Arizona

Distance from Surprise to Tempe

Straight-line distance

35.8mi

Surprise, AZ and Tempe, AZ are 35.8 miles (57.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Surprise, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (123°).

kilometers
57.6
nautical miles
31.1
heading from Surprise
123° ESE
heading from Tempe
303° WNW
SurpriseTempe

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

How far Surprise is from Tempe

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Surprise and Tempe is 35.8 miles, 57.6 km or 31.1 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 35.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
35.8
Kilometers
57.6
Nautical miles
31.1
Bearing from Surprise
122.9° ESE
Bearing arriving at Tempe
123.2°
Bearing from Tempe
303.2° WNW

Halfway between Surprise and Tempe

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.529872, -112.191725 (33°31'47.54"N 112°11'30.21"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Glendale, AZ, with 258,143 residents, 0.2 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/Phoenix, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Surprise 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

Tempe has 1.1 times the population of Surprise. From July 2020 to July 2024, Surprise changed by +16.0% and Tempe by +2.6%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Surprise, AZ167,564 (+16.0%)
  2. 02Tempe, AZ190,114 (+2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Surprise from Tempe?

35.8 miles, 57.6 km or 31.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tempe from Surprise?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Surprise on a bearing of 122.9° and arrives at Tempe on 123.2°. The return trip starts on 303.2°.

What is halfway between Surprise and Tempe?

The midpoint is at 33.529872, -112.191725. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Glendale, AZ, 0.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Surprise and Tempe?

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

Which is bigger, Surprise or Tempe?

Tempe, with 190,114 residents in July 2024 against 167,564 for Surprise, 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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