Wildfires in Algeria Today
Live active-fire map for Algeria from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: summer.
20 km/h from the SSE — carrying smoke towards the NNW.
29°C · 44% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 13.4 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 39 · US AQI 59
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.
53 active fires in Algeria
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 1178 MWRemote area60 detections~22.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 01:05 UTC31.635, 6.013
- 2137 MWRemote area26 detections~11.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 01:07 UTC27.752, 9.181
- 3119 MWRemote area1 detectionlast seen 2026-09-17 12:59 UTC27.033, 1.916
- 467 MW36 km E of Oran, Algeria21 detections~3.9 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 12:23 UTC35.810, -0.254
- 556 MWRemote area12 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 01:07 UTC28.916, 9.747
- 652 MWRemote area8 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 12:21 UTC31.055, 8.035
- 747 MWRemote area26 detections~4.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 02:43 UTC32.940, 3.225
- 847 MWRemote area24 detections~5 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 01:24 UTC29.688, 6.712
- 937 MWRemote area4 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 01:05 UTC32.403, 4.007
- 1036 MWRemote area9 detectionslast seen 2026-09-18 12:40 UTC31.318, 11.805
Plus 64 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.