California

Distance from Carlsbad to Temecula

Straight-line distance

26.6mi

Carlsbad, CA and Temecula, CA are 26.6 miles (42.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Carlsbad, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (19°).

kilometers
42.9
nautical miles
23.1
heading from Carlsbad
19° NNE
heading from Temecula
199° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Carlsbad is from Temecula

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Carlsbad and Temecula is 26.6 miles, 42.9 km or 23.1 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 26.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
26.6
Kilometers
42.9
Nautical miles
23.1
Bearing from Carlsbad
19.3° NNE
Bearing arriving at Temecula
19.3°
Bearing from Temecula
199.3° SSW

Halfway between Carlsbad and Temecula

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.311223, -117.208109 (33°18'40.40"N 117°12'29.19"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Oceanside, CA, with 170,941 residents, 8.3 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Carlsbad gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and Temecula 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Carlsbad has 1.0 times the population of Temecula. From July 2020 to July 2024, Carlsbad changed by -1.2% and Temecula by +2.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Carlsbad, CA113,575 (-1.2%)
  2. 02Temecula, CA112,431 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Carlsbad from Temecula?

26.6 miles, 42.9 km or 23.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Temecula from Carlsbad?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Carlsbad on a bearing of 19.3° and arrives at Temecula on 19.3°. The return trip starts on 199.3°.

What is halfway between Carlsbad and Temecula?

The midpoint is at 33.311223, -117.208109. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Oceanside, CA, 8.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Carlsbad and Temecula?

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Carlsbad or Temecula?

Carlsbad, with 113,575 residents in July 2024 against 112,431 for Temecula, 1.0 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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