Northwest Stadium, Landover
Kickoff time makes little difference at Northwest Stadium: scores run 91 to 93
capacity 82,000 · Grass
- 92all Saturdays, Comfortable
- 15thof 167 stadiums
92 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 13th and 30th.
Show a month
All Saturdays
- noon: 93, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 91, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 93, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
September
In September at Northwest Stadium, a 7:30 pm Saturday scores 99 and a 3:30 pm Saturday 87.
- noon: 88, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 87, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 99, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
October
In October, kickoff time makes little difference in these Saturdays at Northwest Stadium: scores run 96 to 98, all Comfortable.
- noon: 98, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 98, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 96, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
November
In November at Northwest Stadium, a noon Saturday scores 94 and a 7:30 pm Saturday 83.
- noon: 94, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 90, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 83, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
At kickoff, regular-season Saturdays, 2018 to 2025: 104 at noon, 102 at 3:30 pm, 102 at 7:30 pm.
All Saturdays
Little difference by kickoff time. Noon 93, 3:30 pm 91, 7:30 pm 93.
September
Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (99). Roughest kickoff time: noon and 3:30 pm (88 and 87).
October
Little difference by kickoff time. Noon 98, 3:30 pm 98, 7:30 pm 96.
November
Best kickoff time: noon (94). Roughest kickoff time: 7:30 pm (83).
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
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.
More about Northwest Stadium
- The roughest game played hereTexas at Maryland, Sept. 1, 2018: weather score 44 (Harsh). Storms took off the most points.
- 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 | 93 | 91 | 93 |
| September | 88 | 87 | 99 |
| October | 98 | 98 | 96 |
| November | 94 | 90 | 83 |
| Saturdays counted | 104 | 102 | 102 |
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.