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 — Brasstown Bald
Earliest peak
Oct 2
2020
Latest peak
Oct 29
2016
Recorded spread
27 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 225 days late
- 2024Oct 151 days early
- 2023Oct 17Typical timing
- 2022Oct 89 days early
- 2021Oct 203 days late
- 2020Oct 214 days early
- 2019Oct 236 days late
- 2018Oct 192 days late
- 2017Oct 192 days late
- 2016Oct 2913 days late
- 2015Oct 181 days late
- 2014Oct 203 days late
- 2013Oct 225 days late
- 2012Oct 106 days early
- 2011Oct 116 days early
Which week should I book?
How often peak color landed in each week of the fall, out of 15 recorded autumns in Brasstown Bald.
- Sep 29 – Oct 51 of 15 (7%)
- Oct 6 – Oct 123 of 15 (20%)
- Oct 13 – Oct 195 of 15 (33%)
- Oct 20 – Oct 265 of 15 (33%)
- Oct 27 – Nov 21 of 15 (7%)
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.