Jets vs Minnesota Vikings: shaded seats and sun by section

For Jets vs Minnesota Vikings at a 1:00 pm kickoff, 78 of 146 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 211, 307, 210, 209. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sun Jan 3, 2027, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford. Kickoff 1:00 pm ET.

Which seats are in the sun at a 1:00 pm kickoff?

MetLife Stadium sun map, Jets vs Minnesota Vikings, 1:00 pm kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, 1:00 pm kickoff, 3.5 hour game.

Time	What happens
8:00 am	Parking lots open (Giants games: giants.com)
10:30 am	The 351 Meadowlands Express bus starts from Port Authority
11:00 am	Gates open
1:00 pm	Kickoff
~4:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate, lot and bus times from metlifestadium.com and giants.com.

Sun at kickoff: 25.0° high, bearing 195.1°. Still 1.3° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 211, 307, 210, 209, 207C, 212. Shadiest: 118, 121, 123, 124, 126, 128. By level and side: 200 level, east sideline 133 min, 300 level, east sideline 133 min, 200 level, north end 78 min, lower bowl, east sideline 77 min, 300 level, north end 72 min, lower bowl, north end 55 min, 300 level, south end 12 min, lower bowl, south end 0 min, lower bowl, west sideline 0 min, 200 level, south end 0 min, 200 level, west sideline 0 min, 300 level, west sideline 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 101	lower bowl	north	64	2:20 pm	yes
Section 103	lower bowl	north	65	2:30 pm	yes
Section 104	lower bowl	north	77	2:40 pm	yes
Section 106	lower bowl	north	83	2:50 pm	yes
Section 108	lower bowl	east	93	3:00 pm	yes
Section 109	lower bowl	east	109	3:00 pm	yes
Section 110	lower bowl	east	104	2:50 pm	yes
Section 111A	lower bowl	east	105	2:50 pm	yes
Section 111C	lower bowl	east	111	2:50 pm	yes
Section 112	lower bowl	east	109	2:50 pm	yes
Section 113	lower bowl	east	99	2:40 pm	yes
Section 114	lower bowl	east	89	2:30 pm
Section 115A	lower bowl	east	66	2:10 pm
Section 115C	lower bowl	east	79	2:20 pm
Section 116	lower bowl	east	31	1:30 pm
Section 117	lower bowl	east	1	at kickoff
Section 118	lower bowl	east	0	at kickoff
Section 121	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 123	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 124	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 126	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 128	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 129	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 131	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 133	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 134	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 135	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 137	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 139	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 140	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 142	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 143	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 144	lower bowl	west	3	at kickoff
Section 146	lower bowl	north	12	1:10 pm
Section 148	lower bowl	north	34	1:40 pm	yes
Section 149	lower bowl	north	50	2:00 pm	yes
Section 201	200 level	north	42	at kickoff	yes
Section 202A	200 level	north	119	3:00 pm	yes
Section 202B	200 level	north	38	at kickoff	yes
Section 203A	200 level	north	127	3:10 pm	yes
Section 203B	200 level	north	51	at kickoff	yes
Section 204	200 level	north	137	3:20 pm	yes
Section 205	200 level	north	142	3:20 pm	yes
Section 206	200 level	north	145	3:30 pm	yes
Section 207A	200 level	north	139	3:30 pm	yes
Section 207C	200 level	north	151	3:30 pm	yes
Section 208	200 level	north	140	3:30 pm	yes
Section 209	200 level	east	151	3:30 pm	yes
Section 210	200 level	east	152	3:30 pm	yes
Section 211	200 level	east	153	3:30 pm	yes
Section 212	200 level	east	150	3:30 pm	yes
Section 213	200 level	east	148	3:30 pm	yes
Section 215	200 level	east	143	3:20 pm	yes
Section 216	200 level	east	134	3:10 pm	yes
Section 217	200 level	east	120	3:00 pm	yes
Section 218	200 level	east	46	2:20 pm
Section 219	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 220A	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 220C	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 221	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 222	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 223	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 224A	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 224B	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 225A	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 225B	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 226	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 227A	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 227B	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 228A	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 228B	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 229	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 230	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 231	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 232A	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 232C	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 233	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 234	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 235	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 236	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 237	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 239	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 240	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 241	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 242	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 243	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 244	200 level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 245A	200 level	north	7	1:10 pm
Section 245C	200 level	north	1	at kickoff
Section 246	200 level	north	26	1:30 pm
Section 247	200 level	north	50	1:50 pm
Section 248	200 level	north	73	2:10 pm	yes
Section 249A	200 level	north	106	2:50 pm	yes
Section 249B	200 level	north	29	at kickoff	yes
Section 250A	200 level	north	90	2:30 pm	yes
Section 250B	200 level	north	29	at kickoff	yes
Section 301	300 level	north	83	2:20 pm	yes
Section 302	300 level	north	80	at kickoff	yes
Section 303	300 level	north	100	4:00 pm	yes
Section 304	300 level	north	102	4:00 pm	yes
Section 305	300 level	north	77	at kickoff	yes
Section 306	300 level	north	96	4:10 pm	yes
Section 307	300 level	north	152	4:10 pm	yes
Section 308	300 level	north	137	4:00 pm	yes
Section 309	300 level	north	137	4:00 pm	yes
Section 310	300 level	north	138	4:10 pm	yes
Section 311	300 level	east	138	4:10 pm	yes
Section 312	300 level	east	138	4:10 pm	yes
Section 313	300 level	east	138	4:10 pm	yes
Section 314	300 level	east	131	4:10 pm	yes
Section 315	300 level	east	136	4:00 pm	yes
Section 316	300 level	east	132	4:00 pm	yes
Section 317	300 level	east	121	3:50 pm	yes
Section 318	300 level	south	120	3:40 pm	yes
Section 319	300 level	south	92	3:20 pm
Section 320	300 level	south	8	at kickoff
Section 321	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 322	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 323	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 324	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 325	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 326	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 327	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 328	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 329	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 330	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 331	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 332	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 333	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 334	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 335	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 336	300 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 337	300 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 338	300 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 339	300 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 340	300 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 341	300 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 342	300 level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 343	300 level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 344	300 level	north	1	at kickoff
Section 345	300 level	north	3	at kickoff
Section 346	300 level	north	22	1:30 pm
Section 347	300 level	north	39	at kickoff
Section 348	300 level	north	51	at kickoff
Section 349	300 level	north	72	3:00 pm	yes
Section 350	300 level	north	70	at kickoff	yes

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 42°F (range 27-51°F), feels like 33°F, wind 10 mph, rain in 13% of game hours, clear skies in 27%.

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