When to Visit Chase Field
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Pick a night game, and pick your date by the opponent and the day of the week rather than the month. Crowds hold up in September, so don’t count on it being a quiet month. If you want the roof open, go in April or May.
Weather patterns hold from year to year. Schedules and dates do not, so check anything date-specific against the official schedule before you book.
The heat, the roof, and the AC
From roughly June through September, Phoenix afternoon highs run around or above 100 degrees. At an open-air park, that heat would decide your whole trip. At Chase Field, the roof stays closed in the heat and the air conditioning runs. The temperature inside has run in the mid-to-high 70s. The walk in from the light rail or the garage can be the least comfortable part of your night.
With the roof closed, sun and shade are not a factor in any seat, so buy on price and sightline. You can find more about shade at roof-open games in our Where to Sit section.
When the roof opens
The D-backs have opened the roof before games in April, May, and sometimes early June, when the weather allows. If an open roof matters to you, aim for one of those months. The roof status is posted before every home series, and the roof hotline at 602-462-6262 has the same answer, so if you are buying close to the date, check it first. No temperature rule is published. Through the summer heat, plan on a closed roof.
Day games versus night games
Most trips here work best with a night game. You can spend the afternoon downtown, at the museums, or on a desert day trip and still make first pitch in comfort. You can find more about the pregame options near the park in our Around the Park section.
A summer day game will almost certainly be played under a closed roof with the air conditioning on. If you want baseball under an open sky, look at an April or May date instead of a July afternoon.
Marquee opponents and quieter weeknights
The biggest draws are the Los Angeles Dodgers, the NL West rival whose fans tend to travel, and the Yankees in the years they come through. Those are the dates that draw on the matchup alone. Divisional games carry standings and postseason weight, but the Diamondbacks play those opponents all season, so buy them for what rides on the result rather than as special occasions.
Whichever kind of date you pick, you can set a Bleacher Bound ticket alert for it.
One planning note: a published schedule is not a promise. Baseball has had work stoppages before, and one can wipe out games that are already on the calendar, so keep travel built around a single date refundable where you can.
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