California

Distance from Menifee to Temecula

Straight-line distance

13.9mi

Menifee, CA and Temecula, CA are 13.9 miles (22.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Menifee, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (167°).

kilometers
22.4
nautical miles
12.1
heading from Menifee
167° SSE
heading from Temecula
347° NNW
MenifeeTemecula

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Menifee is from Temecula

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Menifee and Temecula is 13.9 miles, 22.4 km or 12.1 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 13.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
13.9
Kilometers
22.4
Nautical miles
12.1
Bearing from Menifee
167.4° SSE
Bearing arriving at Temecula
167.4°
Bearing from Temecula
347.4° NNW

Halfway between Menifee and Temecula

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.591503, -117.158020 (33°35'29.41"N 117°09'28.87"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Murrieta, CA, with 112,539 residents, 2.3 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, Menifee gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and Temecula 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Menifee has 1.0 times the population of Temecula. From July 2020 to July 2024, Menifee changed by +13.4% and Temecula by +2.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Menifee, CA117,041 (+13.4%)
  2. 02Temecula, CA112,431 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Menifee from Temecula?

13.9 miles, 22.4 km or 12.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Temecula from Menifee?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Menifee on a bearing of 167.4° and arrives at Temecula on 167.4°. The return trip starts on 347.4°.

What is halfway between Menifee and Temecula?

The midpoint is at 33.591503, -117.158020. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Murrieta, CA, 2.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Menifee and Temecula?

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

Which is bigger, Menifee or Temecula?

Menifee, with 117,041 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.