 0.0 sap days on averageDecJanFebMarAprMaytaps in ~Feb 18
Average number of freeze-thaw sap days in each week of the season at Canton, 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 Feb 13; the middle half of seasons fell between Jan 30 and Feb 20. Earliest Jan 11 (2023), latest Feb 28 (2014).
Closing signal
Median Mar 13; middle half between Mar 2 and Mar 21. Earliest Feb 15 (2006), latest Apr 2 (2001).
Sap days by month
Dec22%Jan17%Feb23%Mar30%Apr9%May0%

36 seasons of sap weather

Stark County seasons, 1991–2026

The best sap year at Canton was 2018 with 51 freeze-thaw days; the leanest was 2003 with 22. 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 10 – Mar 3, 35 sap days3520252025: Feb 9 – Mar 9, 38 sap days3820242024: Feb 4 – Feb 26, 39 sap days3920232023: Jan 11 – Feb 15, 37 sap days3720222022: Feb 11 – Mar 14, 44 sap days4420212021: Feb 14 – Mar 20, 31 sap days3120202020: Jan 30 – Mar 6, 37 sap days3720192019: Feb 13 – Mar 20, 38 sap days3820182018: Jan 26 – Feb 18, 51 sap days5120172017: Jan 15 – Feb 18, 28 sap days2820162016: Feb 4 – Mar 7, 40 sap days4020152015: Feb 27 – Apr 1, 28 sap days2820142014: Feb 28 – Mar 31, 31 sap days3120132013: Feb 25 – Mar 30, 41 sap days4120122012: Feb 2 – Mar 8, 43 sap days4320112011: Feb 24 – Mar 12, 22 sap days2220102010: Feb 20 – Mar 10, 25 sap days2520092009: Feb 11 – Mar 15, 37 sap days3720082008: Feb 22 – Mar 27, 35 sap days3520072007: Feb 15 – Mar 21, 26 sap days2620062006: Jan 16 – Feb 15, 33 sap days3320052005: Feb 16 – Mar 22, 25 sap days2520042004: Feb 20 – Mar 25, 35 sap days3520032003: Feb 20 – Mar 15, 22 sap days2220022002: Jan 27 – Mar 2, 45 sap days4520012001: Feb 26 – Apr 2, 40 sap days4020002000: Jan 26 – Mar 1, 37 sap days3719991999: Feb 14 – Mar 21, 47 sap days4719981998: Jan 22 – Feb 16, 40 sap days4019971997: Jan 29 – Feb 26, 43 sap days4319961996: Feb 19 – Mar 25, 42 sap days4219951995: Feb 15 – Mar 11, 40 sap days4019941994: Feb 24 – Mar 31, 35 sap days3519931993: Feb 23 – Mar 20, 34 sap days3419921992: Jan 29 – Mar 2, 45 sap days4519911991: Feb 12 – Mar 16, 39 sap days39
Each bar runs from the season's opening signal to its closing signal, estimated from daily temperatures at Canton. Dashed lines mark the typical dates. The right column counts freeze-thaw sap days from December through May.

Maple production

Stark County in the Census of Agriculture

USDA counts maple operations every five years. In Stark County the 2022 Census found 15 farms making syrup (+25% since 2017), with taps -16% and syrup output -1% over the same five years. That works out to about 0.18 gallons of syrup per tap in 2022 (0.15 in 2017). Among the 385 counties in this atlas, Stark County ranks 272 by taps.

Stark County maple production, 2017 and 2022 (USDA Census of Agriculture)
Census yearFarmsTapsGallons of syrupGal / tap
2022151,2482200.18
2017121,4782220.15

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 Canton (1,089ft), 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 Ohio's USDA record (8 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 — Ohio, 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

Stark County sugaring questions

When should I tap maple trees in Stark County, Ohio?
In a typical year the sap starts running around February 18 near Canton and the season winds down around March 23. 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 Jan 11 and as late as Feb 28.
How much maple syrup does Stark County produce?
The 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 15 maple operations in Stark County with 1,248 taps producing 220 gallons of syrup, ranking 32 of 63 Ohio's counties with published tap counts.
How many sap days does Stark County get in a season?
On average 36.3 freeze-thaw sap days from December through May at Canton, of which about 13.9 are textbook days with a night in the 20s and a day in the 40s. The best season since 1991 was 2018 (51 sap days); the leanest was 2003 (22).
Where do these dates come from?
From 36 seasons of daily high and low temperatures at Canton (PRISM 4-km grid), scored with the same freeze-thaw rule as our live forecast, then calibrated against USDA's reported season dates for Ohio. 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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