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 — Blowing Rock
Earliest peak
Oct 1
2020
Latest peak
Oct 26
2016
Recorded spread
25 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, 6 ran late, and 5 landed close to the average.
- 2025Oct 204 days late
- 2024Oct 132 days early
- 2023Oct 133 days early
- 2022Oct 313 days early
- 2021Oct 2610 days late
- 2020Oct 114 days early
- 2019Oct 226 days late
- 2018Oct 16Typical timing
- 2017Oct 193 days late
- 2016Oct 2611 days late
- 2015Oct 171 days late
- 2014Oct 204 days late
- 2013Oct 259 days late
- 2012Oct 96 days early
- 2011Oct 412 days early
Which week should I book?
How often peak color landed in each week of the fall, out of 15 recorded autumns in Blowing Rock.
- Sep 29 – Oct 53 of 15 (20%)
- Oct 6 – Oct 121 of 15 (7%)
- Oct 13 – Oct 195 of 15 (33%)
- Oct 20 – Oct 266 of 15 (40%)
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.