Is there a fire near Koudougou right now?
Wildfires near Koudougou
Updated
15 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 26 km WSW, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:25 pm local (2026-10-25 14:25 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Koudougou, Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Ouagadougou).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 15 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 26 km WSW 26 km WSW of Koudougou
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 43 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 17 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- ESE 4 km/h gusts 8 km/h, humidity 47%
Fires near Koudougou right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 43 thermal hotspots in 15 separate clusters within 80 km of Koudougou, Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso in the last 48 h. The closest is 26 km WSW of the city centre (26 km WSW of Koudougou), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 8 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
None of the clusters is within 25 km of the centre, so the city itself is not in the immediate fire area, but smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 36 km W (38 km W of Koudougou) with 11 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Burkina Faso there are 99 fire clusters in the same window, 23 of them in Centre-Ouest.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 km WSW of Koudougou | 26 km WSW | 2 | 8 MW | Sat 1:01 pm | Sat 1:01 pm |
| 38 km W of Koudougou | 36 km W | 11 | 17 MW | Sat 1:01 pm | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 47 km WNW of Koudougou | 47 km WNW | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 2:25 pm | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 47 km WSW of Koudougou | 47 km WSW | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 2:25 pm | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 49 km W of Koudougou | 48 km W | 2 | 9 MW | Sun 2:25 pm | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 52 km WSW of Koudougou | 51 km WSW | 2 | 5 MW | Sun 2:25 pm | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 58 km W of Koudougou | 57 km W | 3 | 7 MW | Sat 1:01 pm | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 60 km WNW of Koudougou | 59 km WNW | 8 | 10 MW | Sun 2:25 pm | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 60 km SW of Koudougou | 60 km SW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:25 pm | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 63 km SSW of Koudougou | 63 km SSW | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 2:25 pm | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 71 km WNW of Koudougou | 71 km WNW | 1 | 11 MW | Sun 2:25 pm | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 71 km NW of Koudougou | 71 km NW | 2 | 8 MW | Sun 2:25 pm | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 72 km W of Koudougou | 72 km W | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 1:01 pm | Sat 1:01 pm |
| 51 km SSW of Ouagadougou | 73 km ESE | 2 | 7 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 78 km WNW of Koudougou | 78 km WNW | 2 | 13 MW | Sat 1:01 pm | Sat 1:01 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Koudougou is from the ESE at 4 km/h (gusts 8 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WNW. Relative humidity is 47% and the temperature 30°C.
Koudougou 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 Koudougou 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.