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 — Pigeon Forge
Earliest peak
Oct 21
2022
Latest peak
Nov 14
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, 4 ran late, and 8 landed close to the average.
- 2025Nov 43 days late
- 2024Nov 1414 days late
- 2023Nov 21 days late
- 2022Oct 2111 days early
- 2021Nov 1Typical timing
- 2020Nov 11 days late
- 2019Nov 65 days late
- 2018Oct 248 days early
- 2017Oct 302 days early
- 2016Nov 1414 days late
- 2015Nov 1413 days late
- 2014Nov 21 days late
- 2013Oct 275 days early
- 2012Oct 292 days early
- 2011Oct 293 days early
Which week should I book?
How often peak color landed in each week of the fall, out of 15 recorded autumns in Pigeon Forge.
- 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.