Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
Raymond James Stadium: 7:30 pm Saturdays score 91, noon Saturdays 70
Home of South Florida · American Athletic · capacity 65,828 · Grass
- 78all Saturdays, Mixed
- 163rdof 167 stadiums
78 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 162nd and 164th.
Show a month
All Saturdays
- noon: 70, Rough
- 3:30 pm: 72, Rough
- 7:30 pm: 91, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
September
In September at Raymond James Stadium, a 7:30 pm Saturday scores 81 and a 3:30 pm Saturday 49.
- noon: 52, Rough
- 3:30 pm: 49, Harsh
- 7:30 pm: 81, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
October
In October at Raymond James Stadium, a 7:30 pm Saturday scores 94 and a noon or 3:30 pm Saturday 71.
- noon: 71, Rough
- 3:30 pm: 71, Rough
- 7:30 pm: 94, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
November
In November at Raymond James Stadium, a 7:30 pm Saturday scores 99 and a noon Saturday 85.
- noon: 85, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 93, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 99, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
At kickoff, 114 regular-season Saturdays at each kickoff time, 2018 to 2025.
All Saturdays
Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (91). Roughest kickoff time: noon and 3:30 pm (70 and 72).
September
Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (81). Roughest kickoff time: 3:30 pm (49).
October
Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (94). Roughest kickoff time: noon and 3:30 pm (71 and 71).
November
Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (99). Roughest kickoff time: noon (85).
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
September
Feel 85°F or hotter
October
Feel 85°F or hotter
November
Feel 85°F or hotter
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 Raymond James Stadium
- The roughest game played hereAlabama at South Florida, Sept. 16, 2023: feels like 96°F, weather score 32 (Harsh). Heat 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 | 70 | 72 | 91 |
| September | 52 | 49 | 81 |
| October | 71 | 71 | 94 |
| November | 85 | 93 | 99 |
| 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.