California
Distance from San Jose to San Mateo
Straight-line distance
32.8mi
San Jose, CA and San Mateo, CA are 32.8 miles (52.7 km) apart in a straight line. From San Jose, the shortest path starts out heading NW (304°).
- kilometers
- 52.7
- nautical miles
- 28.5
- heading from San Jose
- 304° NW
- heading from San Mateo
- 124° ESE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far San Jose is from San Mateo
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of San Jose and San Mateo is 32.8 miles, 52.7 km or 28.5 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 32.8 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 32.8
- Kilometers
- 52.7
- Nautical miles
- 28.5
- Bearing from San Jose
- 304.0° NW
- Bearing arriving at San Mateo
- 303.7°
- Bearing from San Mateo
- 123.7° ESE
Halfway between San Jose and San Mateo
The great-circle midpoint is at 37.428409, -122.062162 (37°25'42.27"N 122°03'43.78"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Mountain View, CA, with 87,316 residents, 2.2 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/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, San Jose gets 14 h 44 min of daylight and San Mateo 14 h 46 min; on December 21, 9 h 36 min and 9 h 34 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
San Jose has 9.7 times the population of San Mateo. From July 2020 to July 2024, San Jose changed by -1.2% and San Mateo by -2.5%. Both are in California.
- 01San Jose, CA997,368 (-1.2%)
- 02San Mateo, CA103,006 (-2.5%)
Questions people ask
How far is San Jose from San Mateo?
32.8 miles, 52.7 km or 28.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is San Mateo from San Jose?
NW. The great-circle path leaves San Jose on a bearing of 304.0° and arrives at San Mateo on 303.7°. The return trip starts on 123.7°.
What is halfway between San Jose and San Mateo?
The midpoint is at 37.428409, -122.062162. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Mountain View, CA, 2.2 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between San Jose and San Mateo?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, San Jose or San Mateo?
San Jose, with 997,368 residents in July 2024 against 103,006 for San Mateo, 9.7 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.