Wildfire map Botswana
Fires in Botswana right now
Updated
36 fire clusters detected in Botswana in the last 48 h Most active: remote Ngwaketsi, 353 km WNW of Kanye (82 detections).
Active fires in Botswana from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 36 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 574
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 1
- Most active fire
- remote Ngwaketsi, 353 km WNW of Kanye 82 detections
- Most affected region
- Ngwaketsi 13 clusters
Active fires in Botswana
Satellites detected 574 thermal hotspots in Botswana in the last 48 h, grouped into 36 fire clusters. 1 cluster reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW.
The most active fire is remote Ngwaketsi, 353 km WNW of Kanye with 82 detections and a peak of 125 MW, last seen Sun 2:32 pm local time.
By region, Ngwaketsi has 13 clusters (297 detections), Gaborone has 8 clusters (167 detections), City of Francistown has 15 clusters (110 detections).
Fires are assigned to the country of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can appear under the neighbour.
Largest fire clusters
| Fire cluster | Region | Detections | Peak FRP | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| remote Ngwaketsi, 353 km WNW of Kanye | Ngwaketsi | 82 | 125 MW | Sun 2:32 pm |
| remote Ngwaketsi, 209 km WNW of Kanye | Ngwaketsi | 80 | 63 MW | Sun 2:32 pm |
| remote Gaborone, 264 km NNW of Gaborone | Gaborone | 134 | 30 MW | Sun 2:32 pm |
| remote Gaborone, 298 km NW of Gaborone | Gaborone | 25 | 41 MW | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 79 km SW of Kanye | Ngwaketsi | 34 | 30 MW | Sun 2:32 pm |
| remote Ngwaketsi, 185 km WNW of Kanye | Ngwaketsi | 14 | 56 MW | Sun 2:32 pm |
| remote City of Francistown, 166 km NW of Francistown | City of Francistown | 29 | 31 MW | Sun 2:32 pm |
| remote Ngwaketsi, 423 km WNW of Kanye | Ngwaketsi | 32 | 43 MW | Sun 2:32 pm |
| remote Ngwaketsi, 290 km WNW of Kanye | Ngwaketsi | 23 | 33 MW | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 146 km WNW of Kanye | Ngwaketsi | 17 | 41 MW | Sat 2:49 pm |
| remote City of Francistown, 178 km NW of Francistown | City of Francistown | 18 | 16 MW | Sat 2:51 pm |
| remote City of Francistown, 204 km NW of Francistown | City of Francistown | 18 | 17 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 100 km SE of Kanye | Ngwaketsi | 6 | 8 MW | Sun 2:32 pm |
| remote City of Francistown, 305 km W of Francistown | City of Francistown | 10 | 6 MW | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 37 km E of Francistown | City of Francistown | 4 | 13 MW | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 39 km WNW of Francistown | City of Francistown | 4 | 13 MW | Sat 2:51 pm |
| remote City of Francistown, 193 km WNW of Francistown | City of Francistown | 10 | 13 MW | Sun 2:05 am |
| remote Ngwaketsi, 165 km W of Kanye | Ngwaketsi | 2 | 18 MW | Sat 2:49 pm |
| remote Ngwaketsi, 158 km WNW of Kanye | Ngwaketsi | 3 | 21 MW | Sat 2:49 pm |
| 70 km N of Francistown | City of Francistown | 3 | 10 MW | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 148 km W of Francistown | City of Francistown | 2 | 12 MW | Sat 2:51 pm |
| remote Ngwaketsi, 276 km NW of Kanye | Ngwaketsi | 1 | 17 MW | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 53 km S of Gaborone | Gaborone | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 2:49 pm |
| 96 km E of Gaborone | Gaborone | 2 | 5 MW | Sun 2:32 pm |
| remote City of Francistown, 190 km NW of Francistown | City of Francistown | 6 | 3 MW | Sun 2:05 am |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Francistown nearest 37 km E
- Wildfires near Kanye nearest 64 km ESE
Official information
The Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.