SHADY SEATS

The west sideline (the visitor side) is your best bet in the summer. In the fall, as the sun angle drops, shade actually starts earliest in the south end zone before spreading north, so the corner where the west sideline meets the south end zone is a great spot. The east sideline (the home/team-bench side) and the north end zone stay sunny the longest regardless of season.

The west sideline lower level (Sections 131–146), the west-side mezzanine (Sections 233–244), and the upper-deck back rows under the solar ring (Sections 332–345) are shaded in both summer and fall. In the fall, the south end zone (Sections 124–129 lower, 224–232 mezzanine, 324–331 upper) becomes just as reliable, and is often the very first area to shade up.

For summer afternoon matches, aim for the west sideline sections (131–146, 233–244, 332–345), which are the most dependable summer shade. The south end zone doesn't shade up the same way in summer, since that's more of a fall phenomenon as the sun angle drops. Because kickoff times vary, check your specific match time on the Shady Seats 3D shadow map to confirm.

MetLife is fully open-air with no roof, so there's no true covered seating, but the upper-deck overhang and the solar-ring structure shade the back rows of the upper end-zone and mezzanine sections (roughly Row 5 and above up top). For sun relief, those are your best structural bets.

Avoid the east sideline (Sections 108–118 and 208–219) and the north end zone, which stay in the sun the longest, and which face the setting sun at late-afternoon kickoffs.