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Knoxville, Tennessee fall foliage
In a typical year, fall color around Knoxville peaks about October 31, with the best viewing from roughly October 30 to November 7.
- Typical peak
- October 31
- Best viewing
- Oct 30 – Nov 7
- Color starts
- Around Oct 19
- Leaves mostly down
- Around Nov 13
- Elevation
- 890 ft
- Color potential
- Strong
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Typical season
Peak around October 31. Turn on JavaScript to see today’s status and the five-week outlook.
The season at a glance
Bar height shows how good the viewing typically is on each day, from September 1 through November 30. Colors show the stage, from green through peak red to bare.
Open Knoxville on the live mapNearby destinations
- Cades Cove, TNTypical peak Oct 28, 3 days earlier. 26 miles away.
- Gatlinburg, TNTypical peak Oct 30, about the same time. 29 miles away.
- Clingmans Dome, TNTypical peak Oct 8, 24 days earlier. 36 miles away.
- Highlands, NCTypical peak Oct 18, 13 days earlier. 75 miles away.
- Asheville, NCTypical peak Oct 26, 5 days earlier. 81 miles away.
Trees you’ll see turning
Common questions
When is peak fall foliage in Knoxville?
In a typical year, fall color around Knoxville peaks about October 31, with the best viewing from roughly October 30 to November 7. Weather can shift the timing by about a week either way.
How long does peak color last in Knoxville?
Near-peak color usually holds for about 9 days. Color starts to show around October 19, and most leaves are down by about November 13.
Is Knoxville early or late compared with the rest of Tennessee?
Knoxville typically peaks about 3 days later than the Tennessee average of Oct 28. It ranks 4 of 7 Tennessee destinations from earliest to latest.
What trees color up around Knoxville?
The main fall color in this area comes from sweetgum, red maple, flowering dogwood, black gum. See the leaf guide to identify them.
Estimates come from the Leaves.com model of typical years, based on latitude, elevation, and distance from large bodies of water. They are not live observations. How it works.