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Maple sugaring in Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Tuscarawas County had 18 maple operations and 4,168 taps in the 2022 Census. Around New Philadelphia, sap usually runs from February 16 to March 24. Here's the long-run pattern, 36 seasons of sap weather, and the outlook this week.
Too early to tapAbout 133 days until the usual start.
Sap starts
Feb 16
typical year
Season ends
Mar 24
about 5 weeks
Sap days / season
45.2
1991–2026 average
Taps, 2022
4,168
#22 of 63 in OH

Sap-flow outlook at New Philadelphia right now

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Forecast for New Philadelphia, OH

Updated Oct 6, 8:36 AM EDT

Off-season for now. Sap needs freezing nights, and none are in sight. Tuscarawas County's season usually opens around February 16, which is 133 days away.

No freeze-thaw days in the forecast

freeze thaw 32°F

  1. WedOct 7
    43° / 73°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  2. ThuOct 8
    52° / 71°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  3. FriOct 9
    45° / 68°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  4. SatOct 10
    45° / 72°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  5. SunOct 11
    52° / 70°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  6. MonOct 12
    55° / 73°
    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 New Philadelphia

Freeze-thaw weather at New Philadelphia peaks in the weeks of Jan 26 to Mar 30, which hold about 57% of a season's sap days. March is the busiest month.
Typical season: Feb 16 – Mar 240246Week of Dec 1: 2.3 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 8: 2.6 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 15: 2.4 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 22: 2.1 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 29: 1.5 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 5: 1.8 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 12: 1.6 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 19: 1.4 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 26: 2.1 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 2: 2.3 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 9: 2.2 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 16: 2.4 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 23: 2.8 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 2: 3.2 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 9: 2.8 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 16: 2.9 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 23: 3.0 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 30: 2.3 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 6: 1.7 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 13: 0.8 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 20: 0.6 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 27: 0.3 sap days on averageWeek of May 4: 0.1 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 16
Average number of freeze-thaw sap days in each week of the season at New Philadelphia, 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 11; the middle half of seasons fell between Jan 31 and Feb 18. Earliest Jan 11 (2023), latest Feb 27 (2014).
Closing signal
Median Mar 14; middle half between Mar 3 and Mar 20. Earliest Feb 14 (2006), latest Apr 1 (2014).
Sap days by month
Dec22%Jan16%Feb21%Mar29%Apr11%May0%

36 seasons of sap weather

Tuscarawas County seasons, 1991–2026

The best sap year at New Philadelphia was 1999 with 64 freeze-thaw days; the leanest was 2003 with 28. 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: Jan 31 – Mar 3, 37 sap days3720252025: Feb 9 – Mar 10, 43 sap days4320242024: Feb 3 – Feb 22, 44 sap days4420232023: Jan 11 – Feb 15, 45 sap days4520222022: Feb 10 – Mar 14, 50 sap days5020212021: Feb 14 – Mar 21, 44 sap days4420202020: Jan 30 – Mar 6, 52 sap days5220192019: Feb 9 – Mar 13, 46 sap days4620182018: Jan 26 – Feb 18, 57 sap days5720172017: Jan 31 – Feb 18, 36 sap days3620162016: Feb 3 – Mar 6, 41 sap days4120152015: Feb 26 – Apr 1, 38 sap days3820142014: Feb 27 – Apr 1, 34 sap days3420132013: Feb 23 – Mar 30, 46 sap days4620122012: Feb 1 – Mar 8, 50 sap days5020112011: Feb 13 – Mar 12, 31 sap days3120102010: Feb 20 – Mar 17, 32 sap days3220092009: Feb 10 – Mar 15, 41 sap days4120082008: Feb 13 – Mar 19, 42 sap days4220072007: Feb 14 – Mar 21, 37 sap days3720062006: Jan 16 – Feb 14, 40 sap days4020052005: Feb 11 – Mar 18, 41 sap days4120042004: Feb 19 – Mar 25, 46 sap days4620032003: Feb 20 – Mar 16, 28 sap days2820022002: Jan 22 – Feb 25, 51 sap days5120012001: Feb 23 – Mar 29, 48 sap days4820002000: Jan 25 – Mar 1, 46 sap days4619991999: Feb 12 – Mar 19, 64 sap days6419981998: Jan 15 – Feb 16, 52 sap days5219971997: Jan 29 – Feb 28, 59 sap days5919961996: Feb 18 – Mar 25, 50 sap days5019951995: Feb 15 – Mar 13, 53 sap days5319941994: Feb 22 – Mar 27, 49 sap days4919931993: Feb 22 – Mar 20, 44 sap days4419921992: Jan 29 – Mar 3, 56 sap days5619911991: Feb 11 – Mar 17, 54 sap days54
Each bar runs from the season's opening signal to its closing signal, estimated from daily temperatures at New Philadelphia. Dashed lines mark the typical dates. The right column counts freeze-thaw sap days from December through May.

Maple production

Tuscarawas County in the Census of Agriculture

USDA counts maple operations every five years. In Tuscarawas County the 2022 Census found 18 farms making syrup (+64% since 2017), with taps +160% and syrup output +158% over the same five years. That works out to about 0.08 gallons of syrup per tap in 2022 (0.08 in 2017). Among the 385 counties in this atlas, Tuscarawas County ranks 207 by taps.

Tuscarawas County maple production, 2017 and 2022 (USDA Census of Agriculture)
Census yearFarmsTapsGallons of syrupGal / tap
2022184,1683280.08
2017111,6051270.08

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 New Philadelphia (909ft), 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

Tuscarawas County sugaring questions

When should I tap maple trees in Tuscarawas County, Ohio?
In a typical year the sap starts running around February 16 near New Philadelphia and the season winds down around March 24. 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 27.
How much maple syrup does Tuscarawas County produce?
The 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 18 maple operations in Tuscarawas County with 4,168 taps producing 328 gallons of syrup, ranking 22 of 63 Ohio's counties with published tap counts.
How many sap days does Tuscarawas County get in a season?
On average 45.2 freeze-thaw sap days from December through May at New Philadelphia, of which about 14.6 are textbook days with a night in the 20s and a day in the 40s. The best season since 1991 was 1999 (64 sap days); the leanest was 2003 (28).
Where do these dates come from?
From 36 seasons of daily high and low temperatures at New Philadelphia (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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