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 — Clayton
Earliest peak
Oct 14
2024
Latest peak
Nov 9
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, 5 ran late, and 6 landed close to the average.
- 2025Oct 281 days late
- 2024Oct 1412 days early
- 2023Nov 48 days late
- 2022Oct 198 days early
- 2021Oct 303 days late
- 2020Oct 304 days late
- 2019Nov 48 days late
- 2018Oct 207 days early
- 2017Oct 261 days early
- 2016Nov 914 days late
- 2015Oct 27Typical timing
- 2014Nov 37 days late
- 2013Oct 261 days early
- 2012Oct 282 days late
- 2011Oct 234 days early
Which week should I book?
How often peak color landed in each week of the fall, out of 15 recorded autumns in Clayton.
- Oct 13 – Oct 192 of 15 (13%)
- Oct 20 – Oct 264 of 15 (27%)
- Oct 27 – Nov 25 of 15 (33%)
- Nov 3 – Nov 94 of 15 (27%)
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.