California

Distance from San Jose to Sunnyvale

Straight-line distance

13.2mi

San Jose, CA and Sunnyvale, CA are 13.2 miles (21.2 km) apart in a straight line. From San Jose, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (298°).

kilometers
21.2
nautical miles
11.5
heading from San Jose
298° WNW
heading from Sunnyvale
118° ESE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far San Jose is from Sunnyvale

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of San Jose and Sunnyvale is 13.2 miles, 21.2 km or 11.5 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 13.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
13.2
Kilometers
21.2
Nautical miles
11.5
Bearing from San Jose
298.1° WNW
Bearing arriving at Sunnyvale
298.0°
Bearing from Sunnyvale
118.0° ESE

Halfway between San Jose and Sunnyvale

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.340947, -121.920387 (37°20'27.41"N 121°55'13.39"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Santa Clara, CA, with 133,132 residents, 3.1 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 Sunnyvale 14 h 45 min; on December 21, 9 h 36 min and 9 h 35 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

San Jose has 6.4 times the population of Sunnyvale. From July 2020 to July 2024, San Jose changed by -1.2% and Sunnyvale by +1.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01San Jose, CA997,368 (-1.2%)
  2. 02Sunnyvale, CA156,792 (+1.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is San Jose from Sunnyvale?

13.2 miles, 21.2 km or 11.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sunnyvale from San Jose?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves San Jose on a bearing of 298.1° and arrives at Sunnyvale on 298.0°. The return trip starts on 118.0°.

What is halfway between San Jose and Sunnyvale?

The midpoint is at 37.340947, -121.920387. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Santa Clara, CA, 3.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between San Jose and Sunnyvale?

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

Which is bigger, San Jose or Sunnyvale?

San Jose, with 997,368 residents in July 2024 against 156,792 for Sunnyvale, 6.4 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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