Wildfire map Egypt
Fires in Egypt right now
Updated
90 fire clusters detected in Egypt in the last 48 h Most active: 24 km N of Būsh (3 detections).
Active fires in Egypt from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 90 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 220
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- 24 km N of Būsh 3 detections
- Most affected region
- Matruh 19 clusters
Active fires in Egypt
Satellites detected 220 thermal hotspots in Egypt in the last 48 h, grouped into 90 fire clusters. None reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW, which suggests mostly small or agricultural fires.
The most active fire is 24 km N of Būsh with 3 detections and a peak of 79 MW, last seen Sun 2:06 pm local time.
By region, Matruh has 19 clusters (54 detections), Alexandria has 4 clusters (23 detections), Asyut has 9 clusters (23 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 km N of Būsh | Beni Suweif | 3 | 79 MW | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 117 km WNW of Sinnūris | Faiyum | 8 | 15 MW | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 62 km WSW of Minya | Minya | 5 | 22 MW | Sat 2:23 pm |
| 17 km SSW of Alexandria | Alexandria | 17 | 10 MW | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 133 km SSW of Aswān | Aswan | 1 | 33 MW | Sun 2:04 pm |
| 11 km ESE of Banī Suwayf | Beni Suweif | 11 | 3 MW | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 12 km WNW of Az-Zuhūr | Port Said | 3 | 10 MW | Sun 2:48 am |
| at Mallawī | Minya | 4 | 7 MW | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 10 km SSW of Fāqūs | Sharqia | 3 | 8 MW | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 14 km ENE of As Sinbillāwayn | Dakahlia | 2 | 7 MW | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 41 km WSW of Suez | Suez | 9 | 3 MW | Sun 2:50 am |
| 15 km SSE of Manfalūţ | Asyut | 7 | 2 MW | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 39 km SSW of Suez | Suez | 5 | 4 MW | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 66 km SSW of Marsá Maţrūḩ | Matruh | 6 | 2 MW | Sun 2:50 am |
| 7 km SSE of Ḩalwān | Cairo | 4 | 3 MW | Sun 2:50 am |
| 8 km S of Damanhur | Beheira | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 110 km S of Marsá Maţrūḩ | Matruh | 3 | 2 MW | Sun 2:50 am |
| 6 km S of Al Mansurah | Dakahlia | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 2:06 pm |
| remote Matruh, 155 km SW of Marsá Maţrūḩ | Matruh | 8 | 1 MW | Sun 2:50 am |
| 77 km WSW of Ashmūn | Monufia | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 64 km SSE of Marsá Maţrūḩ | Matruh | 3 | 2 MW | Sun 2:50 am |
| remote Aswan, 510 km WSW of Aswān | Aswan | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 2:21 pm |
| 112 km SW of Marsá Maţrūḩ | Matruh | 3 | 2 MW | Sun 2:50 am |
| 56 km SW of Alexandria | Alexandria | 4 | 1 MW | Sun 2:50 am |
| 143 km SW of Marsá Maţrūḩ | Matruh | 6 | 1 MW | Sun 2:50 am |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Abnūb nearest 2 km ESE
- Wildfires near Dikirnis nearest 2 km WSW
- Wildfires near Ḩalwān nearest 2 km SSE
- Wildfires near Shubrā al Khaymah nearest 3 km SE
- Wildfires near Fāqūs nearest 3 km NNW
- Wildfires near Mallawī nearest 3 km ESE
- Wildfires near As Sinbillāwayn nearest 3 km ENE
- Wildfires near Dayrūţ nearest 4 km S
- Wildfires near Ţimā nearest 4 km NNE
- Wildfires near Idkū nearest 5 km NNE
- Wildfires near Cairo nearest 5 km NNE
- Wildfires near Al Mansurah nearest 5 km S
- Wildfires near Abū Tīj nearest 5 km W
- Wildfires near Damietta nearest 6 km NW
- Wildfires near Manfalūţ nearest 6 km WNW
- Wildfires near Al Khuşūş nearest 7 km SW
- Wildfires near Ţalkhā nearest 7 km S
- Wildfires near Banī Suwayf nearest 8 km ESE
- Wildfires near Suez nearest 8 km SW
- Wildfires near Damanhur nearest 8 km S
- Wildfires near Assiut nearest 8 km N
- Wildfires near Alexandria nearest 9 km SSW
- Wildfires near Minya nearest 9 km N
- Wildfires near Qalyub nearest 10 km SE
- Wildfires near Al Ḩawāmidīyah nearest 10 km SSE
- Wildfires near Rosetta nearest 11 km WSW
- Wildfires near Abū Kabīr nearest 11 km SE
- Wildfires near Mīt Ghamr nearest 11 km SE
- Wildfires near Az-Zuhūr nearest 11 km WNW
- Wildfires near Būsh nearest 12 km E
- Wildfires near Sohag nearest 12 km WNW
- Wildfires near Zefta nearest 12 km SE
- Wildfires near Giza nearest 12 km NNE
- Wildfires near Al Maḩallah al Kubrá nearest 13 km WNW
- Wildfires near Aḍ-Ḍawāḥy nearest 13 km NW
- Wildfires near Port Said nearest 14 km WNW
- Wildfires near Samālūţ nearest 16 km SSE
- Wildfires near Al Fayyum nearest 16 km S
- Wildfires near Akhmīm nearest 16 km WNW
- Wildfires near Zagazig nearest 17 km WNW
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.