Arizona

Distance from Scottsdale to Tempe

Straight-line distance

20.8mi

Scottsdale, AZ and Tempe, AZ are 20.8 miles (33.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Scottsdale, the shortest path starts out heading S (191°).

kilometers
33.5
nautical miles
18.1
heading from Scottsdale
191° S
heading from Tempe
11° N
ScottsdaleTempe

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

How far Scottsdale is from Tempe

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Scottsdale and Tempe is 20.8 miles, 33.5 km or 18.1 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 20.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
20.8
Kilometers
33.5
Nautical miles
18.1
Bearing from Scottsdale
191.2° S
Bearing arriving at Tempe
191.2°
Bearing from Tempe
11.2° N

Halfway between Scottsdale and Tempe

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.536355, -111.896660 (33°32'10.88"N 111°53'47.98"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Paradise Valley, AZ, with 12,523 residents, 3.9 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, Scottsdale gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and Tempe 14 h 22 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Scottsdale has 1.3 times the population of Tempe. From July 2020 to July 2024, Scottsdale changed by +1.8% and Tempe by +2.6%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Scottsdale, AZ246,170 (+1.8%)
  2. 02Tempe, AZ190,114 (+2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Scottsdale from Tempe?

20.8 miles, 33.5 km or 18.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tempe from Scottsdale?

S. The great-circle path leaves Scottsdale on a bearing of 191.2° and arrives at Tempe on 191.2°. The return trip starts on 11.2°.

What is halfway between Scottsdale and Tempe?

The midpoint is at 33.536355, -111.896660. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Paradise Valley, AZ, 3.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Scottsdale and Tempe?

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

Which is bigger, Scottsdale or Tempe?

Scottsdale, with 246,170 residents in July 2024 against 190,114 for Tempe, 1.3 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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