When to tap maple trees, state by state
The sugaring season rolls north like a slow wave — from December starts on the southern fringe to April in northern Maine and Québec. Find your state for its typical dates, its year-by-year record, and a live sap-flow outlook.
- West Virginia
- Indiana
- Connecticut
- Ohio
- Massachusetts
- Pennsylvania
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Vermont
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Quebec
- Wisconsin
Bars run from the typical opening to the typical closing date (USDA NASS medians where available; extension and provincial sources elsewhere). Any single year can be weeks early or late.
West Virginia
WVOpens early February · closes mid-March
Indiana
INOpens early February · closes mid-March
Connecticut
CTOpens mid-February · closes late March
Ohio
OHOpens mid-February · closes late March
Massachusetts
MAOpens late February · closes early April
Pennsylvania
PAOpens late February · closes late March
New Hampshire
NHOpens late February · closes early April
New York
NYOpens late February · closes early April
Vermont
VTOpens early March · closes mid-April
Maine
MEOpens early March · closes mid-April
Michigan
MIOpens early March · closes early April
Minnesota
MNOpens early March · closes early April
Quebec
QCOpens mid-March · closes mid-April
Wisconsin
WIOpens mid-March · closes early April
Illinois
ILOpens early January (south) to mid-February (central) · closes late February (south) to mid-March (central)
Iowa
IAOpens mid-to-late February · closes March, once buds begin to break
Kentucky
KYOpens late December to early January · closes late February
Missouri
MOOpens mid-January to early February · closes early March
New Brunswick
NBOpens late February to March (south first) · closes April (later in the north)
Nova Scotia
NSOpens March · closes late April
Ontario
ONOpens February (southwest) to March (north) · closes early April
Log every run. Know your season.
LuckySap is the maple syrup tracker for iPhone: a sap-flow outlook for your trees, a quick log for every collection and boil, and season stats you can compare year to year. Free to download.
