Wildfire map South Sudan

Fires in South Sudan right now

Updated Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:42:00 GMT

490 fire clusters detected in South Sudan in the last 48 h Most active: 47 km WNW of Wau (360 detections).

Active fires in South Sudan from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.

Fire clusters: 490 last 48 h
Hotspot detections: 4,126
Intense clusters (100+ MW): 9
Most active fire: 47 km WNW of Wau 360 detections
Most affected region: Northern Bahr al Ghazal 157 clusters

Active fires in South Sudan

Satellites detected 4,126 thermal hotspots in South Sudan in the last 48 h, grouped into 490 fire clusters. 9 clusters reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW.

The most active fire is 47 km WNW of Wau with 360 detections and a peak of 40 MW, last seen Sun 1:00 pm local time.

By region, Northern Bahr al Ghazal has 157 clusters (1,650 detections), Upper Nile has 163 clusters (1,361 detections), Western Bahr al Ghazal has 104 clusters (884 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)
47 km WNW of Wau	Western Bahr al Ghazal	360	40 MW	Sun 1:00 pm
remote Northern Bahr al Ghazal, 176 km ENE of Winejok	Northern Bahr al Ghazal	130	109 MW	Sun 1:00 pm
149 km ESE of Malakal	Upper Nile	172	62 MW	Sun 1:00 pm
remote Northern Bahr al Ghazal, 182 km WNW of Winejok	Northern Bahr al Ghazal	77	133 MW	Sun 2:42 pm
remote Western Bahr al Ghazal, 258 km E of Wau	Western Bahr al Ghazal	70	148 MW	Sun 1:00 pm
remote Northern Bahr al Ghazal, 164 km W of Winejok	Northern Bahr al Ghazal	67	36 MW	Sun 2:40 pm
remote Upper Nile, 158 km ESE of Malakal	Upper Nile	120	23 MW	Sun 1:54 am
remote Northern Bahr al Ghazal, 158 km W of Winejok	Northern Bahr al Ghazal	77	22 MW	Sun 2:42 pm
93 km WSW of Winejok	Northern Bahr al Ghazal	87	21 MW	Sun 2:40 pm
remote Central Equatoria, 210 km N of Juba	Central Equatoria	44	50 MW	Sat 1:17 pm
remote Upper Nile, 225 km SSW of Malakal	Upper Nile	32	125 MW	Sat 1:19 pm
138 km NE of Winejok	Northern Bahr al Ghazal	74	40 MW	Sun 1:00 pm
96 km NE of Malakal	Upper Nile	46	29 MW	Sat 1:19 pm
remote Upper Nile, 227 km S of Malakal	Upper Nile	24	96 MW	Sat 1:17 pm
114 km NNW of Winejok	Northern Bahr al Ghazal	91	22 MW	Sun 1:02 pm
119 km NNE of Winejok	Northern Bahr al Ghazal	74	42 MW	Sun 1:00 pm
30 km NE of Wau	Western Bahr al Ghazal	80	18 MW	Sun 1:00 pm
remote Upper Nile, 206 km WSW of Malakal	Upper Nile	56	22 MW	Sun 1:00 pm
remote Western Bahr al Ghazal, 151 km NE of Wau	Western Bahr al Ghazal	19	124 MW	Sun 1:00 pm
remote Northern Bahr al Ghazal, 179 km E of Winejok	Northern Bahr al Ghazal	29	74 MW	Sun 1:00 pm
remote Upper Nile, 170 km SE of Malakal	Upper Nile	22	46 MW	Sun 1:00 pm
remote Northern Bahr al Ghazal, 200 km ENE of Winejok	Northern Bahr al Ghazal	34	85 MW	Sat 1:19 pm
139 km E of Winejok	Northern Bahr al Ghazal	29	38 MW	Sun 1:00 pm
121 km E of Winejok	Northern Bahr al Ghazal	24	110 MW	Sun 1:00 pm
remote Upper Nile, 203 km WSW of Malakal	Upper Nile	39	33 MW	Sun 1:00 pm

Cities with fires within 80 km

Wildfires near Malakal nearest 3 km N
Wildfires near Wau nearest 5 km WNW
Wildfires near Winejok nearest 29 km NE

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

Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.