Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver
Kickoff time makes little difference at Sports Authority Field at Mile High: scores run 86 to 89
capacity 76,125 · Grass · 5,195 ft above sea level
- 87all Saturdays, Mixed
- 100thof 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 63rd and 131st.
Show a month
All Saturdays
- noon: 89, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 86, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 87, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
September
In September at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, a 7:30 pm Saturday scores 98 and a 3:30 pm Saturday 81.
- noon: 83, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 81, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 98, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
October
In October at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, a noon or 3:30 pm Saturday scores 95 and a 7:30 pm Saturday 89.
- noon: 95, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 95, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 89, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
November
In November at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, a noon Saturday scores 89 and a 7:30 pm Saturday 76.
- noon: 89, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 82, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 76, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
At kickoff, regular-season Saturdays, 2018 to 2025: 114 at noon, 113 at 3:30 pm, 114 at 7:30 pm.
All Saturdays
Little difference by kickoff time. Noon 89, 3:30 pm 86, 7:30 pm 87.
September
Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (98). Roughest kickoff time: noon and 3:30 pm (83 and 81).
October
Best kickoff time: noon and 3:30 pm (95 and 95). Roughest kickoff time: 7:30 pm (89).
November
Best kickoff time: noon (89). Roughest kickoff time: 7:30 pm (76).
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
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 Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- The roughest game played hereTexas A&M at Colorado, Sept. 11, 2021: feels like 90°F, weather score 65 (Rough). 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 | 89 | 86 | 87 |
| September | 83 | 81 | 98 |
| October | 95 | 95 | 89 |
| November | 89 | 82 | 76 |
| Saturdays counted | 114 | 113 | 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 airport’s rain gauge does not report rain, so the rain comes from the nearest working gauge, 23 km away. 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.