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Wildfires near Kunming
Updated
17 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 13 km ESE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 2:28 am local (2026-10-25 18:28 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Kunming, Yunnan, China, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Shanghai).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 17 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 13 km ESE 13 km ESE of Kunming
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 32 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 6 MW low-intensity
Fires near Kunming right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 32 thermal hotspots in 17 separate clusters within 80 km of Kunming, Yunnan, China in the last 48 h. The closest is 13 km ESE of the city centre (13 km ESE of Kunming), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 4 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.
Every nearby cluster is low intensity (peak under 10 MW), which is typical of agricultural or garden burning, industrial heat sources such as steel works or flares, or small fires rather than a spreading wildfire.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 32 km WSW (13 km WNW of Anning) with 11 detections; first seen Sat 2 pm and last seen Mon 2 am local time.
Across China there are 1,010 fire clusters in the same window, 81 of them in Yunnan.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 km ESE of Kunming | 13 km ESE | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 2:20 pm | Sat 2:20 pm |
| 26 km SSE of Kunming | 26 km SSE | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 2:20 pm | Sat 2:20 pm |
| 24 km NNW of Majie | 27 km NW | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 2:45 am | Mon 2:28 am |
| 15 km E of Haikou | 31 km S | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 2:20 pm | Sat 2:20 pm |
| 13 km WNW of Anning | 32 km WSW | 11 | 6 MW | Sat 2:20 pm | Mon 2:28 am |
| 11 km WNW of Haikou | 34 km SW | 1 | 0 MW | Mon 2:28 am | Mon 2:28 am |
| 35 km N of Majie | 35 km NNW | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 1:59 pm | Sun 1:59 pm |
| 17 km SW of Haikou | 48 km SW | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 2:20 pm | Sat 2:20 pm |
| 44 km ESE of Haikou | 49 km SE | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 2:45 am | Sun 2:45 am |
| 52 km E of Kunming | 50 km E | 3 | 3 MW | Sat 2:20 pm | Mon 2:28 am |
| 53 km ESE of Kunming | 53 km ESE | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 2:20 pm | Sat 2:20 pm |
| 52 km NNW of Majie | 54 km NNW | 1 | 1 MW | Mon 2:28 am | Mon 2:28 am |
| 62 km NNE of Kunming | 62 km NNE | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 2:20 pm | Sat 2:20 pm |
| 60 km NNW of Majie | 62 km NNW | 1 | 0 MW | Mon 2:28 am | Mon 2:28 am |
| 62 km W of Qujing | 65 km NE | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 2:20 pm | Sat 2:20 pm |
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 Kunming 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.