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 — Maggie Valley
Earliest peak
Oct 11
2022
Latest peak
Nov 4
2016
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
4 of 15 autumns ran early, 6 ran late, and 5 landed close to the average.
- 2025Oct 253 days late
- 2024Oct 147 days early
- 2023Oct 184 days early
- 2022Oct 1111 days early
- 2021Oct 286 days late
- 2020Oct 287 days late
- 2019Oct 275 days late
- 2018Oct 22Typical timing
- 2017Oct 286 days late
- 2016Nov 414 days late
- 2015Oct 184 days early
- 2014Oct 231 days late
- 2013Oct 264 days late
- 2012Oct 201 days early
- 2011Oct 22Typical timing
Which week should I book?
How often peak color landed in each week of the fall, out of 15 recorded autumns in Maggie Valley.
- Oct 6 – Oct 121 of 15 (7%)
- Oct 13 – Oct 193 of 15 (20%)
- Oct 20 – Oct 266 of 15 (40%)
- Oct 27 – Nov 24 of 15 (27%)
- Nov 3 – Nov 91 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.