is there shade?

Is there shade at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium?

Some seats, yes. For a typical July 1:10 PM day game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, roughly 36% of the seating bowl is shaded on average across the event. Shade grows through the late afternoon; by 6:00 PM about 65% of seats are out of the sun.

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Most shaded sections (July day game)

Heat

Typical July afternoon highs at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium are around 75°F. Heat is usually manageable, but afternoon sun can still be intense.

Roof & cover

No. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is open air.

How this is computed

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London, UK) is oriented 166° 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 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium · Satellite shadow view

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in summer: sun angles over N17

A 1:10 PM kickoff in north London puts the July sun due south of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and 60 degrees above the horizon, high enough to reach well down into a bowl that holds 62,850 people. Across a full afternoon match, our model finds 36 percent of seats in shade, which means roughly two in three seats spend most of the game in direct light. The ground opened in 2019 as one of Europe's most modern arenas, and its geometry rewards fans who read the sun before they buy.

The shade map at kickoff

The club level is where the afternoon shade lives. Sections 207 through 212 each model at 50 percent shaded for a typical day match, protected by the structure rising above them. The lower tier is far more exposed: sections 120 and 116 sit at 28 percent shade, 129 at 27 percent, and 130 at 25 percent. Those are the rows where a July afternoon means sunglasses, sunscreen, and a warm neck by halftime. London's summer heat is real but rarely brutal, July highs run about 75°F, so this is a comfort question more than a safety one. On the occasional hotter spell, the shaded club sections become the difference between enjoying the match and enduring it.

Evening matches: the best in the batch

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium posts one of the strongest evening numbers we have modeled for a Premier League ground: from 6 PM onward, 65 percent of seats are shaded. The sun sets at 9:11 PM in July, and by 7 PM it has dropped to 17 degrees in the west-northwest, low, weak, and blocked from most of the bowl. A night fixture here is effectively a shade-free-choice event; sit anywhere. The only seats still dealing with sun in the early evening are those facing that west-northwest bearing, and even they clear well before the final whistle of a late kickoff.

Practical picks

Sun position shifts with every match date, and a section that bakes in mid-July can be comfortable by late September. Run your specific fixture through the interactive shade map to see the shadow line for your exact seat and start time.

Tickets

Upcoming events at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium are ticketed on TixBit. Check the shade map first, then grab a seat on the shady side.

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