Wildfires in Kazakhstan Today
Live active-fire map for Kazakhstan from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: summer.
17 km/h from the N — carrying smoke towards the S.
29°C · 27% humidity
Air quality Moderate
PM2.5 7.1 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 42 · US AQI 53
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.
59 active fires in Kazakhstan
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 1781 MWRemote area31 detections~10.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 09:47 UTC49.971, 50.044
- 2330 MWRemote area23 detections~8.9 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 09:47 UTC50.332, 64.498
- 3309 MWRemote area18 detections~3.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 09:45 UTC45.178, 65.297
- 4111 MWRemote area8 detections~9.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 09:47 UTC48.326, 57.433
- 597 MWRemote area11 detections~3.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 09:47 UTC51.603, 52.929
- 693 MWRemote area18 detections~10.9 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 09:47 UTC53.455, 59.032
- 779 MWRemote area22 detections~6.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 09:47 UTC51.871, 54.735
- 847 MWRemote area8 detections~2.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 08:05 UTC40.868, 69.532
- 945 MWRemote area16 detections~11.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 00:01 UTC51.570, 52.755
- 1043 MWRemote area13 detections~12 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 08:07 UTC54.880, 56.086
Plus 68 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.