Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins
Kickoff time makes little difference at Canvas Stadium: scores run 85 to 89
Home of Colorado State · Pac-12 · capacity 36,500 · Turf · 5,014 ft above sea level
- 86all Saturdays, Mixed
- 116thof 167 stadiums
86 is Mixed, and most stadiums score higher.
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 82nd and 140th.
Show a month
All Saturdays
- noon: 89, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 85, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 85, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
September
In September at Canvas Stadium, a 7:30 pm Saturday scores 97 and a 3:30 pm Saturday 80.
- noon: 84, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 80, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 97, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
October
In October at Canvas Stadium, a noon or 3:30 pm Saturday scores 95 and a 7:30 pm Saturday 87.
- noon: 95, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 95, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 87, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
November
In November at Canvas Stadium, a noon Saturday scores 89 and a 7:30 pm Saturday 72.
- noon: 89, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 80, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 72, Rough
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 89, 3:30 pm 85, 7:30 pm 85.
September
Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (97). Roughest kickoff time: 3:30 pm (80).
October
Best kickoff time: noon and 3:30 pm (95 and 95). Roughest kickoff time: 7:30 pm (87).
November
Best kickoff time: noon (89). Roughest kickoff time: 7:30 pm (72).
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
Feel 85°F or hotter
Feel under 32°F
September
Feel 85°F or hotter
October
Feel under 32°F
November
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, Canvas Stadium scores higher than 2 of the other 8 Pac-12 stadiums
All Saturdays
- Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego State): 94, Comfortable
- StubHub Center (San Diego State): 94, Comfortable
- Reser Stadium (Oregon State): 93, Comfortable
- Albertsons Stadium (Boise State): 88, Mixed
- Valley Children's Stadium (Fresno State): 88, Mixed
- Canvas Stadium (Colorado State): 86, Mixed
- Gesa Field (Washington State): 86, Mixed
- Maverik Stadium (Utah State): 85, Mixed
- Bobcat Stadium (Texas State): 81, Mixed
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Canvas Stadium scores 86, higher than 2, lower than 5 and level with 1 of the other 8 Pac-12 stadiums. Scores run 81 to 94.
Noon Saturdays
- Reser Stadium (Oregon State): 96, Comfortable
- Albertsons Stadium (Boise State): 91, Comfortable
- Maverik Stadium (Utah State): 91, Comfortable
- Canvas Stadium (Colorado State): 89, Mixed
- Gesa Field (Washington State): 89, Mixed
- Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego State): 89, Mixed
- StubHub Center (San Diego State): 89, Mixed
- Valley Children's Stadium (Fresno State): 85, Mixed
- Bobcat Stadium (Texas State): 77, Mixed
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Canvas Stadium scores 89, higher than 2, lower than 3 and level with 3 of the other 8 Pac-12 stadiums. Scores run 77 to 96.
3:30 pm Saturdays
- Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego State): 95, Comfortable
- StubHub Center (San Diego State): 94, Comfortable
- Reser Stadium (Oregon State): 92, Comfortable
- Albertsons Stadium (Boise State): 85, Mixed
- Canvas Stadium (Colorado State): 85, Mixed
- Gesa Field (Washington State): 85, Mixed
- Maverik Stadium (Utah State): 83, Mixed
- Valley Children's Stadium (Fresno State): 83, Mixed
- Bobcat Stadium (Texas State): 75, Mixed
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Canvas Stadium scores 85, higher than 3, lower than 3 and level with 2 of the other 8 Pac-12 stadiums. Scores run 75 to 95.
7:30 pm Saturdays
- Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego State): 99, Comfortable
- StubHub Center (San Diego State): 99, Comfortable
- Valley Children's Stadium (Fresno State): 95, Comfortable
- Bobcat Stadium (Texas State): 93, Comfortable
- Reser Stadium (Oregon State): 91, Comfortable
- Albertsons Stadium (Boise State): 87, Mixed
- Canvas Stadium (Colorado State): 85, Mixed
- Gesa Field (Washington State): 84, Mixed
- Maverik Stadium (Utah State): 83, Mixed
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Canvas Stadium scores 85, higher than 2, lower than 6 of the other 8 Pac-12 stadiums. Scores run 83 to 99.
One dot per stadium, not per school: 9 stadiums for 8 Pac-12 schools: some schools play home games at more than one stadium. Every Pac-12 stadium by month.
More about Canvas Stadium
Sonny Lubick Field keeps its sightline to the Rockies; the foothills watch every snap.
- The roughest game played hereUtah State at Colorado State, Nov. 17, 2018: feels like 15°F, weather score 47 (Harsh). Cold took off the most points.
- This weekSan Diego State at Colorado State, Saturday, Oct. 24, 6:30 pm ET.
- Kickoff timesHow games here landed among each Saturday’s kickoff times.
- NetworksHow kickoff times and TV networks line up.
- Rivalry weatherColorado State vs Colorado (Rocky Mountain Showdown): the two home stadiums side by side.
- Rivalry weatherColorado State vs Wyoming (Border War (Bronze Boot)): the two home stadiums side by side.
The table behind this page
| Season | Noon | 3:30 pm | 7:30 pm |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saturdays | 89 | 85 | 85 |
| September | 84 | 80 | 97 |
| October | 95 | 95 | 87 |
| November | 89 | 80 | 72 |
| 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.