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Maple sugaring in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Monroe County had 10 maple operations and 3,216 taps in the 2022 Census. Around East Stroudsburg, sap usually runs from February 21 to March 24. Here's the long-run pattern, 36 seasons of sap weather, and the outlook this week.
Too early to tapAbout 138 days until the usual start.
Sap starts
Feb 21
typical year
Season ends
Mar 24
about 4 weeks
Sap days / season
53.9
1991–2026 average
Taps, 2022
3,216
#20 of 45 in PA

Sap-flow outlook at East Stroudsburg right now

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Forecast for East Stroudsburg, PA

Updated Oct 6, 7:41 AM EDT

No freeze-thaw days in the forecast

freeze thaw 32°F

  1. WedOct 7
    36° / 68°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  2. ThuOct 8
    47° / 74°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  3. FriOct 9
    44° / 70°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  4. SatOct 10
    43° / 71°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  5. SunOct 11
    45° / 70°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  6. MonOct 12
    51° / 70°
    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 East Stroudsburg

Freeze-thaw weather at East Stroudsburg peaks in the weeks of Feb 2 to Mar 30, which hold about 53% of a season's sap days. March is the busiest month.
Typical season: Feb 21 – Mar 240246Week of Dec 1: 2.8 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 8: 2.9 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 15: 2.6 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 22: 2.5 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 29: 2.4 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 5: 2.2 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 12: 2.0 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 19: 1.9 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 26: 2.2 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 2: 2.8 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 9: 2.8 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 16: 3.4 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 23: 3.3 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 2: 3.6 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 9: 3.8 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 16: 3.6 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 23: 3.2 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 30: 2.3 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 6: 2.1 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 13: 0.8 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 20: 0.5 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 27: 0.2 sap days on averageWeek of May 4: 0.0 sap days on averageWeek of May 11: 0.1 sap days on averageWeek of May 18: 0.0 sap days on averageWeek of May 25: 0.0 sap days on averageDecJanFebMarAprMaytaps in ~Feb 21
Average number of freeze-thaw sap days in each week of the season at East Stroudsburg, 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 16; the middle half of seasons fell between Feb 5 and Feb 21. Earliest Jan 12 (2023), latest Mar 9 (2015).
Closing signal
Median Mar 21; middle half between Mar 9 and Mar 27. Earliest Feb 13 (2023), latest Apr 7 (1993).
Sap days by month
Dec22%Jan17%Feb23%Mar29%Apr9%May0%

36 seasons of sap weather

Monroe County seasons, 1991–2026

The best sap year at East Stroudsburg was 2023 with 72 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: Feb 14 – Mar 21, 49 sap days4920252025: Feb 12 – Mar 19, 53 sap days5320242024: Jan 31 – Mar 3, 58 sap days5820232023: Jan 12 – Feb 13, 72 sap days7220222022: Feb 12 – Mar 15, 42 sap days4220212021: Feb 19 – Mar 23, 53 sap days5320202020: Jan 28 – Mar 3, 61 sap days6120192019: Feb 22 – Mar 28, 53 sap days5320182018: Feb 20 – Mar 27, 63 sap days6320172017: Jan 29 – Feb 27, 48 sap days4820162016: Feb 5 – Mar 9, 61 sap days6120152015: Mar 9 – Apr 5, 39 sap days3920142014: Mar 4 – Apr 6, 45 sap days4520132013: Feb 24 – Mar 31, 56 sap days5620122012: Feb 3 – Mar 9, 62 sap days6220112011: Feb 25 – Mar 30, 45 sap days4520102010: Feb 13 – Mar 18, 46 sap days4620092009: Feb 21 – Mar 25, 51 sap days5120082008: Feb 13 – Mar 20, 58 sap days5820072007: Feb 17 – Mar 22, 53 sap days5320062006: Feb 5 – Mar 9, 63 sap days6320052005: Feb 23 – Mar 28, 52 sap days5220042004: Feb 20 – Mar 25, 49 sap days4920032003: Feb 21 – Mar 19, 28 sap days2820022002: Jan 27 – Mar 3, 67 sap days6720012001: Mar 3 – Apr 5, 49 sap days4920002000: Feb 3 – Mar 8, 52 sap days5219991999: Feb 19 – Mar 26, 67 sap days6719981998: Jan 23 – Feb 27, 53 sap days5319971997: Feb 18 – Mar 25, 67 sap days6719961996: Feb 18 – Mar 25, 47 sap days4719951995: Feb 9 – Mar 12, 61 sap days6119941994: Mar 1 – Apr 5, 49 sap days4919931993: Mar 3 – Apr 7, 51 sap days5119921992: Feb 5 – Mar 6, 61 sap days6119911991: Feb 11 – Mar 17, 58 sap days58
Each bar runs from the season's opening signal to its closing signal, estimated from daily temperatures at East Stroudsburg. Dashed lines mark the typical dates. The right column counts freeze-thaw sap days from December through May.

Maple production

Monroe County in the Census of Agriculture

USDA counts maple operations every five years. In Monroe County the 2022 Census found 10 farms making syrup (+233% since 2017). That works out to about 0.13 gallons of syrup per tap in 2022. Among the 385 counties in this atlas, Monroe County ranks 222 by taps.

Monroe County maple production, 2017 and 2022 (USDA Census of Agriculture)
Census yearFarmsTapsGallons of syrupGal / tap
2022103,2164300.13
20173withheldwithheld—

“Withheld” means USDA suppressed the figure to avoid disclosing data for individual operations; the farm count is still published.

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 East Stroudsburg (518ft), 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 Pennsylvania'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 — Pennsylvania, 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

Monroe County sugaring questions

When should I tap maple trees in Monroe County, Pennsylvania?
In a typical year the sap starts running around February 21 near East Stroudsburg 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 12 and as late as Mar 9.
How much maple syrup does Monroe County produce?
The 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 10 maple operations in Monroe County with 3,216 taps producing 430 gallons of syrup, ranking 20 of 45 Pennsylvania's counties with published tap counts.
How many sap days does Monroe County get in a season?
On average 53.9 freeze-thaw sap days from December through May at East Stroudsburg, of which about 20 are textbook days with a night in the 20s and a day in the 40s. The best season since 1991 was 2023 (72 sap days); the leanest was 2003 (28).
Where do these dates come from?
From 36 seasons of daily high and low temperatures at East Stroudsburg (PRISM 4-km grid), scored with the same freeze-thaw rule as our live forecast, then calibrated against USDA's reported season dates for Pennsylvania. 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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