How warm does The Great Smoky Mountains get?

Typical daytime highs in The Great Smoky Mountains are Mar–May 21°C (70°F), Jun–Aug 31°C (87°F), Sep–Nov 22°C (72°F), Dec–Feb 12°C (53°F).

Is The Great Smoky Mountains expensive?

On the ground, The Great Smoky Mountains is budget-friendly.

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The Great Smoky Mountains

Q: What sort of trip is The Great Smoky Mountains good for?

The Great Smoky Mountains is good for landscape doing the heavy lifting, moving about and doing things, an unhurried pace, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing.

The Great Smoky Mountains · United States · Knoxville/Maryville

The most-visited national park in the country for a reason nobody argues with once they have seen the ridgelines disappear into actual smoke-coloured haze, black bears that outnumber the trail signs, and a fall colour show that starts at the top and rolls downhill for weeks.

The best time to visit The Great Smoky Mountains is Apr–May, Oct, when typical daytime highs reach about 22°C (72°F). Local time there is 01:16 (UTC-4).

Best time to go

Apr–May, Oct

Budget on the ground

$ · budget-friendly

Nearest airport

TYS · Knoxville/Maryville

Good for

landscape doing the heavy lifting moving about and doing things an unhurried pace the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing

In season

April May October

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High8 to 32°C46 to 90°F Rain0 to 200mm0 to 7.9in

April · high 69°F · rain 4.2in · 13.1h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Knoxville/Maryville, this page’s gateway

The Great Smoky Mountains month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	10°C50°F	122mm4.8in	10.0h10.0h
February	13°C55°F	181mm7.1in	10.8h10.8h
March	17°C62°F	160mm6.3in	11.9h11.9h
April	20°C69°F	107mm4.2in	13.1h13.1h	in the recommended window
May	26°C78°F	106mm4.2in	14.0h14.0h	in the recommended window
June	30°C85°F	86mm3.4in	14.6h14.6h
July	32°C90°F	102mm4.0in	14.4h14.4h
August	31°C88°F	142mm5.6in	13.5h13.5h
September	29°C84°F	69mm2.7in	12.4h12.4h
October	23°C73°F	104mm4.1in	11.2h11.2h	in the recommended window
November	16°C60°F	66mm2.6in	10.2h10.2h
December	13°C55°F	107mm4.2in	9.7h9.7h

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