Wildfire map Namibia
Fires in Namibia right now
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14 fire clusters detected in Namibia in the last 48 h Most active: remote Hardap Region, 429 km E of Rehoboth (36 detections).
Active fires in Namibia from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 14 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 122
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- remote Hardap Region, 429 km E of Rehoboth 36 detections
- Most affected region
- Hardap Region 4 clusters
Active fires in Namibia
Satellites detected 122 thermal hotspots in Namibia in the last 48 h, grouped into 14 fire clusters. None reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW, which suggests mostly small or agricultural fires.
The most active fire is remote Hardap Region, 429 km E of Rehoboth with 36 detections and a peak of 36 MW, last seen Sun 2:32 pm local time.
By region, Hardap Region has 4 clusters (63 detections), Khomas Region has 10 clusters (59 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 Hardap Region, 429 km E of Rehoboth | Hardap Region | 36 | 36 MW | Sun 2:32 pm |
| remote Khomas Region, 512 km ENE of Windhoek | Khomas Region | 24 | 48 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| remote Hardap Region, 361 km ESE of Rehoboth | Hardap Region | 9 | 28 MW | Sun 2:32 pm |
| remote Hardap Region, 439 km E of Rehoboth | Hardap Region | 17 | 20 MW | Sun 2:32 pm |
| remote Khomas Region, 334 km N of Windhoek | Khomas Region | 5 | 17 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| remote Khomas Region, 432 km ENE of Windhoek | Khomas Region | 1 | 38 MW | Sun 2:32 pm |
| remote Khomas Region, 413 km NE of Windhoek | Khomas Region | 16 | 2 MW | Sun 2:05 am |
| remote Khomas Region, 423 km NE of Windhoek | Khomas Region | 1 | 15 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| remote Khomas Region, 188 km NW of Windhoek | Khomas Region | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 2:05 am |
| remote Khomas Region, 391 km NE of Windhoek | Khomas Region | 6 | 2 MW | Sun 2:05 am |
| remote Khomas Region, 499 km NE of Windhoek | Khomas Region | 2 | 2 MW | Sat 2:22 am |
| 23 km NE of Rehoboth | Hardap Region | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:05 am |
| remote Khomas Region, 242 km N of Windhoek | Khomas Region | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 2:22 am |
| remote Khomas Region, 229 km N of Windhoek | Khomas Region | 1 | 0 MW | Sat 2:22 am |
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.