Is there a fire near San Juan del Río right now?
Wildfires near San Juan del Río
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 32 km E, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sat 2:37 am local (2026-10-24 08:37 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of San Juan del Río, Querétaro, Mexico, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Mexico_City).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 32 km E 32 km E of San Juan del Río
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 1 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 1 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- ENE 11 km/h gusts 26 km/h, humidity 87%
Fires near San Juan del Río right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 1 thermal hotspot in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of San Juan del Río, Querétaro, Mexico in the last 48 h. The closest is 32 km E of the city centre (32 km E of San Juan del Río), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 1 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.
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.
Across Mexico there are 72 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in Querétaro.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 km E of San Juan del Río | 32 km E | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 2:37 am | Sat 2:37 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at San Juan del Río is from the ENE at 11 km/h (gusts 26 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WSW. Relative humidity is 87% and the temperature 15°C.
San Juan del Río is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the San Juan del Río 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.