Wildfire map Zimbabwe
Fires in Zimbabwe right now
Updated
116 fire clusters detected in Zimbabwe in the last 24 h Most active: remote Matabeleland North, 237 km WSW of Victoria Falls (27 detections).
Active fires in Zimbabwe from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 116 last 24 h
- Hotspot detections
- 336
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 1
- Most active fire
- remote Matabeleland North, 237 km WSW of Victoria Falls 27 detections
- Most affected region
- Matabeleland North 30 clusters
Active fires in Zimbabwe
Satellites detected 336 thermal hotspots in Zimbabwe in the last 24 h, grouped into 116 fire clusters. 1 cluster reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW.
The most active fire is remote Matabeleland North, 237 km WSW of Victoria Falls with 27 detections and a peak of 49 MW, last seen Sun 2:34 pm local time.
By region, Matabeleland North has 30 clusters (148 detections), Harare has 41 clusters (98 detections), Mashonaland West has 28 clusters (54 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 Matabeleland North, 237 km WSW of Victoria Falls | Matabeleland North | 27 | 49 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| remote Matabeleland North, 388 km WSW of Victoria Falls | Matabeleland North | 9 | 33 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 38 km ESE of Kadoma | Mashonaland West | 8 | 131 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| remote Matabeleland North, 279 km WSW of Victoria Falls | Matabeleland North | 11 | 23 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 77 km WSW of Victoria Falls | Matabeleland North | 10 | 20 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 95 km SSW of Chitungwiza | Harare | 4 | 44 MW | Sun 12:51 pm |
| 51 km WNW of Harare | Harare | 5 | 33 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 76 km E of Kwekwe | Midlands Province | 9 | 28 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 81 km WNW of Harare | Harare | 6 | 22 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 67 km WNW of Kadoma | Mashonaland West | 10 | 10 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 70 km SE of Ruwa | Mashonaland East Province | 4 | 29 MW | Sun 12:51 pm |
| remote Matabeleland North, 406 km WSW of Victoria Falls | Matabeleland North | 8 | 17 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 72 km SW of Victoria Falls | Matabeleland North | 4 | 19 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| remote Matabeleland North, 479 km SW of Victoria Falls | Matabeleland North | 10 | 7 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| remote Matabeleland North, 377 km WSW of Victoria Falls | Matabeleland North | 7 | 11 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 96 km SSW of Victoria Falls | Matabeleland North | 5 | 15 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| remote Harare, 269 km N of Harare | Harare | 6 | 12 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| remote Matabeleland North, 319 km SW of Victoria Falls | Matabeleland North | 12 | 15 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| remote Matabeleland North, 307 km WSW of Victoria Falls | Matabeleland North | 4 | 18 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| remote Matabeleland North, 242 km SSW of Victoria Falls | Matabeleland North | 6 | 7 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 48 km SE of Chitungwiza | Harare | 3 | 16 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 55 km NNE of Kadoma | Mashonaland West | 2 | 19 MW | Sun 12:51 pm |
| remote Harare, 210 km N of Harare | Harare | 4 | 10 MW | Sun 12:53 pm |
| remote Matabeleland North, 215 km S of Victoria Falls | Matabeleland North | 4 | 13 MW | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 69 km SW of Chitungwiza | Harare | 3 | 10 MW | Sun 12:51 pm |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Chitungwiza nearest 17 km S
- Wildfires near Kadoma, Mashonaland West nearest 20 km NNE
- Wildfires near Mutare nearest 20 km W
- Wildfires near Victoria Falls nearest 36 km N
- Wildfires near Ruwa nearest 37 km SW
- Wildfires near Harare nearest 37 km S
- Wildfires near Kwekwe nearest 51 km S
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.