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Wildfires near Carúpano

Updated

8 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 12 km S, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:45 pm local (2026-10-25 17:45 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Carúpano, Sucre, Venezuela, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Caracas).

Fire clusters within 80 km
8 last 48 h
Nearest fire
12 km S 12 km S of Carúpano
Hotspot detections nearby
15 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
13 MW low-intensity

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Fires near Carúpano right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 15 thermal hotspots in 8 separate clusters within 80 km of Carúpano, Sucre, Venezuela in the last 48 h. The closest is 12 km S of the city centre (12 km S of Carúpano), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 4 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 77 km S (26 km N of Maturín) with 6 detections; first seen Sat 1 am and last seen Sun 2 am local time.

Across Venezuela there are 337 fire clusters in the same window, 9 of them in Sucre.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
12 km S of Carúpano12 km S14 MWSun 1:45 pmSun 1:45 pm
13 km SW of Carúpano13 km SW113 MWSun 1:45 pmSun 1:45 pm
23 km SSW of Carúpano23 km SSW12 MWSat 2:06 pmSat 2:06 pm
40 km SSW of Carúpano38 km SSW38 MWSat 2:06 pmSun 1:45 pm
39 km ESE of Carúpano39 km ESE15 MWSat 2:06 pmSat 2:06 pm
52 km E of Carúpano52 km E15 MWSun 1:45 pmSun 1:45 pm
43 km ESE of Cumaná74 km WSW14 MWSun 1:45 pmSun 1:45 pm
26 km N of Maturín77 km S63 MWSat 1:18 amSun 2:40 am

Smoke and wind

Current wind data was unavailable for this page; smoke generally drifts with the wind, so check local conditions.

Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Carúpano 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.

Wildfires near other cities

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