Wildfire map Guatemala
Fires in Guatemala right now
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25 fire clusters detected in Guatemala in the last 48 h Most active: 20 km NNW of Escuintla (5 detections).
Active fires in Guatemala from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 25 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 40
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- 20 km NNW of Escuintla 5 detections
- Most affected region
- Alta Verapaz 18 clusters
Active fires in Guatemala
Satellites detected 40 thermal hotspots in Guatemala in the last 48 h, grouped into 25 fire clusters. None reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW, which suggests mostly small or agricultural fires.
The most active fire is 20 km NNW of Escuintla with 5 detections and a peak of 14 MW, last seen Sun 2:20 am local time.
By region, Alta Verapaz has 18 clusters (26 detections), Izabal Department has 4 clusters (6 detections), Escuintla has 1 cluster (5 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km NNW of Escuintla | Escuintla | 5 | 14 MW | Sun 2:20 am |
| 144 km N of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 4 | 8 MW | Sun 1:30 pm |
| 97 km N of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 3 | 7 MW | Sat 1:47 pm |
| 70 km WNW of Puerto Barrios | Izabal Department | 3 | 6 MW | Sun 1:30 pm |
| 80 km NE of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 1 | 10 MW | Sat 1:47 pm |
| 150 km N of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 3 | 3 MW | Sun 1:30 pm |
| 88 km NW of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 1 | 8 MW | Sun 1:30 pm |
| 128 km NNW of Puerto Barrios | Izabal Department | 1 | 7 MW | Sun 1:30 pm |
| 104 km NNE of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 1:47 pm |
| 143 km N of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 1:30 pm |
| 66 km NNE of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 1:47 pm |
| 136 km N of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 1:30 pm |
| 92 km N of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:47 pm |
| 13 km SSW of Quetzaltenango | Quetzaltenango | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 2:39 am |
| 81 km NW of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 1:30 pm |
| 93 km W of Puerto Barrios | Izabal Department | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:30 pm |
| 143 km N of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 1:30 pm |
| remote Alta Verapaz, 178 km N of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:47 pm |
| 69 km N of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:47 pm |
| 107 km NE of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:30 pm |
| 80 km NNE of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:30 pm |
| 136 km NNE of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:47 pm |
| 109 km NE of Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:30 pm |
| 43 km ENE of Chiquimula | Chiquimula | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:30 pm |
| 87 km NW of Puerto Barrios | Izabal Department | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 1:30 pm |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Escuintla nearest 19 km NNW
- Wildfires near Zaragoza, Chimaltenango nearest 20 km S
- Wildfires near Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa nearest 22 km NE
- Wildfires near Villa Nueva nearest 28 km WSW
- Wildfires near Totonicapán nearest 30 km SW
- Wildfires near Petapa nearest 30 km W
- Wildfires near Mixco nearest 31 km SW
- Wildfires near Villa Canales nearest 33 km W
- Wildfires near San Juan Sacatepéquez nearest 35 km SW
- Wildfires near Guatemala City nearest 40 km WSW
- Wildfires near Chinautla nearest 45 km SW
- Wildfires near Chichicastenango nearest 54 km WSW
- Wildfires near Cobán nearest 66 km NNE
- Wildfires near Puerto Barrios nearest 66 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.