Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati
Kickoff time makes little difference at Nippert Stadium: scores run 88 to 90
Home of Cincinnati · Big 12 · capacity 40,000 · Turf
- 89all Saturdays, Mixed
- 68thof 167 stadiums
89 is Mixed, 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 36th and 99th.
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All Saturdays
- noon: 90, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 88, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 90, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
September
In September at Nippert Stadium, a 7:30 pm Saturday scores 97 and a 3:30 pm Saturday 82.
- noon: 85, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 82, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 97, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
October
In October, kickoff time makes little difference in these Saturdays at Nippert Stadium: scores run 94 to 95, all Comfortable.
- noon: 95, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 95, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 94, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
November
In November at Nippert Stadium, a noon Saturday scores 91 and a 7:30 pm Saturday 80.
- noon: 91, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 87, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 80, Mixed
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 90, 3:30 pm 88, 7:30 pm 90.
September
Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (97). Roughest kickoff time: 3:30 pm (82).
October
Little difference by kickoff time. Noon 95, 3:30 pm 95, 7:30 pm 94.
November
Best kickoff time: noon (91). 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, Nippert Stadium scores higher than 14 of the other 15 Big 12 stadiums
All Saturdays
- Milan Puskar Stadium (West Virginia): 91, Comfortable
- Nippert Stadium (Cincinnati): 89, Mixed
- Folsom Field (Colorado): 88, Mixed
- LaVell Edwards Stadium (BYU): 88, Mixed
- Rice-Eccles Stadium (Utah): 87, Mixed
- Bill Snyder Family Stadium (Kansas State): 86, Mixed
- Boone Pickens Stadium (Oklahoma State): 86, Mixed
- Jones AT&T Stadium (Texas Tech): 86, Mixed
- Memorial Stadium (Kansas): 86, Mixed
- Amon G. Carter Stadium (TCU): 84, Mixed
- Jack Trice Stadium (Iowa State): 84, Mixed
- McLane Stadium (Baylor): 84, Mixed
- Arizona Stadium (Arizona): 83, Mixed
- TDECU Stadium (Houston): 82, Mixed
- FBC Mortgage Stadium (UCF): 81, Mixed
- Mountain America Stadium (Arizona State): 77, Mixed
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Nippert Stadium scores 89, higher than 14, lower than 1 of the other 15 Big 12 stadiums. Scores run 77 to 91.
Noon Saturdays
- Milan Puskar Stadium (West Virginia): 92, Comfortable
- LaVell Edwards Stadium (BYU): 91, Comfortable
- Nippert Stadium (Cincinnati): 90, Comfortable
- Folsom Field (Colorado): 89, Mixed
- Rice-Eccles Stadium (Utah): 89, Mixed
- Jack Trice Stadium (Iowa State): 86, Mixed
- Memorial Stadium (Kansas): 86, Mixed
- Bill Snyder Family Stadium (Kansas State): 85, Mixed
- Jones AT&T Stadium (Texas Tech): 85, Mixed
- Boone Pickens Stadium (Oklahoma State): 84, Mixed
- Amon G. Carter Stadium (TCU): 81, Mixed
- McLane Stadium (Baylor): 80, Mixed
- TDECU Stadium (Houston): 78, Mixed
- Arizona Stadium (Arizona): 74, Rough
- FBC Mortgage Stadium (UCF): 71, Rough
- Mountain America Stadium (Arizona State): 69, Rough
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Nippert Stadium scores 90, higher than 13, lower than 2 of the other 15 Big 12 stadiums. Scores run 69 to 92.
3:30 pm Saturdays
- Milan Puskar Stadium (West Virginia): 90, Comfortable
- Nippert Stadium (Cincinnati): 88, Mixed
- LaVell Edwards Stadium (BYU): 87, Mixed
- Folsom Field (Colorado): 86, Mixed
- Rice-Eccles Stadium (Utah): 84, Mixed
- Bill Snyder Family Stadium (Kansas State): 83, Mixed
- Memorial Stadium (Kansas): 83, Mixed
- Boone Pickens Stadium (Oklahoma State): 82, Mixed
- Jack Trice Stadium (Iowa State): 82, Mixed
- Jones AT&T Stadium (Texas Tech): 82, Mixed
- Arizona Stadium (Arizona): 81, Mixed
- Amon G. Carter Stadium (TCU): 79, Mixed
- McLane Stadium (Baylor): 79, Mixed
- TDECU Stadium (Houston): 77, Mixed
- FBC Mortgage Stadium (UCF): 76, Mixed
- Mountain America Stadium (Arizona State): 72, Rough
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Nippert Stadium scores 88, higher than 14, lower than 1 of the other 15 Big 12 stadiums. Scores run 72 to 90.
7:30 pm Saturdays
- FBC Mortgage Stadium (UCF): 95, Comfortable
- McLane Stadium (Baylor): 95, Comfortable
- Arizona Stadium (Arizona): 94, Comfortable
- Amon G. Carter Stadium (TCU): 93, Comfortable
- TDECU Stadium (Houston): 93, Comfortable
- Boone Pickens Stadium (Oklahoma State): 92, Comfortable
- Jones AT&T Stadium (Texas Tech): 92, Comfortable
- Milan Puskar Stadium (West Virginia): 91, Comfortable
- Nippert Stadium (Cincinnati): 90, Comfortable
- Bill Snyder Family Stadium (Kansas State): 89, Mixed
- Folsom Field (Colorado): 88, Mixed
- Memorial Stadium (Kansas): 88, Mixed
- Mountain America Stadium (Arizona State): 88, Mixed
- Rice-Eccles Stadium (Utah): 88, Mixed
- LaVell Edwards Stadium (BYU): 87, Mixed
- Jack Trice Stadium (Iowa State): 84, Mixed
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Nippert Stadium scores 90, higher than 7, lower than 8 of the other 15 Big 12 stadiums. Scores run 84 to 95.
One dot per stadium: 16 Big 12 stadiums. Every Big 12 stadium by month.
More about Nippert Stadium
Football has been played on this campus site since 1901; the stands press tight to the sideline in a bowl of 40,000.
- The roughest game played hereTCU at Cincinnati, Nov. 30, 2024: feels like 24°F, weather score 52 (Rough). Cold took off the most points.
- This weekTexas Tech at Cincinnati, Saturday, Oct. 24, 12:00 pm ET.
- Kickoff timesHow games here landed among each Saturday’s kickoff times.
- NetworksHow kickoff times and TV networks line up.
- Rivalry weatherCincinnati vs Miami (OH) (Battle for the Victory Bell (OH)): the two home stadiums side by side.
- Rivalry weatherLouisville vs Cincinnati (Keg of Nails): the two home stadiums side by side.
The table behind this page
| Season | Noon | 3:30 pm | 7:30 pm |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saturdays | 90 | 88 | 90 |
| September | 85 | 82 | 97 |
| October | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| November | 91 | 87 | 80 |
| 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.