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Quebec sap flow forecast

The next several days for Quebec's sugaring country, read the way a sugarmaker reads them: how cold the night gets, how warm the afternoon gets, and whether that adds up to a run.

Quebec highlighted on a map of the maple belt, with its forecast towns (Saint-Georges, Dégelis, Lac-Mégantic) marked — Quebec in the maple beltDots: Saint-Georges · Dégelis · Lac-Mégantic

Season opens: Mar 14; typical
Closes: Apr 18; typical

124 days to the usual opening. When to tap in Quebec

Saint-Georges · Chaudière-Appalaches, home of the Beauce, has 20.5 million of Québec's 55.6 million taps (37%), the most of any region (PPAQ, 2025).

Forecast for Saint-Georges

Updated Nov 10, 5:00 AM EST

Only marginal days ahead

freeze thaw 0 °C

WedNov 11
0° / 4°
No refreeze forecast
Low of 32°F — no refreeze is forecast. An earlier run may continue, then slow; temperature alone cannot rule out flow.
ThuNov 12
-7° / 3°
Maybe a light run
A cool 37°F high. The thaw may be too brief for much flow.
FriNov 13
-1° / 4°
Maybe a light run
Only a light freeze (30°F). Branches may not freeze hard enough for a strong run.
SatNov 14
0° / 4°
No refreeze forecast
Low of 32°F — no refreeze is forecast. An earlier run may continue, then slow; temperature alone cannot rule out flow.
SunNov 15
-1° / 3°
Maybe a light run
Only a light freeze (30°F). Branches may not freeze hard enough for a strong run.
MonNov 16
-1° / 3°
Maybe a light run
Only a light freeze (30°F). Branches may not freeze hard enough for a strong run.

Data: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Verdicts use freeze-thaw thresholds from maple field research; your woods may run a little differently.

Dégelis · Bas-Saint-Laurent/Gaspésie ranks second with 10.6 million taps (PPAQ, 2025) and has the latest regional start in Houle et al. 2015 (about Mar 24).

Forecast for Dégelis

Updated Nov 10, 5:00 AM EST

Only marginal days ahead

freeze thaw 0 °C

WedNov 11
-2° / 1°
Maybe a light run
A cool 34°F high. The thaw may be too brief for much flow.
ThuNov 12
-6° / 2°
Maybe a light run
A cool 36°F high. The thaw may be too brief for much flow.
FriNov 13
-9° / 2°
Maybe a light run
A cool 36°F high. The thaw may be too brief for much flow.
SatNov 14
-2° / 2°
Maybe a light run
A cool 36°F high. The thaw may be too brief for much flow.
SunNov 15
0° / 2°
No refreeze forecast
Low of 32°F — no refreeze is forecast. An earlier run may continue, then slow; temperature alone cannot rule out flow.
MonNov 16
-1° / 2°
Maybe a light run
Only a light freeze (30°F). Branches may not freeze hard enough for a strong run.

Data: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Verdicts use freeze-thaw thresholds from maple field research; your woods may run a little differently.

Lac-Mégantic · Estrie ranks third with 9.6 million taps (PPAQ, 2025).

Forecast for Lac-Mégantic

Updated Nov 10, 5:00 AM EST

1 sap day in the next 6

freeze thaw 0 °C

WedNov 11
0° / 4°
No refreeze forecast
Low of 32°F — no refreeze is forecast. An earlier run may continue, then slow; temperature alone cannot rule out flow.
ThuNov 12
-3° / 4°
Sap likely
Freeze (27°F) then 39°F — a real freeze-thaw day.
FriNov 13
0° / 2°
Run tapering
No overnight freeze (low 32°F). Yesterday's favorable weather may allow a run to continue, then slow without a refreeze.
SatNov 14
0° / 2°
No refreeze forecast
Low of 32°F — no refreeze is forecast. An earlier run may continue, then slow; temperature alone cannot rule out flow.
SunNov 15
-1° / 3°
Maybe a light run
Only a light freeze (30°F). Branches may not freeze hard enough for a strong run.
MonNov 16
-2° / 3°
Maybe a light run
A cool 37°F high. The thaw may be too brief for much flow.

Data: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Verdicts use freeze-thaw thresholds from maple field research; your woods may run a little differently.

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Data & method · 4

1.MSC GeoMet — city page weather · Environment and Climate Change Canada
2.Sap flow in sugar maple: timing and weather drivers (Frontiers in Agronomy, 2025) · de Lima Santos et al.
3.Maple Sugaring Tips for Beginners and Backyard Maple Sugar Producers · UNH Extension
4.North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual, 2nd ed. (Bulletin 856) · The Ohio State University Extension

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