Wildfires in Papua New Guinea Today
Live active-fire map for Papua New Guinea from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: dry season.
11 km/h from the SE — carrying smoke towards the NW.
23°C · 83% humidity
Air quality Good
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 17 · 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.
107 active fires in Papua New Guinea
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 1313 MWRemote area24 detections~42.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 04:27 UTC-6.878, 141.015
- 2266 MWRemote area27 detections~14.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 15:29 UTC-5.529, 148.417
- 3256 MWRemote area18 detections~3.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 15:31 UTC-8.036, 147.022
- 4246 MWRemote area13 detections~19.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 04:27 UTC-3.858, 143.186
- 5206 MWRemote area13 detections~35.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 04:27 UTC-5.784, 145.555
- 6196 MWRemote area40 detections~54.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 04:27 UTC-8.176, 140.891
- 7176 MWRemote area28 detections~33.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 04:27 UTC-5.573, 144.109
- 8161 MWRemote area11 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 04:27 UTC-6.342, 145.228
- 9154 MWRemote area24 detections~37.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 04:27 UTC-5.839, 143.473
- 10144 MWRemote area18 detections~32.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 04:25 UTC-8.610, 141.085
Plus 153 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.