Is there a fire near Behbahān right now?
Wildfires near Behbahān
Updated
12 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 17 km NW, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 12:56 pm local (2026-10-25 09:26 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Behbahān, Khuzestan, Iran, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Tehran).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 12 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 17 km NW 17 km NW of Behbahān
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 54 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 63 MW moderate
- Wind now
- SE 1 km/h gusts 3 km/h, humidity 33%
Fires near Behbahān right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 54 thermal hotspots in 12 separate clusters within 80 km of Behbahān, Khuzestan, Iran in the last 48 h. The closest is 17 km NW of the city centre (17 km NW of Behbahān), 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 42 km ESE (42 km ESE of Behbahān) with 10 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.
Across Iran there are 157 fire clusters in the same window, 39 of them in Khuzestan.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 km NW of Behbahān | 17 km NW | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:38 am | Sun 1:38 am |
| 22 km W of Behbahān | 22 km W | 4 | 8 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 12:56 pm |
| 27 km ESE of Behbahān | 24 km ESE | 9 | 14 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 12:56 pm |
| 28 km S of Behbahān | 28 km S | 5 | 63 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 12:56 pm |
| 31 km W of Behbahān | 31 km W | 7 | 9 MW | Sun 1:38 am | Sun 12:56 pm |
| 42 km ESE of Behbahān | 42 km ESE | 10 | 10 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 12:56 pm |
| 42 km WNW of Behbahān | 42 km WNW | 1 | 23 MW | Sun 12:56 pm | Sun 12:56 pm |
| 52 km ESE of Behbahān | 52 km ESE | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 1:38 am | Sun 1:38 am |
| 57 km SE of Behbahān | 57 km SE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 1:38 am | Sun 1:38 am |
| 38 km ENE of Bandar-e Māhshahr | 68 km W | 7 | 5 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 12:56 pm |
| 55 km NE of Bandar-e Māhshahr | 69 km WNW | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 1:38 am |
| 73 km SSE of Behbahān | 72 km SSE | 5 | 6 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 12:56 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Behbahān is from the SE at 1 km/h (gusts 3 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NW. Relative humidity is 33% and the temperature 24°C.
Behbahān 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 Behbahān 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.