Is there a fire near Musanze right now?
Wildfires near Musanze
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 40 km WNW, 146 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sat 1:17 pm local (2026-10-24 11:17 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Musanze, Northern Province, Rwanda, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Kigali).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 40 km WNW 33 km N of Gisenyi
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 146 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 186 MW intense
Fires near Musanze right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 146 thermal hotspots in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of Musanze, Northern Province, Rwanda in the last 48 h. The closest is 40 km WNW of the city centre (33 km N of Gisenyi), with 146 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 186 MW, which is intense 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.
Across Rwanda there is 1 fire cluster in the same window.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 km N of Gisenyi | 40 km WNW | 146 | 186 MW | Sat 2:16 am | Sat 1:17 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 Musanze 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
More for this area
Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.