Going to a Marlins day game at loanDepot Park? Between Miami's heat, humidity, and afternoon thunderstorms, the retractable roof is usually closed and the park air-conditioned, so most day games, every seat is shaded and cool. For an open-roof game, behind home and the first-base side hold the most shade.
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loanDepot Park was built for Miami's climate: its retractable roof is usually closed and the stadium air-conditioned, keeping the heat, humidity, and afternoon storms out, so sun typically isn't a factor. When the roof is open, home plate faces roughly east-southeast, so the seats behind home plate and on the first-base side hold the most shade, while the third-base/left-field side takes more sun.
When the roof is open, these are the share of a typical early-afternoon game each zone holds shade in our 3D model (with the roof closed, the common case in Miami, every seat is fully shaded):
| Section area | Level | Shaded for… |
|---|---|---|
| Behind home plate | Lower & Club | ~65-68% of the game |
| First-base side | Lower & Club | ~63-67% |
| Third-base side | Lower & Club | ~52-58% |
| Upper deck | Upper | ~20%, more sun |
| Outfield seats | Outfield | Mostly sun (open roof only) |
Percentages are for a typical 1:10 PM start in midsummer; your exact game may differ. Plug your date and first pitch into the live map for a per-row read.
With the roof closed you're covered anywhere. For an open-roof game, aim behind home or first base:
| Seats | Why they're shaded |
|---|---|
| Any seat, roof closed | In Miami's heat and storms the roof is usually shut, the whole park is shaded and air-conditioned |
| Behind home plate, Lower & Club (open roof) | Orientation shades them longest; ~65-68% |
| First-base side, Lower & Club (open roof) | Holds shade into the afternoon |
This only matters with the roof open: the third-base/left-field side and the upper deck take the most sun. With the roof closed, the norm in Miami, every seat is shaded and cool.
Yes. loanDepot Park has a retractable roof, and between Miami's heat, humidity, and afternoon thunderstorms it's usually closed with the stadium air-conditioned, so most day games, every seat is shaded and climate-controlled.
The seats behind home plate and on the first-base side hold the most shade, around 65-68% of a day game in our model, because home plate faces roughly east-southeast. The third-base/left-field side takes more sun.
With the roof closed, anywhere, the whole park is shaded and cool. For the rarer open-roof game, the Lower and Club levels behind home and on the first-base side are best.
Most Miami day games are played with the roof closed, so you're shaded and air-conditioned in any seat. If the roof is open, target behind home or the first-base side. The interactive tool models any start time and the live weather.
Shade predictions come from a 3D ray-traced model of the seating bowl combined with the exact solar position for your date and time; roof-closed games are treated as fully shaded. The bowl geometry is a calibrated approximation, so use the map to pick a side and row range, then confirm the precise seat on a ticket map. Independent tool; not affiliated with MLB or the Marlins.
The rest of the NL East, same treatment:
loanDepot Park ranks #23 of 30 for sun exposure in MLB: the average seat sits in direct sunlight for about 112 of a 190-minute day game, or 58.8% of it. Full ranking and method in the sunniest seats in baseball.