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 — Cades Cove
Earliest peak
Oct 19
2022
Latest peak
Nov 13
2015
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
5 of 15 autumns ran early, 3 ran late, and 7 landed close to the average.
- 2025Nov 12 days late
- 2024Oct 1910 days early
- 2023Nov 23 days late
- 2022Oct 1911 days early
- 2021Oct 30Typical timing
- 2020Oct 312 days late
- 2019Nov 45 days late
- 2018Oct 237 days early
- 2017Oct 311 days late
- 2016Nov 1214 days late
- 2015Nov 1314 days late
- 2014Nov 23 days late
- 2013Oct 264 days early
- 2012Oct 281 days early
- 2011Oct 228 days early
Which week should I book?
How often peak color landed in each week of the fall, out of 15 recorded autumns in Cades Cove.
- Oct 13 – Oct 192 of 15 (13%)
- Oct 20 – Oct 263 of 15 (20%)
- Oct 27 – Nov 27 of 15 (47%)
- Nov 3 – Nov 91 of 15 (7%)
- Nov 10 – Nov 162 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.