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 — Cherokee
Earliest peak
Oct 15
2024
Latest peak
Nov 5
2016
Recorded spread
21 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 263 days late
- 2024Oct 157 days early
- 2023Oct 185 days early
- 2022Oct 203 days early
- 2021Oct 296 days late
- 2020Oct 308 days late
- 2019Nov 311 days late
- 2018Oct 212 days early
- 2017Oct 274 days late
- 2016Nov 514 days late
- 2015Oct 185 days early
- 2014Oct 318 days late
- 2013Oct 263 days late
- 2012Oct 286 days late
- 2011Oct 212 days early
Which week should I book?
How often peak color landed in each week of the fall, out of 15 recorded autumns in Cherokee.
- Oct 13 – Oct 193 of 15 (20%)
- Oct 20 – Oct 265 of 15 (33%)
- 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.