Wildfires in Malaysia Today
Live active-fire map for Malaysia from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: dry season.
5 km/h from the NNW — carrying smoke towards the SSE.
21°C · 93% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 22 · US AQI 54
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.
38 active fires in Malaysia
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 1306 MWRemote area17 detections~22 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:12 UTC1.463, 115.375
- 2213 MWRemote area11 detections~14.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:10 UTC1.314, 116.758
- 3208 MWRemote area7 detections~18.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:12 UTC0.944, 111.204
- 4159 MWRemote area15 detections~21.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:12 UTC3.378, 116.558
- 583 MWRemote area6 detections~13.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:12 UTC1.746, 117.209
- 681 MWRemote area5 detections~14.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:12 UTC0.961, 111.878
- 770 MWRemote area5 detections~12.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:12 UTC2.328, 117.091
- 868 MWRemote area9 detections~12.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:10 UTC0.962, 117.162
- 957 MWRemote area7 detections~15.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:12 UTC0.925, 111.728
- 1057 MWRemote area1 detectionlast seen 2026-08-05 06:12 UTC1.918, 115.051
Plus 44 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.