Arizona

Distance from Phoenix to Tempe

Straight-line distance

15.6mi

Phoenix, AZ and Tempe, AZ are 15.6 miles (25.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Phoenix, the shortest path starts out heading SE (144°).

kilometers
25.2
nautical miles
13.6
heading from Phoenix
144° SE
heading from Tempe
324° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Phoenix is from Tempe

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Phoenix and Tempe is 15.6 miles, 25.2 km or 13.6 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 15.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
15.6
Kilometers
25.2
Nautical miles
13.6
Bearing from Phoenix
144.3° SE
Bearing arriving at Tempe
144.4°
Bearing from Tempe
324.4° NW

Halfway between Phoenix and Tempe

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.480325, -112.010866 (33°28'49.17"N 112°00'39.12"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Paradise Valley, AZ, with 12,523 residents, 5.7 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, Phoenix gets 14 h 23 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

Phoenix has 8.8 times the population of Tempe. From July 2020 to July 2024, Phoenix changed by +3.8% and Tempe by +2.6%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Phoenix, AZ1,673,164 (+3.8%)
  2. 02Tempe, AZ190,114 (+2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Phoenix from Tempe?

15.6 miles, 25.2 km or 13.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tempe from Phoenix?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Phoenix on a bearing of 144.3° and arrives at Tempe on 144.4°. The return trip starts on 324.4°.

What is halfway between Phoenix and Tempe?

The midpoint is at 33.480325, -112.010866. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Paradise Valley, AZ, 5.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Phoenix and Tempe?

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

Which is bigger, Phoenix or Tempe?

Phoenix, with 1,673,164 residents in July 2024 against 190,114 for Tempe, 8.8 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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