California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley
Kickoff time makes little difference at California Memorial Stadium: every kickoff time scores 97
Home of California · ACC · capacity 62,467 · Turf
- 97all Saturdays, Comfortable
- 1stof 167 stadiums
97 is Comfortable, and most stadiums score lower.
How the rank works
All 167 stadiums with eight seasons of regular-season Saturdays are ranked by their weather score across every kickoff time, highest first; 1st is the most pleasant. A season can swing a score by 2 to 3 points, so allowing for year-to-year noise (about two chances in three) it ranks between 1st and 2nd.
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All Saturdays
- noon: 97, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 97, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 97, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
September
In September, kickoff time makes little difference in these Saturdays at California Memorial Stadium: scores run 96 to 100, Comfortable to Ideal (100).
- noon: 97, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 96, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 100, Ideal
Weather score at each kickoff time.
October
In October, kickoff time makes little difference in these Saturdays at California Memorial Stadium: scores run 96 to 99, all Comfortable.
- noon: 96, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 97, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 99, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
November
In November at California Memorial Stadium, a noon Saturday scores 99 and a 7:30 pm Saturday 94.
- noon: 99, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 97, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 94, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
At kickoff, 114 regular-season Saturdays at each kickoff time, 2018 to 2025.
All Saturdays
Little difference by kickoff time. Noon 97, 3:30 pm 97, 7:30 pm 97.
September
Little difference by kickoff time. Noon 97, 3:30 pm 96, 7:30 pm 100.
October
Little difference by kickoff time. Noon 96, 3:30 pm 97, 7:30 pm 99.
November
Best kickoff time: noon and 3:30 pm (99 and 97). Roughest kickoff time: 7:30 pm (94).
The roughest kickoff time is the lowest of the day's times. It can still be Mixed or Comfortable.
What goes with it
Share of Saturdays here that feel this way over the first 3 hours and 20 minutes after kickoff.
All Saturdays
At every kickoff time, fewer than 5 in 100 of these Saturdays here feel 85°F or hotter, and fewer than 5 in 100 feel under 32°F.
September
At every kickoff time, fewer than 5 in 100 of September Saturdays here feel 85°F or hotter, and fewer than 5 in 100 feel under 32°F.
October
At every kickoff time, fewer than 5 in 100 of October Saturdays here feel 85°F or hotter, and fewer than 5 in 100 feel under 32°F.
November
At every kickoff time, fewer than 5 in 100 of November Saturdays here feel 85°F or hotter, and fewer than 5 in 100 feel under 32°F.
Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.
Across all Saturdays, California Memorial Stadium ties for the highest score among ACC stadiums
All Saturdays
- California Memorial Stadium (California): 97, Comfortable
- Stanford Stadium (Stanford): 97, Comfortable
- Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium (Wake Forest): 92, Comfortable
- Memorial Stadium (Clemson): 92, Comfortable
- Scott Stadium (Virginia): 92, Comfortable
- Alumni Stadium (Boston College): 91, Comfortable
- Carter-Finley Stadium (NC State): 91, Comfortable
- Kenan Stadium (North Carolina): 91, Comfortable
- Lane Stadium (Virginia Tech): 91, Comfortable
- Wallace Wade Stadium (Duke): 91, Comfortable
- Bobby Dodd Stadium (Georgia Tech): 90, Comfortable
- Acrisure Stadium (Pittsburgh): 89, Mixed
- L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium (Louisville): 89, Mixed
- Doak Campbell Stadium (Florida State): 84, Mixed
- Gerald J. Ford Stadium (SMU): 84, Mixed
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California Memorial Stadium scores 97, tied for the highest of the 15 ACC stadiums, with Stanford Stadium (Stanford). Scores run 84 to 97.
Noon Saturdays
- California Memorial Stadium (California): 97, Comfortable
- Stanford Stadium (Stanford): 96, Comfortable
- Lane Stadium (Virginia Tech): 93, Comfortable
- Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium (Wake Forest): 92, Comfortable
- Alumni Stadium (Boston College): 92, Comfortable
- Scott Stadium (Virginia): 92, Comfortable
- Memorial Stadium (Clemson): 91, Comfortable
- Acrisure Stadium (Pittsburgh): 90, Comfortable
- Bobby Dodd Stadium (Georgia Tech): 89, Mixed
- Carter-Finley Stadium (NC State): 89, Mixed
- Kenan Stadium (North Carolina): 89, Mixed
- L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium (Louisville): 89, Mixed
- Wallace Wade Stadium (Duke): 89, Mixed
- Gerald J. Ford Stadium (SMU): 81, Mixed
- Doak Campbell Stadium (Florida State): 79, Mixed
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California Memorial Stadium scores 97, the highest of the 15 ACC stadiums. Scores run 79 to 97.
3:30 pm Saturdays
- California Memorial Stadium (California): 97, Comfortable
- Stanford Stadium (Stanford): 95, Comfortable
- Lane Stadium (Virginia Tech): 91, Comfortable
- Scott Stadium (Virginia): 91, Comfortable
- Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium (Wake Forest): 90, Comfortable
- Alumni Stadium (Boston College): 90, Comfortable
- Memorial Stadium (Clemson): 90, Comfortable
- Acrisure Stadium (Pittsburgh): 88, Mixed
- Carter-Finley Stadium (NC State): 88, Mixed
- Kenan Stadium (North Carolina): 88, Mixed
- Wallace Wade Stadium (Duke): 88, Mixed
- Bobby Dodd Stadium (Georgia Tech): 87, Mixed
- L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium (Louisville): 86, Mixed
- Gerald J. Ford Stadium (SMU): 79, Mixed
- Doak Campbell Stadium (Florida State): 78, Mixed
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California Memorial Stadium scores 97, the highest of the 15 ACC stadiums. Scores run 78 to 97.
7:30 pm Saturdays
- Stanford Stadium (Stanford): 98, Comfortable
- California Memorial Stadium (California): 97, Comfortable
- Bobby Dodd Stadium (Georgia Tech): 95, Comfortable
- Carter-Finley Stadium (NC State): 95, Comfortable
- Doak Campbell Stadium (Florida State): 95, Comfortable
- Kenan Stadium (North Carolina): 95, Comfortable
- Memorial Stadium (Clemson): 95, Comfortable
- Wallace Wade Stadium (Duke): 95, Comfortable
- Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium (Wake Forest): 94, Comfortable
- Scott Stadium (Virginia): 93, Comfortable
- Gerald J. Ford Stadium (SMU): 92, Comfortable
- L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium (Louisville): 92, Comfortable
- Lane Stadium (Virginia Tech): 90, Comfortable
- Acrisure Stadium (Pittsburgh): 89, Mixed
- Alumni Stadium (Boston College): 89, Mixed
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California Memorial Stadium scores 97, higher than 13, lower than 1 of the other 14 ACC stadiums. Scores run 89 to 98.
One dot per stadium: 15 ACC stadiums. Every ACC stadium by month.
More about California Memorial Stadium
Built in 1923 into the Berkeley hills, the Hayward Fault beneath it; the upper rows look out across the bay.
- The roughest game played hereNC State at California, Oct. 19, 2024: weather score 79 (Mixed).
- Kickoff timesHow games here landed among each Saturday’s kickoff times.
- NetworksHow kickoff times and TV networks line up.
- Rivalry weatherCalifornia vs Stanford (Big Game): the two home stadiums side by side.
The table behind this page
| Season | Noon | 3:30 pm | 7:30 pm |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saturdays | 97 | 97 | 97 |
| September | 97 | 96 | 100 |
| October | 96 | 97 | 99 |
| November | 99 | 97 | 94 |
| Saturdays counted | 114 | 114 | 114 |
How this is measured
The score covers the first 3 hours and 20 minutes after kickoff, averaged over every regular-season Saturday from late August to early December, 2018 to 2025, using the nearest airport’s readings, not the stands. Shade, delays and smoke are not in it. Scores within about 2 points are effectively tied. It describes what these Saturdays were like. It is not a forecast and it says nothing about home advantage.
Weather observations: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet at Iowa State University. Weather score version 2.2.