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Wildfires near San Salvador de Jujuy

Updated

2 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 48 km SE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sat 2:27 am local (2026-10-24 05:27 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Argentina/Jujuy).

Fire clusters within 80 km
2 last 48 h
Nearest fire
48 km SE 48 km SE of San Salvador de Jujuy
Hotspot detections nearby
3 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
2 MW low-intensity

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Fires near San Salvador de Jujuy right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 3 thermal hotspots in 2 separate clusters within 80 km of San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina in the last 48 h. The closest is 48 km SE of the city centre (48 km SE of San Salvador de Jujuy), 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.

The largest nearby cluster by detections is 53 km SW (34 km NW of Salta) with 2 detections; first seen Sat 2 am and last seen Sat 2 am local time.

Across Argentina there are 42 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in Jujuy.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
48 km SE of San Salvador de Jujuy48 km SE11 MWSat 2:27 amSat 2:27 am
34 km NW of Salta53 km SW22 MWSat 2:27 amSat 2:27 am

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 San Salvador de Jujuy 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.