Stadium Seating Charts

Nationals Park shaded seats: which sections are out of the sun

For a 1:05 pm start the shadiest seats are Sections 209, 214, 213, 208, 211, 212, at 11 to 22 minutes of sun across the season. For 6:45 pm starts in June and July, 71% of sections get 15 minutes of sun or less.

Nationals Park sun map, July, 1:05 pm start
Average minutes of direct sun per section, mid-July, 1:05 pm start.

Where are the shaded seats at Nationals Park for a 1:05 pm start?

Sit in right field for shade (64 min of sun on average); center field gets the most (170 min). Season average shadiest: 209, 214, 213, 208, 211, 212, 207, 206. Sunniest: 102, 101, 100, 103, 104, 126. By area in June and July: right field 64 min, left field line 77 min, third base side 83 min, right field line 100 min, behind home plate 102 min, first base side 122 min, left field 156 min, center field 170 min.

Where are the shaded seats at Nationals Park for a 4:05 pm start?

Sit on the left field line for shade (1 min of sun on average); center field gets the most (158 min). Season average shadiest: 108, 110, 119, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205. Sunniest: 100, 133, 132, 101, 130, 134. By area in June and July: left field line 1 min, third base side 1 min, behind home plate 12 min, right field 61 min, left field 86 min, first base side 99 min, right field line 100 min, center field 158 min.

Where are the shaded seats at Nationals Park for a 6:45 pm start?

Sit on the left field line for shade (0 min of sun on average); center field gets the most (32 min). Season average shadiest: 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114. Sunniest: 100, 221, 101, 220, 219, 237. By area in June and July: left field line 0 min, third base side 0 min, behind home plate 0 min, first base side 10 min, left field 14 min, right field line 16 min, right field 16 min, center field 32 min.

Are there covered seats at Nationals Park?

Partly: rateyourseats.com says the back rows of the 100 Level are covered (from about Row GG to TT depending on the section), the 200 Level from Row G or H and the 400 Level from Row C. The front rows of every level are open to the sky. Covered rows stay out of the sun and the rain. Each section page lists its first covered row.

Sun by section, season average

SectionArea1:05 pm4:05 pm6:45 pm
Section 100Lower Level, in center field170 min137 min20 min
Section 101Lower Level, in left field170 min121 min16 min
Section 102Lower Level, in left field170 min94 min11 min
Section 103Lower Level, in left field170 min86 min9 min
Section 104Lower Level, in left field167 min55 min4 min
Section 105Lower Level, in left field152 min19 min1 min
Section 106Lower Level, in left field136 min3 min0 min
Section 107Lower Level, in left field94 min35 min5 min
Section 108Lower Level, on the left field line110 min0 min0 min
Section 109Lower Level, on the left field line102 min2 min0 min
Section 110Lower Level, on the left field line98 min0 min0 min
Section 111Lower Level, on the left field line98 min0 min0 min
Section 112Lower Level, on the left field line106 min1 min0 min
Section 113Lower Level, on the left field line92 min0 min0 min
Section 114Lower Level, on the left field line97 min1 min0 min
Section 115Lower Level, on the third base side98 min1 min0 min
Section 116Lower Level, on the third base side99 min1 min0 min
Section 117Lower Level, on the third base side99 min1 min0 min
Section 118Lower Level, on the third base side101 min0 min0 min
Section 119Lower Level, on the third base side123 min0 min0 min
Section 120Lower Level, behind home plate120 min2 min0 min
Section 121Lower Level, behind home plate114 min3 min0 min
Section 122Lower Level, behind home plate118 min6 min0 min
Section 123Lower Level, behind home plate119 min10 min0 min
Section 124Lower Level, behind home plate131 min19 min0 min
Section 125Lower Level, on the first base side134 min30 min0 min
Section 126Lower Level, on the first base side153 min58 min0 min
Section 127Lower Level, on the first base side138 min66 min0 min
Section 128Lower Level, on the first base side129 min66 min0 min
Section 129Lower Level, on the first base side138 min96 min0 min
Section 130Lower Level, on the right field line142 min110 min2 min
Section 131Lower Level, on the right field line140 min102 min1 min
Section 132Lower Level, on the right field line144 min124 min3 min
Section 133Lower Level, on the right field line146 min127 min10 min
Section 134Lower Level, on the right field line127 min108 min6 min
Section 135Lower Level, on the right field line109 min95 min7 min
Section 136Lower Level, on the right field line110 min98 min8 min
Section 201Club Level, on the left field line38 min0 min0 min
Section 202Club Level, on the left field line34 min0 min0 min
Section 203Club Level, on the left field line28 min0 min0 min
Section 204Club Level, on the left field line38 min0 min0 min
Section 205Club Level, on the left field line39 min0 min0 min
Section 206Club Level, on the left field line27 min0 min0 min
Section 207Club Level, on the third base side27 min0 min0 min
Section 208Club Level, on the third base side20 min0 min0 min
Section 209Club Level, on the third base side11 min0 min0 min
Section 210Club Level, on the third base side37 min0 min0 min
Section 211Club Level, behind home plate22 min0 min0 min
Section 212Club Level, behind home plate22 min0 min0 min
Section 213Club Level, behind home plate16 min0 min0 min
Section 214Club Level, behind home plate14 min0 min0 min
Section 215Club Level, behind home plate37 min7 min0 min
Section 216Club Level, on the first base side63 min45 min1 min
Section 217Club Level, on the first base side52 min55 min5 min
Section 218Club Level, on the first base side37 min82 min11 min
Section 219Club Level, on the first base side44 min89 min13 min
Section 220Club Level, on the first base side55 min94 min16 min
Section 221Club Level, on the right field line51 min98 min18 min
Section 223Club Level, on the right field line50 min61 min11 min
Section 225Club Level, on the right field line49 min62 min11 min
Section 227Club Level, on the right field line50 min62 min12 min
Section 229Club Level, on the right field line55 min62 min12 min
Section 231Club Level, on the right field line56 min62 min13 min
Section 233Club Level, on the right field line60 min62 min13 min
Section 235Club Level, in right field64 min58 min10 min
Section 237Club Level, in right field64 min62 min13 min

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