Wildfire map Nigeria
Fires in Nigeria right now
Updated
238 fire clusters detected in Nigeria in the last 48 h Most active: remote Borno State, 182 km NNE of Maiduguri (172 detections).
Active fires in Nigeria from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 238 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 1,591
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- remote Borno State, 182 km NNE of Maiduguri 172 detections
- Most affected region
- Borno State 75 clusters
Active fires in Nigeria
Satellites detected 1,591 thermal hotspots in Nigeria in the last 48 h, grouped into 238 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 Borno State, 182 km NNE of Maiduguri with 172 detections and a peak of 70 MW, last seen Sun 1:42 pm local time.
By region, Borno State has 75 clusters (981 detections), Zamfara State has 34 clusters (224 detections), Sokoto has 17 clusters (53 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 Borno State, 182 km NNE of Maiduguri | Borno State | 172 | 70 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| remote Borno State, 169 km NNE of Maiduguri | Borno State | 81 | 55 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 86 km SW of Maiduguri | Borno State | 64 | 57 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 13 km SW of Bama | Borno State | 67 | 28 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 32 km SE of Bama | Borno State | 35 | 60 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 62 km W of Gusau | Zamfara State | 85 | 31 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 69 km NE of Bama | Borno State | 48 | 55 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 87 km S of Maiduguri | Borno State | 76 | 17 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 56 km NNE of Bama | Borno State | 10 | 69 MW | Sat 2:01 pm |
| 70 km N of Bama | Borno State | 20 | 50 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 108 km NNE of Maiduguri | Borno State | 25 | 50 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 135 km WSW of Gusau | Zamfara State | 29 | 27 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 36 km N of Bama | Borno State | 19 | 55 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 148 km NNE of Maiduguri | Borno State | 19 | 25 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 127 km NE of Maiduguri | Borno State | 18 | 36 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 86 km SW of Pindiga | Gombe State | 25 | 24 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 65 km ENE of Bama | Borno State | 19 | 27 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 84 km N of Bama | Borno State | 12 | 41 MW | Sat 2:01 pm |
| 50 km NNE of Maiduguri | Borno State | 13 | 49 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 89 km WSW of Funtua | Katsina State | 20 | 19 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 77 km NNE of Gusau | Zamfara State | 12 | 29 MW | Sun 1:44 pm |
| 27 km SSE of Maiduguri | Borno State | 19 | 23 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 27 km NE of Bama | Borno State | 26 | 13 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| remote Yobe State, 224 km NE of Gashua | Yobe State | 17 | 18 MW | Sat 2:01 pm |
| 80 km SSE of Sokoto | Sokoto | 7 | 29 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Bama nearest 6 km SW
- Wildfires near Sokoto nearest 7 km W
- Wildfires near Okrika nearest 9 km S
- Wildfires near Ogbia nearest 9 km SW
- Wildfires near Kano nearest 10 km SE
- Wildfires near Benin City nearest 10 km NE
- Wildfires near Yenagoa nearest 10 km NNE
- Wildfires near Port Harcourt nearest 14 km SSE
- Wildfires near Warri nearest 16 km E
- Wildfires near Sapele nearest 17 km NNE
- Wildfires near Katsina nearest 18 km W
- Wildfires near Owerri nearest 18 km SSW
- Wildfires near Funtua nearest 18 km E
- Wildfires near Gusau nearest 21 km WSW
- Wildfires near Maiduguri nearest 22 km N
- Wildfires near Buguma nearest 23 km WNW
- Wildfires near Aba nearest 25 km WSW
- Wildfires near Atani nearest 40 km S
- Wildfires near Pindiga nearest 40 km SW
- Wildfires near Esuk Oron nearest 46 km WSW
- Wildfires near Gaya, Kano State nearest 46 km WNW
- Wildfires near Nnewi nearest 46 km SSW
- Wildfires near Uyo nearest 46 km S
- Wildfires near Onitsha nearest 56 km S
- Wildfires near Ikot Ekpene nearest 56 km SW
- Wildfires near Nkpor nearest 57 km SSW
- Wildfires near Mubi nearest 59 km NNW
- Wildfires near Umuahia nearest 61 km WSW
- Wildfires near Calabar nearest 61 km S
- Wildfires near Awka nearest 72 km SSW
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.