Best Time to Visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    Month-by-month guide to visiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Compare temperatures, rainfall, and safari conditions across all 12 months. View the full Great Smoky Mountains National Park page for wildlife, lodges, and more.

    Best months:
    March
    April
    June
    July
    August
    October
    Jan
    Good-1.43°C176.1mm
    Feb
    Good1.34°C188.8mm
    Mar
    Great4.93°C169.5mm
    Apr
    Great7.14°C142.2mm
    May
    Good11.65°C143.7mm
    Jun
    Great15.78°C102.3mm
    Jul
    Great17.83°C173.9mm
    Aug
    Great17.07°C177.3mm
    Sep
    Good14.05°C139.2mm
    Oct
    Great9.41°C91.4mm
    Nov
    Good4.55°C88.4mm
    Dec
    Good1.04°C127.8mm
    Great (4-5)
    Good (3)
    Poor (1-2)
    Best month

    Conditions are based on historical weather data from Open-Meteo and wildlife sighting records from GBIF and iNaturalist. Actual conditions may vary by year.