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 — Tellico Plains
Earliest peak
Oct 17
2024
Latest peak
Nov 9
2015
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, 9 ran late, and 2 landed close to the average.
- 2025Oct 304 days late
- 2024Oct 178 days early
- 2023Nov 16 days late
- 2022Oct 188 days early
- 2021Oct 304 days late
- 2020Oct 316 days late
- 2019Nov 49 days late
- 2018Oct 197 days early
- 2017Oct 304 days late
- 2016Nov 814 days late
- 2015Nov 914 days late
- 2014Nov 38 days late
- 2013Oct 251 days early
- 2012Oct 283 days late
- 2011Oct 215 days early
Which week should I book?
How often peak color landed in each week of the fall, out of 15 recorded autumns in Tellico Plains.
- Oct 13 – Oct 193 of 15 (20%)
- Oct 20 – Oct 262 of 15 (13%)
- Oct 27 – Nov 26 of 15 (40%)
- Nov 3 – Nov 94 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.