Iowa vs Purdue: shaded seats and sun by section

For Iowa vs Purdue at an 11 am kickoff, 2 of 58 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 339, 335, 139, 338. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Nov 14, 2026, Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City. Kickoff time not yet announced (Big Ten windows 11 am, 2:30 pm or 6:30 pm CT). Kickoff time TBA, so each possible kickoff is modelled below.

Which seats are in the sun at an 11 am kickoff?

Time	What happens
5:00 am	University lots open (no more than 6 hours before)
9:20 am	Students enter at Gate B
9:30 am	Gates open
11:00 am	Kickoff
~2:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Lot and gate times from the hawkeyesports.com game day and parking guides.

Sun at kickoff: 28.9° high, bearing 166.3°. Still 19.6° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 339, 335, 139, 338, 337, 336. Shadiest: 216, 215, 115, 116, 217, 113. By level and side: 100 level, east side 207 min, 300 level, north end 196 min, 100 level, north end 183 min, 100 level, west side 130 min, 100 level, south end 118 min, 200 level, south end 108 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 101	100 level	east	213		not during the game
Section 102	100 level	east	214		not during the game
Section 103	100 level	east	215		not during the game
Section 104	100 level	east	215		not during the game
Section 105	100 level	east	215		not during the game
Section 106	100 level	east	214		not during the game
Section 107	100 level	east	212		not during the game
Section 108	100 level	east	205		not during the game
Section 109	100 level	east	198		not during the game
Section 110	100 level	east	173		not during the game
Section 111	100 level	south	153		1:50 pm
Section 113	100 level	south	94		12:30 pm
Section 115	100 level	south	51		not during the game
Section 116	100 level	south	61		not during the game
Section 117	100 level	south	131		not during the game
Section 119	100 level	south	165		2:20 pm
Section 121	100 level	south	174		2:10 pm
Section 122	100 level	west	180		not during the game
Section 123	100 level	west	166		not during the game
Section 124	100 level	west	156		2:10 pm
Section 125	100 level	west	140		1:30 pm
Section 126	100 level	west	127		1:20 pm
Section 127	100 level	west	116		1:00 pm
Section 128	100 level	west	106		12:50 pm
Section 129	100 level	west	104		1:00 pm
Section 130	100 level	west	105		1:00 pm
Section 131	100 level	west	104		1:00 pm
Section 132	100 level	north	135		1:20 pm
Section 133	100 level	north	133		1:30 pm
Section 134	100 level	north	144		1:40 pm
Section 135	100 level	north	185		2:10 pm	yes
Section 136	100 level	north	186		2:30 pm	yes
Section 137	100 level	north	217		not during the game	yes
Section 138	100 level	north	213		not during the game	yes
Section 139	100 level	north	218		not during the game	yes
Section 140	100 level	north	216		not during the game	yes
Section 211	200 level	south	130		not during the game
Section 212	200 level	south	177		not during the game
Section 213	200 level	south	158		2:20 pm
Section 214	200 level	south	132		1:30 pm
Section 215	200 level	south	11		at kickoff
Section 216	200 level	south	5		at kickoff
Section 217	200 level	south	74		2:30 pm
Section 218	200 level	south	139		1:50 pm
Section 219	200 level	south	127		1:40 pm
Section 220	200 level	south	128		1:50 pm
Section 221	200 level	south	104		1:20 pm
Section 331	300 level	north	116		1:00 pm
Section 332	300 level	north	150		1:30 pm
Section 333	300 level	north	181		2:00 pm
Section 334	300 level	north	197		2:20 pm
Section 335	300 level	north	218		not during the game	yes
Section 336	300 level	north	217		not during the game	yes
Section 337	300 level	north	217		not during the game	yes
Section 338	300 level	north	217		not during the game	yes
Section 339	300 level	north	218		not during the game	yes
Section 340	300 level	north	216		not during the game	yes
Section 341	300 level	north	214		not during the game	yes

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 43°F (range 31-58°F), feels like 35°F, wind 10 mph, rain in 5% of game hours, clear skies in 36%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 2:30 pm kickoff?

Time	What happens
8:30 am	University lots open (no more than 6 hours before)
12:50 pm	Students enter at Gate B
1:00 pm	Gates open
2:30 pm	Kickoff
4:50 pm	Sunset
~6:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Lot and gate times from the hawkeyesports.com game day and parking guides.

Sun at kickoff: 19.6° high, bearing 220.2°. Sunset during the game at about 4:50 pm. Sunniest: 107, 106, 105, 108, 109, 104. Shadiest: 111, 119, 121, 127, 128, 129. By level and side: 100 level, east side 92 min, 300 level, north end 41 min, 100 level, north end 14 min, 200 level, south end 13 min, 100 level, south end 9 min, 100 level, west side 4 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 101	100 level	east	61		3:30 pm	yes
Section 102	100 level	east	72		3:40 pm	yes
Section 103	100 level	east	88		4:00 pm	yes
Section 104	100 level	east	98		4:10 pm	yes
Section 105	100 level	east	103		4:10 pm	yes
Section 106	100 level	east	111		4:20 pm	yes
Section 107	100 level	east	113		4:20 pm	yes
Section 108	100 level	east	102		4:20 pm	yes
Section 109	100 level	east	99		4:10 pm	yes
Section 110	100 level	east	71		4:00 pm	yes
Section 111	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 113	100 level	south	11		at kickoff
Section 115	100 level	south	22		3:00 pm
Section 116	100 level	south	23		2:50 pm
Section 117	100 level	south	6		2:40 pm
Section 119	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 121	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 122	100 level	west	15		2:40 pm
Section 123	100 level	west	13		2:40 pm
Section 124	100 level	west	8		at kickoff
Section 125	100 level	west	5		at kickoff
Section 126	100 level	west	1		at kickoff
Section 127	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 128	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 129	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 130	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 131	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 132	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 133	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 134	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 135	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 136	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 137	100 level	north	15		2:50 pm
Section 138	100 level	north	31		3:00 pm	yes
Section 139	100 level	north	34		3:00 pm	yes
Section 140	100 level	north	45		3:10 pm	yes
Section 211	200 level	south	36		2:40 pm
Section 212	200 level	south	45		3:10 pm
Section 213	200 level	south	23		at kickoff
Section 214	200 level	south	7		at kickoff
Section 215	200 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 216	200 level	south	6		at kickoff
Section 217	200 level	south	10		at kickoff
Section 218	200 level	south	5		at kickoff
Section 219	200 level	south	3		at kickoff
Section 220	200 level	south	6		at kickoff
Section 221	200 level	south	4		at kickoff
Section 331	300 level	north	5		at kickoff
Section 332	300 level	north	5		at kickoff
Section 333	300 level	north	4		at kickoff
Section 334	300 level	north	2		at kickoff
Section 335	300 level	north	27		3:00 pm
Section 336	300 level	north	42		3:10 pm
Section 337	300 level	north	59		3:30 pm
Section 338	300 level	north	73		3:40 pm	yes
Section 339	300 level	north	78		3:50 pm	yes
Section 340	300 level	north	81		3:50 pm	yes
Section 341	300 level	north	79		3:50 pm	yes

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 47°F (range 32-60°F), feels like 38°F, wind 10 mph, rain in 4% of game hours, clear skies in 39%.

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