Is there a fire near Changchun right now?
Wildfires near Changchun
Updated
29 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 15 km NNE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 12:23 pm local (2026-10-25 04:23 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Changchun, Jilin, China, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Shanghai).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 29 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 15 km NNE 15 km NNE of Changchun
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 61 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 63 MW moderate
- Wind now
- WSW 6 km/h gusts 13 km/h, humidity 48%
Fires near Changchun right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 61 thermal hotspots in 29 separate clusters within 80 km of Changchun, Jilin, China in the last 48 h. The closest is 15 km NNE of the city centre (15 km NNE of Changchun), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 3 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
1 cluster is 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 56 km SSW (19 km SE of Gongzhuling) with 8 detections; first seen Sat 12 pm and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.
Across China there are 854 fire clusters in the same window, 100 of them in Jilin.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km NNE of Changchun | 15 km NNE | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 25 km SSE of Changchun | 25 km SSE | 1 | 20 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 31 km NNE of Changchun | 31 km NNE | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 28 km NNE of Gongzhuling | 33 km WSW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
| 35 km N of Changchun | 35 km N | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 38 km N of Gongzhuling | 38 km W | 3 | 63 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
| 12 km SSW of Jiutai | 40 km ENE | 1 | 7 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
| 41 km E of Gongzhuling | 46 km S | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 25 km E of Gongzhuling | 47 km SSW | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 36 km SW of Dehui | 50 km N | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:41 am | Sun 2:41 am |
| 54 km WNW of Changchun | 53 km WNW | 5 | 27 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
| 55 km WSW of Jilin | 54 km ESE | 2 | 15 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 19 km SE of Gongzhuling | 56 km SSW | 8 | 31 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 11 km N of Jiutai | 56 km NE | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 5 km W of Gongzhuling | 62 km SW | 1 | 11 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Changchun is from the WSW at 6 km/h (gusts 13 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ENE. Relative humidity is 48% and the temperature 5°C.
Changchun 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 Changchun 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.