Wildfire map Nepal
Fires in Nepal right now
Updated
24 fire clusters detected in Nepal in the last 48 h Most active: 13 km NNW of Nepalgunj (3 detections).
Active fires in Nepal from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 24 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 28
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- 13 km NNW of Nepalgunj 3 detections
- Most affected region
- Lumbini Province 11 clusters
Active fires in Nepal
Satellites detected 28 thermal hotspots in Nepal in the last 48 h, grouped into 24 fire clusters. None reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW, which suggests mostly small or agricultural fires.
The most active fire is 13 km NNW of Nepalgunj with 3 detections and a peak of 8 MW, last seen Sun 1:26 pm local time.
By region, Lumbini Province has 11 clusters (15 detections), Koshi has 4 clusters (4 detections), Sudurpashchim Pradesh has 3 clusters (3 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 km NNW of Nepalgunj | Lumbini Province | 3 | 8 MW | Sun 1:26 pm |
| 26 km ENE of Pokhara | Gandaki Pradesh | 1 | 10 MW | Sat 1:48 pm |
| 40 km SW of Dhangaḍhi̇̄ | Sudurpashchim Pradesh | 1 | 8 MW | Sat 1:48 pm |
| 34 km N of Dharān | Koshi | 1 | 7 MW | Sun 1:26 pm |
| 41 km SE of Butwāl | Lumbini Province | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 1:48 pm |
| 23 km ENE of Biratnagar | Koshi | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:26 pm |
| 30 km NW of Nepalgunj | Lumbini Province | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:48 pm |
| 51 km S of Butwāl | Lumbini Province | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:26 pm |
| 37 km ESE of Butwāl | Lumbini Province | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 1:26 pm |
| 36 km SW of Nepalgunj | Lumbini Province | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:48 pm |
| 19 km SSE of Butwāl | Lumbini Province | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:26 pm |
| 19 km W of Dharān | Koshi | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:26 pm |
| 24 km SSW of Nepalgunj | Lumbini Province | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:48 pm |
| 8 km ESE of Nepalgunj | Lumbini Province | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:26 pm |
| 52 km SSW of Butwāl | Lumbini Province | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:48 pm |
| 26 km ESE of Janakpur | Madhesh | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:48 pm |
| 34 km E of Dhangaḍhi̇̄ | Sudurpashchim Pradesh | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:48 pm |
| 57 km W of Butwāl | Lumbini Province | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:26 pm |
| 26 km NNW of Janakpur | Madhesh | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:26 pm |
| 38 km W of Dhangaḍhi̇̄ | Sudurpashchim Pradesh | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 1:48 pm |
| 6 km WNW of Birendranagar | Karnali Pradesh | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:10 am |
| 30 km WSW of Birendranagar | Karnali Pradesh | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 1:48 pm |
| 38 km E of Bharatpur | Bagmati Province | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:10 am |
| 71 km NNE of Dharān | Koshi | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:10 am |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Birendranagar nearest 6 km WNW
- Wildfires near Nepalgunj nearest 8 km ESE
- Wildfires near Dhangaḍhi̇̄ nearest 34 km E
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.
Fires in other countries
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.