Some seats, yes. For a typical July 1:10 PM day game at AT&T Stadium, roughly 37% of the seating bowl is shaded on average across the event (with the roof open; it can also close for full cover). Shade grows through the late afternoon; by 6:00 PM about 66% of seats are out of the sun.
Check YOUR seat for YOUR event →Typical July afternoon highs at AT&T Stadium are around 95°F. Shade selection genuinely matters for comfort and safety.
A retractable roof: when closed, every seat is covered; when open, shade follows the sun.
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX) is oriented 83° from true north. We compute the sun's exact position for your date and start time and run it against the seating geometry, plus live schedules and an hour-by-hour forecast on the interactive site.
Interactive shade map for AT&T Stadium · Satellite shadow view
The first thing to know about AT&T Stadium is that its retractable roof spends most game days closed. The Cowboys' building in Arlington was designed to shut out the Texas summer, and when the roof is closed and the air conditioning is running, every seat in the house is fully protected, no sunscreen, no shade shopping, no drama. The numbers that follow describe the open-air scenario, because that is when seat choice actually matters, and because the roof's status is a game-day decision you cannot always predict when you buy tickets.
With the roof open, AT&T Stadium behaves like a tough open-air bowl. For a 1 PM kickoff in high summer, the sun stands about 77 degrees high in the south-southeast, nearly overhead, and our model puts the stadium at 37 percent shaded across a typical day game. The dependable seats are on the club level, where sections 201 through 206 grade out around 50 percent shaded thanks to the deck above them. The lower bowl fares worst: sections 109, 111, and 113 come in near 29 percent shaded, with section 110 at 28 percent. If you are holding low seats for an open-roof afternoon game, expect direct sun for most of it.
There is one quirk the fact that the roof closes cannot fix: the enormous glass doors at each end zone. The stadium's long axis runs almost due east-west, and by 7 PM the summer sun sits just 17 degrees above the horizon in the west-northwest, nearly in line with the building. When that low sun pours through the west-end glass, it can throw hard glare deep into the bowl even on days the roof stays shut, a phenomenon Cowboys fans and opposing receivers know well. Seats looking toward the west end zone catch the worst of it in the late-afternoon window.
The climate here is not subtle. Afternoon highs in Arlington average about 95 in July, 96 in August, and 91 in September, meaning preseason and the entire first month of the schedule land in serious heat. That is exactly why the closed roof is the default. Your main exposure on a summer game day is outside the building: parking lots, tailgates, and entry lines under full Texas sun. Hydrate before you arrive, wear sunscreen for the walk in, and do not let the promise of air conditioning inside talk you into skipping precautions outside. By late October the highs settle to a manageable 84, and the outdoor part of the day stops being a factor.
Practical order of operations for AT&T Stadium: assume the roof will be closed and comfort will be total; if you learn the roof will be open for a day game, prefer club sections 201 through 206 or upper rows under an overhang, and avoid the low 100s on the sunny side; for any late-afternoon or evening game, be aware of the west-end glass glare regardless of the roof. From 6 PM onward the open-roof configuration still averages about 66 percent shaded, and sunset in high summer comes around 8:37, so night games are gentle either way.
For your specific date, section, and kickoff time, the interactive shade map shows exactly where the sun will be, minute by minute.
Upcoming events at AT&T Stadium are ticketed on TixBit. Check the shade map first, then grab a seat on the shady side.