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Gatlinburg, TN — best months to visit

The front porch of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Best months for Gatlinburg: October — cool days around 68°F, rain on about 10 days a month.

Averages are the 1991–2020 climate normals (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information) for the station named on each page. Rain days = days with at least 0.01 in of precipitation. Daylight is computed for the middle of the month.

All twelve months

Month	Score	Avg high	Avg low	Rain	Rain days	Daylight	Verdict
January	48	47°	27°	4.75 in	15	9h 59m	An off month
February	58	51°	29°	4.27 in	14	10h 50m	A shoulder month
March	71	59°	35°	5.58 in	15	11h 51m	A good month
April	86	69°	42°	4.93 in	12	13h 03m	One of the best months
May	81	75°	51°	5.50 in	15	14h 02m	One of the best months
June	71	80°	59°	5.99 in	15	14h 34m	A good month
July	64	83°	63°	6.31 in	15	14h 21m	A shoulder month
August	72	82°	62°	4.40 in	14	13h 30m	A good month
September	85	78°	56°	4.34 in	11	12h 22m	One of the best months
October ★ Best	90	68°	44°	3.19 in	10	11h 13m	One of the best months
November	77	58°	34°	4.02 in	12	10h 14m	A good month
December	55	50°	29°	4.92 in	15	9h 45m	A shoulder month

Score is rule-derived from the same normals — the rules are published on How we pick. Rain days = days with at least 0.01 in of precipitation.

October in Gatlinburg: one of the best months (score 90 of 100)

Typical October days in Gatlinburg reach about 68°F with nights near 44°F.

• A warm jacket for evenings and early starts.
• Layers — afternoons run about 24° warmer than mornings.
• A compact rain layer — about 10 days see rain in a typical October.

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