Is there a fire near Maturín right now?
Wildfires near Maturín
Updated
11 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 9 km WNW, 24 detections in the last 48 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 Maturín, Monagas, Venezuela, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Caracas).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 11 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 9 km WNW 14 km WNW of Maturín
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 269 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 82 MW moderate
- Wind now
- ENE 12 km/h gusts 21 km/h, humidity 67%
Fires near Maturín right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 269 thermal hotspots in 11 separate clusters within 80 km of Maturín, Monagas, Venezuela in the last 48 h. The closest is 9 km WNW of the city centre (14 km WNW of Maturín), with 24 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 9 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
2 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 25 km WSW (47 km WSW of Maturín) with 223 detections; first seen Sat 1 am and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.
Across Venezuela there are 337 fire clusters in the same window, 10 of them in Monagas.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 km WNW of Maturín | 9 km WNW | 24 | 9 MW | Sat 1:18 am | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 47 km WSW of Maturín | 25 km WSW | 223 | 82 MW | Sat 1:21 am | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 26 km N of Maturín | 25 km N | 6 | 3 MW | Sat 1:18 am | Sun 2:40 am |
| 52 km WNW of Maturín | 50 km WNW | 3 | 10 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 57 km SSW of Maturín | 57 km SSW | 1 | 9 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 58 km S of Maturín | 58 km S | 2 | 6 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 62 km SSW of Maturín | 62 km SSW | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 70 km SE of Maturín | 70 km SE | 4 | 9 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 71 km S of Maturín | 71 km S | 1 | 7 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 40 km SSW of Carúpano | 74 km NNW | 3 | 8 MW | Sat 2:06 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 67 km ENE of Anaco | 78 km WSW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 1:45 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Maturín is from the ENE at 12 km/h (gusts 21 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WSW. Relative humidity is 67% and the temperature 31°C.
Maturín 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 Maturín 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.