Wildfire map Niger
Fires in Niger right now
Updated
36 fire clusters detected in Niger in the last 24 h Most active: remote Niamey, 169 km WNW of Niamey (42 detections).
Active fires in Niger from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 36 last 24 h
- Hotspot detections
- 215
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- remote Niamey, 169 km WNW of Niamey 42 detections
- Most affected region
- Dosso Region 16 clusters
Active fires in Niger
Satellites detected 215 thermal hotspots in Niger in the last 24 h, grouped into 36 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 Niamey, 169 km WNW of Niamey with 42 detections and a peak of 22 MW, last seen Sun 3:22 pm local time.
By region, Dosso Region has 16 clusters (106 detections), Niamey has 18 clusters (103 detections), Maradi Region 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| remote Niamey, 169 km WNW of Niamey | Niamey | 42 | 22 MW | Sun 3:22 pm |
| 109 km W of Gaya | Dosso Region | 30 | 25 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| 95 km W of Gaya | Dosso Region | 19 | 25 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| 90 km WNW of Gaya | Dosso Region | 22 | 8 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| 62 km W of Maradi | Maradi Region | 5 | 35 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| 123 km WNW of Gaya | Dosso Region | 14 | 8 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| remote Niamey, 205 km NNW of Niamey | Niamey | 11 | 10 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| 73 km WSW of Gaya | Dosso Region | 3 | 34 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 132 km S of Niamey | Niamey | 12 | 8 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| remote Niamey, 197 km NE of Niamey | Niamey | 3 | 13 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| 122 km S of Niamey | Niamey | 4 | 16 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| 142 km S of Niamey | Niamey | 3 | 10 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| remote Niamey, 177 km NE of Niamey | Niamey | 4 | 12 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| remote Dosso Region, 152 km W of Gaya | Dosso Region | 5 | 6 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 133 km S of Niamey | Niamey | 3 | 10 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| 146 km W of Gaya | Dosso Region | 1 | 15 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| remote Niamey, 171 km NE of Niamey | Niamey | 1 | 13 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| 133 km SE of Gaya | Dosso Region | 1 | 11 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 63 km WNW of Gaya | Dosso Region | 2 | 6 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| 110 km NW of Gaya | Dosso Region | 1 | 10 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| remote Niamey, 152 km N of Niamey | Niamey | 3 | 4 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| 146 km WNW of Niamey | Niamey | 3 | 3 MW | Sun 2:37 am |
| 80 km WNW of Gaya | Dosso Region | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| remote Niamey, 192 km NW of Niamey | Niamey | 5 | 2 MW | Sun 2:34 am |
| 56 km WSW of Maradi | Maradi Region | 1 | 7 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Gaya, Dosso Region nearest 47 km W
- Wildfires near Maradi nearest 56 km WSW
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.