Is there a fire near Georgetown right now?
Wildfires near Georgetown
Updated
12 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 1 km SSW, 16 detections in the last 24 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 Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Guyana).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 12 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 1 km SSW 16 km SSW of Georgetown
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 129 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 158 MW intense
- Wind now
- ENE 14 km/h gusts 25 km/h, humidity 83%
Fires near Georgetown right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 129 thermal hotspots in 12 separate clusters within 80 km of Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana in the last 24 h. The closest is 1 km SSW of the city centre (16 km SSW of Georgetown), with 16 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 14 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 46 km SE (60 km SE of Georgetown) with 77 detections; first seen Sun 12 am and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.
Across Guyana there are 50 fire clusters in the same window, 50 of them in Demerara-Mahaica.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 km SSW of Georgetown | 1 km SSW | 16 | 14 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 17 km WNW of Georgetown | 12 km WNW | 5 | 8 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 19 km SE of Georgetown | 12 km SE | 9 | 11 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 30 km S of Georgetown | 29 km S | 4 | 7 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 34 km WNW of Georgetown | 34 km WNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 34 km SE of Georgetown | 34 km SE | 3 | 3 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 43 km SSW of Georgetown | 43 km SSW | 1 | 9 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 44 km NW of Georgetown | 44 km NW | 1 | 7 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 60 km SE of Georgetown | 46 km SE | 77 | 158 MW | Sun 12:59 am | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 53 km S of Georgetown | 52 km S | 3 | 27 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 65 km NW of Georgetown | 59 km NW | 8 | 20 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 78 km NW of Georgetown | 78 km NW | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Georgetown is from the ENE at 14 km/h (gusts 25 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WSW. Relative humidity is 83% and the temperature 28°C.
Georgetown 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 Georgetown 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.