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Tropicana Field has a fixed roof, so every seat is shaded from direct sun for the entire game, regardless of start time. See how we calculate this.
Fixed roof — the whole bowl is shaded.
Based on stadium orientation and historical data, these sections offer the most shade:
Guaranteed shade — fully covered seating
Guaranteed shade — fully covered seating
Guaranteed shade — fully covered seating
Guaranteed shade — fully covered seating
Guaranteed shade — fully covered seating
Shade in the back rows under the overhang; front rows exposed
Shade in the back rows under the overhang; front rows exposed
Shade in the back rows under the overhang; front rows exposed
Shade availability varies significantly throughout the baseball season:
Lower sun angle — more shade available, especially in afternoon games
Sun angle rising — shade coverage decreases, evening games best for comfort
Near summer solstice — fewest shaded seats, covered sections essential
Peak summer - maximum sun exposure
Late summer - intense afternoon sun
Early fall - decreasing sun angle
Playoff season - comfortable temperatures
Maximum sun exposure - shade essential
Afternoon sun on the first base side
Sunset glare possible in outfield sections
| Section | Level | Coverage | Shade Rating | Best Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Box 101 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Field Box 102 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Field Box 103 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Field Box 104 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Legends Suite 201 | club | ✓ Covered | All day | Guaranteed shade — fully covered | |
| Legends Suite 202 | club | ✓ Covered | All day | Guaranteed shade — fully covered | |
| Legends Suite 203 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 105 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 106 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 107 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 108 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 109 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 110 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 111 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 112 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 113 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 114 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 115 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 116 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 117 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 118 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 119 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 120 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 121 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 122 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 123 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 124 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 125 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 126 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 127 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 128 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Box Seats 129 | field | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Lower Reserved 119 | lower | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Lower Reserved 120 | lower | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Lower Reserved 121 | lower | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Lower Reserved 122 | lower | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Lower Reserved 123 | lower | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Lower Reserved 124 | lower | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Lower Reserved 125 | lower | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Lower Reserved 126 | lower | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Lower Reserved 127 | lower | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Lower Reserved 128 | lower | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Lower Reserved 129 | lower | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Lower Reserved 130 | lower | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Lower Reserved 131 | lower | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Lower Reserved 132 | lower | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 201 | club | ✓ Covered | All day | Guaranteed shade — fully covered | |
| Club Box 202 | club | ✓ Covered | All day | Guaranteed shade — fully covered | |
| Club Box 203 | club | ✓ Covered | All day | Guaranteed shade — fully covered | |
| Club Box 204 | club | ✓ Covered | All day | Guaranteed shade — fully covered | |
| Club Box 205 | club | ✓ Covered | All day | Guaranteed shade — fully covered | |
| Club Box 206 | club | ✓ Covered | All day | Guaranteed shade — fully covered | |
| Club Box 207 | club | ✓ Covered | All day | Guaranteed shade — fully covered | |
| Club Box 208 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 209 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 210 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 211 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 212 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 213 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 214 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 215 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 216 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 217 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 218 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 219 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 220 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 221 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 222 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 223 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 224 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 225 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 226 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 227 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 228 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 229 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 230 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 231 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 232 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 233 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Box 234 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 235 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 236 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 237 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 238 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 239 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 240 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 241 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 242 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 243 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 244 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 245 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 246 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 247 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 248 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 249 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 250 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 251 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 252 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Club Reserved 253 | club | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — little to no shade | |
| Upper Box 300 | upper | ◐ back rows | Day games (back rows) | Overhang shade in the back rows only; front rows exposed | |
| Upper Box 301 | upper | ◐ back rows | Day games (back rows) | Overhang shade in the back rows only; front rows exposed | |
| Upper Box 302 | upper | ◐ back rows | Day games (back rows) | Overhang shade in the back rows only; front rows exposed | |
| Upper Box 303 | upper | ◐ back rows | Day games (back rows) | Overhang shade in the back rows only; front rows exposed | |
| Upper Box 304 | upper | ◐ back rows | Day games (back rows) | Overhang shade in the back rows only; front rows exposed | |
| Upper Box 305 | upper | ◐ back rows | Day games (back rows) | Overhang shade in the back rows only; front rows exposed | |
| Upper Box 306 | upper | ◐ back rows | Day games (back rows) | Overhang shade in the back rows only; front rows exposed | |
| Upper Box 307 | upper | ◐ back rows | Day games (back rows) | Overhang shade in the back rows only; front rows exposed | |
| Upper Box 308 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Upper Box 309 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Upper Box 310 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Upper Box 311 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Upper Box 312 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Upper Box 313 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Upper Box 314 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Upper Box 315 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Upper Box 316 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Upper Box 317 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Upper Box 318 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Upper Box 319 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Upper Box 320 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Upper Box 321 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Upper Box 322 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Upper Box 323 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Upper Box 324 | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Left Field Party Deck | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Right Field Party Deck | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| The Tbt Deck | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game | |
| Rays Touch Tank | upper | — Exposed | Evening games | Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game |
Exposed — little to no shade
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Guaranteed shade — fully covered
Guaranteed shade — fully covered
Exposed — little to no shade
Guaranteed shade — fully covered
Guaranteed shade — fully covered
Guaranteed shade — fully covered
Guaranteed shade — fully covered
Guaranteed shade — fully covered
Guaranteed shade — fully covered
Guaranteed shade — fully covered
Exposed — little to no shade
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Exposed — little to no shade
Exposed — little to no shade
Exposed — little to no shade
Exposed — little to no shade
Overhang shade in the back rows only; front rows exposed
Overhang shade in the back rows only; front rows exposed
Overhang shade in the back rows only; front rows exposed
Overhang shade in the back rows only; front rows exposed
Overhang shade in the back rows only; front rows exposed
Overhang shade in the back rows only; front rows exposed
Overhang shade in the back rows only; front rows exposed
Overhang shade in the back rows only; front rows exposed
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
Exposed — some relief from self-shading late in the game
The sun is strongest between 11 AM and 4 PM. Day games at Tropicana Field will have maximum sun exposure during these hours.
Bring your own sunscreen - SPF 30+ recommended
Drink water regularly, especially during day games. Tropicana Field has water fountains on each level.
For a 1 PM game, the behind home plate falls into shade first, so seats there and up in the back rows of the upper deck stay coolest. Fully covered sections like Legends Suite 201, Legends Suite 202, Club Box 201 offer guaranteed shade all day.
9 sections at Tropicana Field are fully covered (all rows) — mostly indoor, suite, and club-level spaces, and 8 more are shaded in their back rows only, under the upper-deck overhang and roof. Field-level and open bleacher sections are exposed.
Fully covered (all rows): Legends Suite 201, Legends Suite 202, Club Box 201, Club Box 202, Club Box 203, Club Box 204, Club Box 205, Club Box 206, Club Box 207.
Back rows only (overhang/roof): Upper Box 300, Upper Box 301, Upper Box 302, Upper Box 303, Upper Box 304, Upper Box 305, Upper Box 306, Upper Box 307.
For day games, shade typically reaches the field level sections by the 5th-6th inning. Evening games (7 PM starts) usually have most of the stadium in shade by first pitch, except for outfield sections which may experience sunset glare.
Yes, the upper deck concourse and club level concourses offer shaded standing room areas with views of the field. These are great options for escaping the sun during day games.
Remember, shade patterns change throughout the season and even during the game. For the most accurate, real-time shade information for your specific game, use our interactive shade tracker.
Select a game above to see section-by-section shade recommendations for your specific first-pitch time.
Shade data last verified:
Tropicana Field, known as "The Trop," is the only fixed-dome stadium in MLB, providing a climate-controlled environment year-round. Located in St. Petersburg, it features unique ground rules with catwalks in play and the popular Rays Tank touch experience.
Climate controlled
Perfect indoor conditions
Climate controlled
No weather impact
Climate controlled
Always comfortable
Climate controlled
AC keeps it cool
Climate controlled
Escape the Florida heat
Climate controlled
Consistent comfort
Behind home plate
First base side
Best seats with all-inclusive perks
experienceAffordable with good views
valueClose to action
viewSocial atmosphere
experienceLocal breweries: Cigar City, Coppertail, 3 Daughters, Green Bench
1 Tropicana Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Closest to main entrance
Good value
Covered options
Ride Share: 1st Street South designated zones
Gates open 90 minutes before first pitch
Bring sunscreen for day games
Try the stadium signature items
Leave early or stay late to avoid congestion
Waterfront downtown with museums, shops, and restaurants
Fans ring cowbells for rallies
Dancing cat video
Seadog mascot