Is there a fire near Tete right now?
Wildfires near Tete
Updated
35 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 8 km SSW, 3 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:34 pm local (2026-10-25 12:34 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Tete, Mozambique, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Maputo).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 35 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 8 km SSW 9 km SSW of Tete
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 127 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 33 MW moderate
- Wind now
- SE 12 km/h gusts 24 km/h, humidity 47%
Fires near Tete right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 127 thermal hotspots in 35 separate clusters within 80 km of Tete, Mozambique in the last 48 h. The closest is 8 km SSW of the city centre (9 km SSW of Tete), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 7 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 44 km S (54 km S of Tete) with 31 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Mozambique there are 900 fire clusters in the same window, 120 of them in Tete.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 km SSW of Tete | 8 km SSW | 3 | 7 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 14 km SSE of Tete | 12 km SSE | 2 | 7 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 22 km E of Tete | 17 km E | 15 | 7 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 2:03 am |
| 22 km SSE of Tete | 21 km SSE | 7 | 8 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 28 km NE of Tete | 28 km NE | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 12:53 pm | Sun 12:53 pm |
| 30 km N of Tete | 30 km N | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 12:53 pm | Sun 12:53 pm |
| 35 km WSW of Tete | 30 km WSW | 11 | 12 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 34 km NNW of Tete | 32 km NNW | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 33 km S of Tete | 33 km S | 2 | 7 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 38 km SSW of Tete | 38 km SSW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 47 km N of Tete | 41 km N | 3 | 3 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 43 km SW of Tete | 43 km SW | 2 | 9 MW | Sun 12:53 pm | Sun 12:53 pm |
| 44 km E of Tete | 44 km E | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 54 km S of Tete | 44 km S | 31 | 33 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 45 km NNW of Tete | 45 km NNW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Tete is from the SE at 12 km/h (gusts 24 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NW. Relative humidity is 47% and the temperature 29°C.
Tete is not directly downwind of the nearest fire at the moment, though winds shift and plumes from larger fires can still reach the city.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Tete 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.