Is there a fire near Bamako right now?
Wildfires near Bamako
Updated
29 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 6 km SSE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:22 pm local (2026-10-25 14:22 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Bamako, Mali, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Bamako).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 29 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 6 km SSE 6 km SSE of Bamako
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 115 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 21 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- N 4 km/h gusts 10 km/h, humidity 62%
Fires near Bamako right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 115 thermal hotspots in 29 separate clusters within 80 km of Bamako, Mali in the last 48 h. The closest is 6 km SSE of the city centre (6 km SSE of Bamako), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 2 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
3 clusters are within 25 km, close enough that smoke, ash or road closures may affect the city. Distances are measured from the city centre to the nearest detection, not to the fire's edge.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 21 km WSW (37 km SW of Kati) with 21 detections; first seen Sat 2 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Mali there are 265 fire clusters in the same window, 15 of them in Bamako.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 km SSE of Bamako | 6 km SSE | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:56 am | Sat 1:56 am |
| 11 km SSW of Kati | 10 km WNW | 3 | 14 MW | Sat 2:42 pm | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 37 km SW of Kati | 21 km WSW | 21 | 9 MW | Sat 2:42 pm | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 27 km ESE of Bamako | 26 km ESE | 3 | 11 MW | Sat 2:42 pm | Sat 2:42 pm |
| 22 km WSW of Kati | 30 km W | 4 | 18 MW | Sun 2:22 pm | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 24 km W of Kati | 37 km WNW | 1 | 10 MW | Sun 2:22 pm | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 21 km NNW of Kati | 38 km NNW | 3 | 6 MW | Sat 1:54 am | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 43 km NE of Bamako | 41 km NE | 3 | 9 MW | Sun 2:22 pm | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 46 km E of Bamako | 41 km E | 14 | 21 MW | Sat 2:42 pm | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 29 km NNE of Kati | 42 km N | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:42 pm | Sat 2:42 pm |
| 39 km NE of Kati | 45 km NNE | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 2:22 pm | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 43 km W of Kati | 46 km WNW | 19 | 15 MW | Sat 2:42 pm | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 32 km WNW of Kati | 48 km NW | 4 | 7 MW | Sat 2:42 pm | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 46 km WSW of Kati | 50 km WSW | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 2:42 pm | Sat 2:42 pm |
| 50 km NE of Kati | 51 km NNE | 4 | 7 MW | Sat 2:42 pm | Sun 2:22 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Bamako is from the N at 4 km/h (gusts 10 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the S. Relative humidity is 62% and the temperature 28°C.
Bamako is not directly downwind of the nearest fire at the moment, though winds shift and plumes from larger fires can still reach the city.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Bamako air quality page has the live reading.
Evacuations and official information
GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.
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.
About satellite fire detections
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.
Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.