Wildfires in Tunisia Today
Live active-fire map for Tunisia from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: June–September.
17 km/h from the NW — carrying smoke towards the SE.
33°C · 39% humidity
Air quality Moderate
PM2.5 9.4 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 41 · US AQI 57
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.
9 active fires in Tunisia
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 173 MW113 km W of Tunis, Tunisia3 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 13:08 UTC36.469, 8.984
- 249 MWRemote area6 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 13:06 UTC31.055, 8.035
- 343 MWRemote area7 detections~2 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 13:06 UTC30.657, 8.099
- 411 MWRemote area3 detections~6 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:25 UTC31.386, 10.635
- 59 MWRemote area4 detectionslast seen 2026-08-03 00:43 UTC35.756, 8.400
- 68 MWRemote area6 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 01:47 UTC31.011, 8.168
- 77 MWRemote area4 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 13:06 UTC31.232, 8.564
- 84 MWRemote area3 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 01:45 UTC35.232, 8.174
- 94 MWRemote area3 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 13:06 UTC30.255, 8.084
Plus 9 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.