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 — Gatlinburg
Earliest peak
Oct 16
2024
Latest peak
Nov 11
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.
- 2025Nov 35 days late
- 2024Oct 1612 days early
- 2023Nov 24 days late
- 2022Oct 1910 days early
- 2021Nov 13 days late
- 2020Oct 302 days late
- 2019Nov 57 days late
- 2018Oct 227 days early
- 2017Oct 301 days late
- 2016Nov 1114 days late
- 2015Oct 301 days late
- 2014Nov 24 days late
- 2013Oct 263 days early
- 2012Oct 28Typical timing
- 2011Oct 236 days early
Which week should I book?
How often peak color landed in each week of the fall, out of 15 recorded autumns in Gatlinburg.
- Oct 13 – Oct 192 of 15 (13%)
- Oct 20 – Oct 263 of 15 (20%)
- Oct 27 – Nov 27 of 15 (47%)
- Nov 3 – Nov 92 of 15 (13%)
- Nov 10 – Nov 161 of 15 (7%)
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.