Wildfires in Syria Today
Live active-fire map for Syria from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: summer.
21 km/h from the W — carrying smoke towards the E.
40°C · 11% humidity
Air quality Moderate
PM2.5 10.1 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 49 · US AQI 67
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.
8 active fires in Syria
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 1133 MW9 km W of Qamishli, Syria9 detections~3.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:25 UTC37.044, 41.129
- 299 MW17 km SE of Qamishli, Syria4 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 09:43 UTC36.922, 41.326
- 323 MW8 km N of Al-Hasakah, Syria3 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 09:43 UTC36.575, 40.764
- 422 MW43 km NE of Manbij, Syria4 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 09:45 UTC36.787, 38.315
- 515 MW45 km N of Ras al-Ayn, Syria2 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 09:45 UTC37.256, 40.068
- 64 MWRemote area3 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 00:03 UTC34.066, 42.360
- 74 MW42 km S of Al-Hasakah, Syria3 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 00:03 UTC36.129, 40.810
- 83 MW114 km E of Homs, Syria3 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 00:05 UTC34.914, 37.943
Plus 23 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.