Is there a fire near Iringa right now?
Wildfires near Iringa
Updated
37 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 4 km SSE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:56 pm local (2026-10-25 10:56 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Iringa, Tanzania, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 37 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 4 km SSE 4 km SSE of Iringa
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 362 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 183 MW intense
- Wind now
- SSE 11 km/h gusts 22 km/h, humidity 66%
Fires near Iringa right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 362 thermal hotspots in 37 separate clusters within 80 km of Iringa, Tanzania in the last 48 h. The closest is 4 km SSE of the city centre (4 km SSE of Iringa), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 11 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
5 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 57 km S (70 km S of Iringa) with 79 detections; first seen Sat 2 pm and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.
Across Tanzania there are 938 fire clusters in the same window, 41 of them in Iringa.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 km SSE of Iringa | 4 km SSE | 1 | 11 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 9 km N of Iringa | 9 km N | 1 | 8 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 27 km SE of Iringa | 12 km SE | 42 | 49 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 18 km NE of Iringa | 18 km NE | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 59 km WSW of Iringa | 24 km WSW | 71 | 64 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 28 km SSW of Iringa | 28 km SSW | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 30 km SW of Iringa | 29 km SW | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 35 km SSW of Iringa | 35 km SSW | 2 | 8 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 36 km E of Iringa | 36 km E | 1 | 11 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 41 km SSE of Iringa | 36 km SSE | 13 | 76 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 38 km E of Iringa | 38 km E | 2 | 8 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 49 km S of Iringa | 47 km S | 20 | 110 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 47 km ESE of Iringa | 47 km ESE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 1:20 am | Sun 1:20 am |
| 49 km ENE of Iringa | 47 km ENE | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 54 km SSE of Iringa | 48 km SSE | 37 | 183 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Iringa is from the SSE at 11 km/h (gusts 22 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NNW. Relative humidity is 66% and the temperature 18°C.
Iringa is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Iringa 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.