Wildfires in Peru Today
Live active-fire map for Peru from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: August–October.
13 km/h from the E — carrying smoke towards the W.
14°C · 20% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 35 · US AQI 51
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.
54 active fires in Peru
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 1935 MWRemote area23 detections~6.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 18:15 UTC-15.680, -69.878
- 2169 MWRemote area13 detections~29.9 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 07:03 UTC-11.209, -74.388
- 3125 MWRemote area2 detectionslast seen 2026-08-04 18:17 UTC-8.585, -70.707
- 476 MWRemote area8 detections~12.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 18:17 UTC-7.146, -76.339
- 575 MWRemote area12 detections~3.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 07:03 UTC-13.632, -72.553
- 673 MWRemote area6 detections~19.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 18:17 UTC-12.295, -74.229
- 769 MWRemote area4 detectionslast seen 2026-08-04 18:17 UTC-8.789, -77.940
- 857 MWRemote area5 detectionslast seen 2026-08-04 18:17 UTC-11.205, -75.497
- 954 MWRemote area4 detections~4.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 18:15 UTC-12.936, -71.424
- 1046 MWRemote area7 detections~9.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 18:17 UTC-6.865, -76.615
Plus 126 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.