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 — Boone
Earliest peak
Oct 5
2022
Latest peak
Oct 31
2016
Recorded spread
26 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, 7 ran late, and 4 landed close to the average.
- 2025Oct 224 days late
- 2024Oct 134 days early
- 2023Oct 171 days early
- 2022Oct 513 days early
- 2021Oct 279 days late
- 2020Oct 134 days early
- 2019Oct 235 days late
- 2018Oct 18Typical timing
- 2017Oct 268 days late
- 2016Oct 3114 days late
- 2015Oct 191 days late
- 2014Oct 246 days late
- 2013Oct 268 days late
- 2012Oct 116 days early
- 2011Oct 171 days early
Which week should I book?
How often peak color landed in each week of the fall, out of 15 recorded autumns in Boone.
- Sep 29 – Oct 51 of 15 (7%)
- Oct 6 – Oct 121 of 15 (7%)
- Oct 13 – Oct 196 of 15 (40%)
- Oct 20 – Oct 265 of 15 (33%)
- Oct 27 – Nov 22 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.