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 — Highlands
Earliest peak
Sep 30
2020
Latest peak
Oct 27
2016
Recorded spread
27 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, 4 ran late, and 6 landed close to the average.
- 2025Oct 205 days late
- 2024Oct 131 days early
- 2023Oct 123 days early
- 2022Oct 312 days early
- 2021Oct 15Typical timing
- 2020Sep 3014 days early
- 2019Oct 194 days late
- 2018Oct 172 days late
- 2017Oct 183 days late
- 2016Oct 2713 days late
- 2015Oct 183 days late
- 2014Oct 96 days early
- 2013Oct 249 days late
- 2012Oct 95 days early
- 2011Oct 411 days early
Which week should I book?
How often peak color landed in each week of the fall, out of 15 recorded autumns in Highlands.
- Sep 29 – Oct 53 of 15 (20%)
- Oct 6 – Oct 123 of 15 (20%)
- Oct 13 – Oct 196 of 15 (40%)
- Oct 20 – Oct 262 of 15 (13%)
- Oct 27 – Nov 21 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.