Mackay Stadium, Reno
Kickoff time makes little difference at Mackay Stadium: scores run 86 to 90
Home of Nevada · Mountain West · capacity 27,000 · Turf · 4,615 ft above sea level
- 88all Saturdays, Mixed
- 78thof 167 stadiums
88 is Mixed, and about as many stadiums score higher as 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 48th and 112th.
Show a month
All Saturdays
- noon: 90, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 86, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 90, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
September
In September at Mackay Stadium, a 7:30 pm Saturday scores 97 and a 3:30 pm Saturday 77.
- noon: 79, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 77, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 97, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
October
In October, kickoff time makes little difference in these Saturdays at Mackay Stadium: every kickoff time scores 95, Comfortable.
- noon: 95, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 95, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 95, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
November
In November at Mackay Stadium, a noon Saturday scores 96 and a 7:30 pm Saturday 80.
- noon: 96, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 86, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 80, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
At kickoff, regular-season Saturdays, 2018 to 2025: 106 at noon, 106 at 3:30 pm, 99 at 7:30 pm.
All Saturdays
Little difference by kickoff time. Noon 90, 3:30 pm 86, 7:30 pm 90.
September
Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (97). Roughest kickoff time: noon and 3:30 pm (79 and 77).
October
Little difference by kickoff time. Noon 95, 3:30 pm 95, 7:30 pm 95.
November
Best kickoff time: noon (96). Roughest kickoff time: 7:30 pm (80).
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
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
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, Mackay Stadium scores higher than 6 of the other 8 Mountain West stadiums
All Saturdays
- CEFCU Stadium (San José State): 94, Comfortable
- University Stadium (New Mexico): 90, Comfortable
- Mackay Stadium (Nevada): 88, Mixed
- Sun Bowl (UTEP): 87, Mixed
- Falcon Stadium (Air Force): 85, Mixed
- Huskie Stadium (Northern Illinois): 84, Mixed
- Aloha Stadium (Hawai'i): 81, Mixed
- Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Hawai'i): 81, Mixed
- War Memorial Stadium (Wyoming): 79, Mixed
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Mackay Stadium scores 88, higher than 6, lower than 2 of the other 8 Mountain West stadiums. Scores run 79 to 94.
Noon Saturdays
- CEFCU Stadium (San José State): 92, Comfortable
- University Stadium (New Mexico): 92, Comfortable
- Falcon Stadium (Air Force): 90, Comfortable
- Mackay Stadium (Nevada): 90, Comfortable
- Huskie Stadium (Northern Illinois): 87, Mixed
- Sun Bowl (UTEP): 84, Mixed
- War Memorial Stadium (Wyoming): 83, Mixed
- Aloha Stadium (Hawai'i): 69, Rough
- Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Hawai'i): 69, Rough
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Mackay Stadium scores 90, higher than 5, lower than 2 and level with 1 of the other 8 Mountain West stadiums. Scores run 69 to 92.
3:30 pm Saturdays
- CEFCU Stadium (San José State): 93, Comfortable
- University Stadium (New Mexico): 87, Mixed
- Mackay Stadium (Nevada): 86, Mixed
- Falcon Stadium (Air Force): 85, Mixed
- Huskie Stadium (Northern Illinois): 84, Mixed
- Sun Bowl (UTEP): 82, Mixed
- Aloha Stadium (Hawai'i): 80, Mixed
- Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Hawai'i): 80, Mixed
- War Memorial Stadium (Wyoming): 79, Mixed
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Mackay Stadium scores 86, higher than 6, lower than 2 of the other 8 Mountain West stadiums. Scores run 79 to 93.
7:30 pm Saturdays
- CEFCU Stadium (San José State): 98, Comfortable
- Aloha Stadium (Hawai'i): 95, Comfortable
- Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Hawai'i): 95, Comfortable
- Sun Bowl (UTEP): 94, Comfortable
- University Stadium (New Mexico): 92, Comfortable
- Mackay Stadium (Nevada): 90, Comfortable
- Huskie Stadium (Northern Illinois): 82, Mixed
- Falcon Stadium (Air Force): 79, Mixed
- War Memorial Stadium (Wyoming): 74, Rough
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Mackay Stadium scores 90, higher than 3, lower than 5 of the other 8 Mountain West stadiums. Scores run 74 to 98.
One dot per stadium, not per school: 9 stadiums for 8 Mountain West schools: some schools play home games at more than one stadium. Every Mountain West stadium by month.
More about Mackay Stadium
- The roughest game played hereBoise State at Nevada, Nov. 12, 2022: feels like 29°F, weather score 56 (Rough). Cold took off the most points.
- This weekSan José State at Nevada, Saturday, Oct. 24, 5:00 pm ET.
- Kickoff timesHow games here landed among each Saturday’s kickoff times.
- NetworksHow kickoff times and TV networks line up.
The table behind this page
| Season | Noon | 3:30 pm | 7:30 pm |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saturdays | 90 | 86 | 90 |
| September | 79 | 77 | 97 |
| October | 95 | 95 | 95 |
| November | 96 | 86 | 80 |
| Saturdays counted | 106 | 106 | 99 |
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.