Stadium Seating Charts

Cal vs Stanford: shaded seats and sun by section

For Cal vs Stanford at a 12:30 pm kickoff, 10 of 48 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are VV, V, UU, W. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Nov 21, 2026, California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley. The Big Game. Kickoff time not yet announced (ACC windows 12:30 pm, 4:30 pm or 7:30 pm PT). Kickoff time TBA, so each possible kickoff is modelled below.

Which seats are in the sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff?

California Memorial Stadium sun map, Cal vs Stanford, 12:30 pm kickoff
Average minutes of direct sun per section, 12:30 pm kickoff, 3.5 hour game.
TimeWhat happens
8:30 amTicket windows open at the Ticket Plaza and Gate 6
~10:30 amMarch to Victory: the team walks up the Haas Grand Staircase to Gate 1
10:30 amGates open
12:30 pmKickoff
~4:00 pmTypical final whistle (3.5 h)

Ticket window, March to Victory and gate times from calbears.com.

Sun at kickoff: 31.5° high, bearing 189.7°. Still 8.5° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: VV, V, UU, W, WW, SS. Shadiest: E, F, G, H, EE, FF. By level and side: east side 208 min, South Bowl 154 min, North Bowl 149 min, west side 5 min.

SectionSideSun (min)Mostly shaded fromLow-sun glare
Section ANorth Bowl1883:40 pm
Section AANorth Bowl1733:30 pm
Section BNorth Bowl1483:10 pm
Section BBNorth Bowl1142:40 pm
Section CNorth Bowl983:00 pm
Section CCNorth Bowl711:00 pm
Section DNorth Bowl39at kickoff
Section DDNorth Bowl4at kickoff
Section Ewest side0at kickoff
Section EEwest side0at kickoff
Section Fwest side0at kickoff
Section FFwest side0at kickoff
Section Gwest side0at kickoff
Section GGwest side0at kickoff
Section Hwest side0at kickoff
Section HHwest side0at kickoff
Section Iwest side6at kickoff
Section IIwest side41at kickoff
Section JSouth Bowl742:10 pm
Section JJSouth Bowl912:20 pm
Section KSouth Bowl1012:30 pm
Section KKSouth Bowl1162:50 pm
Section LSouth Bowl1313:00 pm
Section LLSouth Bowl1473:10 pm
Section MSouth Bowl1693:40 pm
Section MMSouth Bowl1733:50 pm
Section NSouth Bowl1704:00 pm
Section NNSouth Bowl1914:00 pm
Section OSouth Bowl194not during the game
Section OOSouth Bowl1964:00 pm
Section PSouth Bowl2024:00 pmyes
Section PPSouth Bowl2034:00 pmyes
Section Qeast side2044:00 pmyes
Section QQeast side2064:00 pmyes
Section Reast side207not during the gameyes
Section RReast side208not during the gameyes
Section Seast side206not during the gameyes
Section SSeast side209not during the gameyes
Section Teast side208not during the gameyes
Section TTeast side2074:00 pmyes
Section Ueast side208not during the gameyes
Section UUeast side214not during the gameyes
Section VNorth Bowl215not during the gameyes
Section VVNorth Bowl215not during the gameyes
Section WNorth Bowl212not during the gameyes
Section WWNorth Bowl210not during the game
Section XNorth Bowl2084:00 pm
Section XXNorth Bowl1963:50 pm

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 60°F (range 56-66°F), feels like 56°F, wind 5 mph, rain in 10% of game hours, clear skies in 47%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 4:30 pm kickoff?

California Memorial Stadium sun map, Cal vs Stanford, 4:30 pm kickoff
Average minutes of direct sun per section, 4:30 pm kickoff, 3.5 hour game.
TimeWhat happens
12:30 pmTicket windows open at the Ticket Plaza and Gate 6
~2:30 pmMarch to Victory: the team walks up the Haas Grand Staircase to Gate 1
2:30 pmGates open
4:30 pmKickoff
5:00 pmSunset
~8:00 pmTypical final whistle (3.5 h)

Ticket window, March to Victory and gate times from calbears.com.

Sun at kickoff: 3.5° high, bearing 241.3°. Sunset during the game at about 5:00 pm. Sunniest: V, U, UU, TT, VV, W. Shadiest: A, B, C, E, F, G. By level and side: east side 2 min, North Bowl 1 min, west side 0 min, South Bowl 0 min.

SectionSideSun (min)Mostly shaded fromLow-sun glare
Section ANorth Bowl0at kickoff
Section AANorth Bowl0at kickoff
Section BNorth Bowl0at kickoff
Section BBNorth Bowl0at kickoff
Section CNorth Bowl0at kickoff
Section CCNorth Bowl1at kickoff
Section DNorth Bowl1at kickoff
Section DDNorth Bowl1at kickoff
Section Ewest side0at kickoff
Section EEwest side0at kickoff
Section Fwest side0at kickoff
Section FFwest side0at kickoff
Section Gwest side0at kickoff
Section GGwest side0at kickoff
Section Hwest side0at kickoff
Section HHwest side0at kickoff
Section Iwest side0at kickoff
Section IIwest side0at kickoff
Section JSouth Bowl0at kickoff
Section JJSouth Bowl0at kickoff
Section KSouth Bowl1at kickoff
Section KKSouth Bowl0at kickoff
Section LSouth Bowl0at kickoff
Section LLSouth Bowl0at kickoff
Section MSouth Bowl0at kickoff
Section MMSouth Bowl1at kickoff
Section NSouth Bowl2at kickoff
Section NNSouth Bowl1at kickoff
Section OSouth Bowl1at kickoff
Section OOSouth Bowl1at kickoff
Section PSouth Bowl0at kickoff
Section PPSouth Bowl0at kickoff
Section Qeast side0at kickoff
Section QQeast side1at kickoff
Section Reast side1at kickoff
Section RReast side1at kickoff
Section Seast side1at kickoff
Section SSeast side0at kickoff
Section Teast side2at kickoff
Section TTeast side5at kickoff
Section Ueast side6at kickoffyes
Section UUeast side5at kickoff
Section VNorth Bowl6at kickoffyes
Section VVNorth Bowl4at kickoff
Section WNorth Bowl2at kickoff
Section WWNorth Bowl0at kickoff
Section XNorth Bowl0at kickoff
Section XXNorth Bowl0at kickoff

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 57°F (range 51-63°F), feels like 54°F, wind 4 mph, rain in 9% of game hours, clear skies in 46%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 7:30 pm kickoff?

None of the stands get direct sun at a 7:30 pm kickoff. The sun is down for the whole game.

TimeWhat happens
3:30 pmTicket windows open at the Ticket Plaza and Gate 6
~5:30 pmMarch to Victory: the team walks up the Haas Grand Staircase to Gate 1
5:30 pmGates open
7:30 pmKickoff
~11:00 pmTypical final whistle (3.5 h)

Ticket window, March to Victory and gate times from calbears.com.

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 51°F (range 48-57°F), feels like 49°F, wind 4 mph, rain in 8% of game hours, clear skies in 43%.

Plan the game: all 48 California Memorial Stadium sections · California Memorial Stadium parking, transit and tailgating · California Memorial Stadium bag policy and stadium rules · how the California Memorial Stadium data is measured.