Where's the shade?
For a football game starting at 12:00 PM on an early-September Saturday, the shadiest seats at Jordan-Hare Stadium are 50-yard line (SW) (lower deck), in shade for about 43% of the game. Across the whole stadium, seats spend about 10% of that game in shade.
Sun all game Shade all game
North is up. Colours show how much of a 12:00 PM game on an early-September Saturday each section spends in shade.
Shadiest seats
- 50-yard line (SW), lower deck: 43% of the game in shade
- 50-yard line (S), lower deck: 43% of the game in shade
- 50-yard line (W), lower deck: 24% of the game in shade
Sunniest seats
Bring a hat and sunscreen.
- 50-yard line (SW), upper deck: 0% of the game in shade
- 50-yard line (W), upper deck: 0% of the game in shade
- 50-yard line (NW), upper deck: 0% of the game in shade
- 25-yard line (NW), upper deck: 0% of the game in shade
Does the start time matter?
Yes, a lot. Across the stadium on an early-September Saturday:
- 12:00 PM start: about 1% of seats' game time in shade
- 3:30 PM start: about 46% of seats' game time in shade
- 7:00 PM start: about 100% of seats' game time in shade
Night games are in shade once the sun sets.
Check your exact seat and date
The free ShadeScore app works it out for any game: type your section, row and seat, watch the shade move through the game, and see what your seat will feel like.
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Shade is modelled from Jordan-Hare Stadium's real location, orientation and seating rows. Treat a result near 50% as "the shade line will be close". Weather and roof decisions on the day can change things.