Wildfires in Germany Today
Live active-fire map for Germany from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: summer.
10 km/h from the SW — carrying smoke towards the NE.
30°C · 42% humidity
Air quality Moderate
PM2.5 13.8 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 51 · US AQI 101
People with asthma or heart conditions may want to limit long spells outdoors.
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.
11 active fires in Germany
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 189 MWRemote area13 detections~2 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 13:10 UTC48.274, 14.335
- 248 MW64 km N of Cologne, Germany23 detections~5.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 01:41 UTC51.490, 6.721
- 344 MWRemote area19 detections~3.9 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:30 UTC52.157, 10.406
- 427 MW99 km SW of Hamburg, Germany7 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 11:32 UTC53.135, 8.681
- 526 MW116 km N of Cologne, Germany5 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 03:21 UTC51.971, 6.709
- 624 MW75 km E of Munich, Germany4 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 11:30 UTC48.234, 12.587
- 717 MW51 km N of Cologne, Germany6 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 01:41 UTC51.367, 6.706
- 815 MW7 km SW of Hamburg, Germany3 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 13:12 UTC53.521, 9.905
- 96 MW91 km SE of Berlin, Germany4 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 01:41 UTC52.172, 14.625
- 105 MWRemote area3 detectionslast seen 2026-08-03 00:39 UTC52.144, 9.395
Plus 20 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.