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 — Tallulah Gorge
Earliest peak
Oct 19
2022
Latest peak
Nov 12
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
2 of 15 autumns ran early, 6 ran late, and 7 landed close to the average.
- 2025Oct 282 days early
- 2024Nov 1113 days late
- 2023Nov 34 days late
- 2022Oct 1911 days early
- 2021Oct 311 days late
- 2020Oct 301 days late
- 2019Nov 45 days late
- 2018Oct 228 days early
- 2017Oct 291 days early
- 2016Nov 1214 days late
- 2015Nov 89 days late
- 2014Nov 56 days late
- 2013Oct 273 days early
- 2012Oct 29Typical timing
- 2011Oct 311 days late
Which week should I book?
How often peak color landed in each week of the fall, out of 15 recorded autumns in Tallulah Gorge.
- Oct 13 – Oct 191 of 15 (7%)
- Oct 20 – Oct 261 of 15 (7%)
- Oct 27 – Nov 27 of 15 (47%)
- Nov 3 – Nov 94 of 15 (27%)
- Nov 10 – Nov 162 of 15 (13%)
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.