Is there a fire near Santiago, Cuzco Department right now?
Wildfires near Santiago, Cuzco Department
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 56 km NNE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 12:39 pm local (2026-10-25 17:39 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Santiago, Cuzco Department, Peru, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Lima).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 56 km NNE 56 km NNE of Cusco
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 1 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 11 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNW 14 km/h gusts 47 km/h, humidity 42%
Fires near Santiago, Cuzco Department right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 1 thermal hotspot in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of Santiago, Cuzco Department, Peru in the last 48 h. The closest is 56 km NNE of the city centre (56 km NNE of Cusco), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 11 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.
Across Peru there are 100 fire clusters in the same window, 17 of them in Cuzco Department.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 km NNE of Cusco | 56 km NNE | 1 | 11 MW | Sun 12:39 pm | Sun 12:39 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Santiago, Cuzco Department is from the NNW at 14 km/h (gusts 47 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 42% and the temperature 18°C.
Santiago, Cuzco Department 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 Santiago, Cuzco Department 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.