Wildfires in Colombia Today
Live active-fire map for Colombia from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: January–March.
22 km/h from the E — carrying smoke towards the W.
30°C · 33% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 14.8 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 30 · US AQI 52
Air quality is acceptable for almost everyone.
Wind direction only — not a smoke dispersion forecast. Air quality is modelled, not a street-level measurement. Weather from MET Norway; air quality from Open-Meteo (Copernicus CAMS). Both CC BY 4.0.
47 active fires in Colombia
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 11505 MWRemote area16 detections~14.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 18:24 UTC10.327, -70.584
- 2172 MWRemote area4 detectionslast seen 2026-08-04 18:21 UTC9.877, -69.964
- 3146 MWRemote area17 detections~6.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 18:21 UTC5.060, -69.326
- 4117 MWRemote area18 detections~14 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 18:24 UTC10.497, -70.674
- 598 MWRemote area3 detections~5.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 18:21 UTC8.373, -71.967
- 679 MWRemote area7 detections~18.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 18:24 UTC11.264, -72.748
- 776 MWRemote area4 detections~13.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 18:24 UTC11.214, -73.106
- 872 MWRemote area7 detections~5.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 18:21 UTC5.951, -70.421
- 964 MWRemote area7 detections~9.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 18:21 UTC4.258, -75.086
- 1060 MWRemote area9 detections~19.9 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 18:24 UTC10.843, -70.643
Plus 79 smaller heat detections — often agricultural burning rather than wildfire.
About this wildfire map
This map uses NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), which publishes active-fire detections from the VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard NASA and NOAA satellites. Each dot is a thermal “hotspot” where the sensor measured fire-level heat, usually within 3 hours of the satellite passing overhead. It shows where fires are actively burning — not fire perimeters or evacuation zones. For safety and evacuation information, always follow your local emergency services.