Arizona

Distance from Surprise to Yuma

Straight-line distance

143.9mi

Surprise, AZ and Yuma, AZ are 143.9 miles (231.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Surprise, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (237°).

kilometers
231.6
nautical miles
125.0
heading from Surprise
237° WSW
heading from Yuma
56° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Surprise is from Yuma

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Surprise and Yuma is 143.9 miles, 231.6 km or 125.0 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 143.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
143.9
Kilometers
231.6
Nautical miles
125.0
Bearing from Surprise
236.9° WSW
Bearing arriving at Yuma
235.8°
Bearing from Yuma
55.8° NE

Halfway between Surprise and Yuma

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.097823, -113.493945 (33°05'52.16"N 113°29'38.20"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Gila Bend, AZ, with 1,847 residents, 46.0 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 Yuma 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 min and 10 h 01 min. Surprise is 1.15° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Surprise has 1.6 times the population of Yuma. From July 2020 to July 2024, Surprise changed by +16.0% and Yuma by +6.4%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Surprise, AZ167,564 (+16.0%)
  2. 02Yuma, AZ103,559 (+6.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Surprise from Yuma?

143.9 miles, 231.6 km or 125.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Yuma from Surprise?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Surprise on a bearing of 236.9° and arrives at Yuma on 235.8°. The return trip starts on 55.8°.

What is halfway between Surprise and Yuma?

The midpoint is at 33.097823, -113.493945. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Gila Bend, AZ, 46.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Surprise and Yuma?

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

Which is bigger, Surprise or Yuma?

Surprise, with 167,564 residents in July 2024 against 103,559 for Yuma, 1.6 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.