Wildfires in Mozambique Today
Live active-fire map for Mozambique from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: June–October.
7 km/h from the ESE — carrying smoke towards the WNW.
17°C · 86% humidity
Air quality Good
PM2.5 10.9 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 20 · US AQI 48
Air quality is good. No precautions needed.
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.
798 active fires in Mozambique
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 13218 MWRemote area421 detections~157.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:10 UTC-18.142, 36.148
- 22970 MWRemote area453 detections~132.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:10 UTC-16.225, 38.930
- 31618 MWRemote area233 detections~90.9 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:13 UTC-14.290, 38.539
- 41372 MWRemote area46 detections~54.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:10 UTC-18.341, 33.583
- 51329 MWRemote area167 detections~102.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:10 UTC-19.494, 34.074
- 61031 MWRemote area169 detections~98.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:13 UTC-14.018, 39.050
- 7933 MWRemote area84 detections~75.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:10 UTC-18.339, 34.302
- 8894 MWRemote area106 detections~74.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:13 UTC-15.012, 34.094
- 9868 MWRemote area50 detections~8 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 12:46 UTC-25.970, 30.432
- 10795 MWRemote area53 detections~41 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:10 UTC-17.641, 34.407
Plus 895 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.