Is there a fire near Pemba right now?
Wildfires near Pemba
Updated
27 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 20 km NNE, 5 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 12:53 pm local (2026-10-25 10:53 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Pemba, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Maputo).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 27 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 20 km NNE 22 km NNE of Pemba
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 133 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 37 MW moderate
Fires near Pemba right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 133 thermal hotspots in 27 separate clusters within 80 km of Pemba, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique in the last 48 h. The closest is 20 km NNE of the city centre (22 km NNE of Pemba), with 5 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 9 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
4 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 61 km NW (70 km NW of Pemba) with 27 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.
Across Mozambique there are 900 fire clusters in the same window, 95 of them in Cabo Delgado Province.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 km NNE of Pemba | 20 km NNE | 5 | 9 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 12:53 pm |
| 22 km NW of Pemba | 21 km NW | 2 | 20 MW | Sun 12:53 pm | Sun 12:53 pm |
| 28 km W of Pemba | 24 km W | 3 | 8 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 12:53 pm |
| 29 km WNW of Pemba | 25 km WNW | 8 | 33 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 12:53 pm |
| 28 km NNW of Pemba | 26 km NNW | 4 | 7 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 12:53 pm |
| 30 km SSW of Pemba | 29 km SSW | 3 | 18 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 39 km SSW of Pemba | 29 km SSW | 12 | 13 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 12:53 pm |
| 39 km SW of Pemba | 35 km SW | 2 | 7 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 42 km WSW of Pemba | 40 km WSW | 3 | 13 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 42 km WNW of Pemba | 42 km WNW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 49 km W of Pemba | 43 km W | 4 | 4 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 48 km NNW of Pemba | 46 km NNW | 5 | 10 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sun 12:53 pm |
| 47 km N of Pemba | 46 km N | 3 | 30 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 54 km SW of Pemba | 48 km SW | 5 | 6 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 12:53 pm |
| 49 km S of Pemba | 49 km S | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 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 Pemba 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.