Soldier Field, Chicago
Kickoff time makes little difference at Soldier Field: scores run 86 to 88
capacity 61,500 · Grass
- 87all Saturdays, Mixed
- 104thof 167 stadiums
87 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 71st and 133rd.
Show a month
All Saturdays
- noon: 88, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 86, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 87, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
September
In September at Soldier Field, a 7:30 pm Saturday scores 98 and a noon or 3:30 pm Saturday 88.
- noon: 88, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 88, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 98, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
October
In October, kickoff time makes little difference in these Saturdays at Soldier Field: scores run 91 to 92, all Comfortable.
- noon: 92, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 92, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 91, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
November
In November at Soldier Field, a noon Saturday scores 84 and a 7:30 pm Saturday 74.
- noon: 84, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 79, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 74, 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 88, 3:30 pm 86, 7:30 pm 87.
September
Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (98). Roughest kickoff time: noon and 3:30 pm (88 and 88).
October
Little difference by kickoff time. Noon 92, 3:30 pm 92, 7:30 pm 91.
November
Best kickoff time: noon (84). Roughest kickoff time: 7:30 pm (74).
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.
More about Soldier Field
- The roughest game played hereSouth Florida at Illinois, Sept. 15, 2018: weather score 85 (Mixed).
- 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 | 88 | 86 | 87 |
| September | 88 | 88 | 98 |
| October | 92 | 92 | 91 |
| November | 84 | 79 | 74 |
| 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. This stadium uses an airport 14 km away; the nearest one has too little history. 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.