Arizona

Distance from Peoria to Tempe

Straight-line distance

35.0mi

Peoria, AZ and Tempe, AZ are 35.0 miles (56.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Peoria, the shortest path starts out heading SE (142°).

kilometers
56.3
nautical miles
30.4
heading from Peoria
142° SE
heading from Tempe
322° NW
PeoriaTempe

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

How far Peoria is from Tempe

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Peoria and Tempe is 35.0 miles, 56.3 km or 30.4 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 35.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
35.0
Kilometers
56.3
Nautical miles
30.4
Bearing from Peoria
141.7° SE
Bearing arriving at Tempe
141.9°
Bearing from Tempe
321.9° NW

Halfway between Peoria and Tempe

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.587442, -112.119466 (33°35'14.79"N 112°07'10.08"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Phoenix, AZ, with 1,673,164 residents, 2.0 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, Peoria gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and Tempe 14 h 22 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Peoria has 1.1 times the population of Tempe. From July 2020 to July 2024, Peoria changed by +4.1% and Tempe by +2.6%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Peoria, AZ199,924 (+4.1%)
  2. 02Tempe, AZ190,114 (+2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Peoria from Tempe?

35.0 miles, 56.3 km or 30.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tempe from Peoria?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Peoria on a bearing of 141.7° and arrives at Tempe on 141.9°. The return trip starts on 321.9°.

What is halfway between Peoria and Tempe?

The midpoint is at 33.587442, -112.119466. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Phoenix, AZ, 2.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Peoria and Tempe?

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

Which is bigger, Peoria or Tempe?

Peoria, with 199,924 residents in July 2024 against 190,114 for Tempe, 1.1 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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