Past seasons
When has color actually peaked here?
Booking non-refundable dates? Compare every recorded autumn for one area side by side, and see which weeks have hit peak most often.
Peak date by year — Blue Ridge
Earliest peak
Oct 17
2024
Latest peak
Nov 9
2016
Recorded spread
23 days
15 autumns
Peak dates reflect each autumn's recorded weather for this area. They show timing differences, not a guarantee for future seasons.
Every season side by side
4 of 15 autumns ran early, 4 ran late, and 7 landed close to the average.
- 2025Oct 303 days late
- 2024Oct 179 days early
- 2023Oct 207 days early
- 2022Oct 207 days early
- 2021Oct 27Typical timing
- 2020Oct 315 days late
- 2019Nov 37 days late
- 2018Oct 243 days early
- 2017Oct 292 days late
- 2016Nov 914 days late
- 2015Oct 292 days late
- 2014Nov 26 days late
- 2013Oct 252 days early
- 2012Oct 26Typical timing
- 2011Oct 225 days early
Which week should I book?
How often peak color landed in each week of the fall, out of 15 recorded autumns in Blue Ridge.
- Oct 13 – Oct 191 of 15 (7%)
- Oct 20 – Oct 266 of 15 (40%)
- Oct 27 – Nov 26 of 15 (40%)
- Nov 3 – Nov 92 of 15 (13%)
About historical trends
Historical trends are planning estimates of when color typically peaks in each area. They are not guarantees of any specific year's color — weather can shift timing by a week or more.