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 — Newfound Gap
Earliest peak
Sep 30
2020
Latest peak
Oct 23
2016
Recorded spread
23 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, 4 ran late, and 7 landed close to the average.
- 2025Oct 227 days late
- 2024Oct 151 days late
- 2023Oct 161 days late
- 2022Oct 213 days early
- 2021Oct 172 days late
- 2020Sep 3014 days early
- 2019Oct 216 days late
- 2018Oct 183 days late
- 2017Oct 183 days late
- 2016Oct 239 days late
- 2015Oct 172 days late
- 2014Oct 183 days late
- 2013Oct 227 days late
- 2012Oct 104 days early
- 2011Oct 510 days early
Which week should I book?
How often peak color landed in each week of the fall, out of 15 recorded autumns in Newfound Gap.
- Sep 29 – Oct 53 of 15 (20%)
- Oct 6 – Oct 121 of 15 (7%)
- Oct 13 – Oct 197 of 15 (47%)
- Oct 20 – Oct 264 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.