Arizona

Distance from Mesa to Tempe

Straight-line distance

12.4mi

Mesa, AZ and Tempe, AZ are 12.4 miles (20.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Mesa, the shortest path starts out heading W (266°).

kilometers
20.0
nautical miles
10.8
heading from Mesa
266° W
heading from Tempe
86° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Mesa is from Tempe

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Mesa and Tempe is 12.4 miles, 20.0 km or 10.8 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 12.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.4
Kilometers
20.0
Nautical miles
10.8
Bearing from Mesa
266.2° W
Bearing arriving at Tempe
266.1°
Bearing from Tempe
86.1° E

Halfway between Mesa and Tempe

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.394546, -111.824158 (33°23'40.37"N 111°49'26.97"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tempe, AZ, with 190,114 residents, 6.2 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/Phoenix, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Mesa gets 14 h 22 min of daylight and Tempe 14 h 22 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Mesa has 2.7 times the population of Tempe. From July 2020 to July 2024, Mesa changed by +2.2% and Tempe by +2.6%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Mesa, AZ517,151 (+2.2%)
  2. 02Tempe, AZ190,114 (+2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Mesa from Tempe?

12.4 miles, 20.0 km or 10.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tempe from Mesa?

W. The great-circle path leaves Mesa on a bearing of 266.2° and arrives at Tempe on 266.1°. The return trip starts on 86.1°.

What is halfway between Mesa and Tempe?

The midpoint is at 33.394546, -111.824158. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tempe, AZ, 6.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Mesa and Tempe?

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

Which is bigger, Mesa or Tempe?

Mesa, with 517,151 residents in July 2024 against 190,114 for Tempe, 2.7 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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