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 — Ellijay
Earliest peak
Oct 20
2022
Latest peak
Nov 13
2015
Recorded spread
24 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, 5 ran late, and 7 landed close to the average.
- 2025Oct 31Typical timing
- 2024Nov 1314 days late
- 2023Nov 22 days late
- 2022Oct 2011 days early
- 2021Oct 31Typical timing
- 2020Oct 311 days late
- 2019Nov 55 days late
- 2018Oct 265 days early
- 2017Oct 292 days early
- 2016Nov 1314 days late
- 2015Nov 1313 days late
- 2014Nov 44 days late
- 2013Oct 274 days early
- 2012Oct 291 days early
- 2011Oct 301 days early
Which week should I book?
How often peak color landed in each week of the fall, out of 15 recorded autumns in Ellijay.
- Oct 20 – Oct 262 of 15 (13%)
- Oct 27 – Nov 28 of 15 (53%)
- Nov 3 – Nov 92 of 15 (13%)
- Nov 10 – Nov 163 of 15 (20%)
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.