Wildfire map Kenya
Fires in Kenya right now
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30 fire clusters detected in Kenya in the last 48 h Most active: 112 km SSE of Mwala (8 detections).
Active fires in Kenya from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 30 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 59
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- 112 km SSE of Mwala 8 detections
- Most affected region
- Kilifi County 6 clusters
Active fires in Kenya
Satellites detected 59 thermal hotspots in Kenya in the last 48 h, grouped into 30 fire clusters. None reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW, which suggests mostly small or agricultural fires.
The most active fire is 112 km SSE of Mwala with 8 detections and a peak of 23 MW, last seen Sat 2:17 pm local time.
By region, Kilifi County has 6 clusters (19 detections), Machakos County has 7 clusters (16 detections), Uasin Gishu County has 2 clusters (6 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 km SSE of Mwala | Machakos County | 8 | 23 MW | Sat 2:17 pm |
| 120 km NNE of Malindi | Kilifi County | 6 | 10 MW | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 139 km NNE of Malindi | Kilifi County | 7 | 6 MW | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 132 km SE of Mwala | Machakos County | 2 | 16 MW | Sat 2:17 pm |
| 130 km WSW of Ngong | Kajiado County | 2 | 24 MW | Sun 1:58 pm |
| remote Uasin Gishu County, 252 km ENE of Eldoret | Uasin Gishu County | 5 | 7 MW | Sat 2:17 pm |
| 131 km SSE of Mwala | Machakos County | 2 | 9 MW | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 55 km WSW of Kisii | Kisii County | 1 | 16 MW | Sat 2:17 pm |
| 7 km NW of Juja | Kiambu County | 2 | 10 MW | Sun 1:58 pm |
| 44 km SW of Naivasha | Nakuru County | 1 | 16 MW | Sun 1:58 pm |
| 101 km N of Malindi | Kilifi County | 3 | 4 MW | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 79 km E of Mwala | Machakos County | 1 | 10 MW | Sat 2:17 pm |
| 33 km SE of Karuri | Murang'A | 1 | 10 MW | Sat 2:17 pm |
| 26 km SE of Naivasha | Nakuru County | 1 | 10 MW | Sun 1:58 pm |
| 63 km WSW of Khwisero | Kakamega County | 1 | 9 MW | Sat 2:17 pm |
| 134 km NNE of Malindi | Kilifi County | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 131 km SE of Mwala | Machakos County | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 2:17 pm |
| 149 km NNE of Kitale | Trans Nzoia | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 2:19 pm |
| remote Trans Nzoia, 309 km NNE of Kitale | Trans Nzoia | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 1:58 pm |
| 24 km NNW of Karuri | Murang'A | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 2:17 pm |
| remote Trans Nzoia, 293 km NE of Kitale | Trans Nzoia | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 1:58 pm |
| 82 km SSE of Garissa | Garissa County | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:17 pm |
| remote Trans Nzoia, 253 km NNE of Kitale | Trans Nzoia | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:19 pm |
| 24 km NNW of Malindi | Kilifi County | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:17 pm |
| 138 km NNE of Malindi | Kilifi County | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:17 pm |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Juja nearest 7 km NW
- Wildfires near Ruiru nearest 9 km N
- Wildfires near Thika nearest 12 km WSW
- Wildfires near Kiambu nearest 18 km NE
- Wildfires near Mwala nearest 22 km SW
- Wildfires near Kisii nearest 22 km N
- Wildfires near Karuri, Murang'A nearest 24 km NNW
- Wildfires near Karuri nearest 26 km ENE
- Wildfires near Naivasha nearest 26 km SE
- Wildfires near Nairobi nearest 29 km NE
- Wildfires near Limuru nearest 30 km N
- Wildfires near Mlolongo nearest 37 km N
- Wildfires near Kikuyu nearest 39 km ENE
- Wildfires near Kitengela nearest 39 km E
- Wildfires near Ongata Rongai nearest 43 km NNE
- Wildfires near Ngong nearest 45 km NE
- Wildfires near Nakuru nearest 76 km S
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.