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 — Bryson City
Earliest peak
Oct 15
2024
Latest peak
Nov 6
2016
Recorded spread
22 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
3 of 15 autumns ran early, 7 ran late, and 5 landed close to the average.
- 2025Oct 284 days late
- 2024Oct 158 days early
- 2023Oct 24Typical timing
- 2022Oct 204 days early
- 2021Oct 306 days late
- 2020Oct 318 days late
- 2019Nov 411 days late
- 2018Oct 222 days early
- 2017Oct 295 days late
- 2016Nov 614 days late
- 2015Oct 186 days early
- 2014Oct 251 days late
- 2013Oct 24Typical timing
- 2012Oct 274 days late
- 2011Oct 213 days early
Which week should I book?
How often peak color landed in each week of the fall, out of 15 recorded autumns in Bryson City.
- Oct 13 – Oct 192 of 15 (13%)
- Oct 20 – Oct 266 of 15 (40%)
- Oct 27 – Nov 25 of 15 (33%)
- 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.