Are there wildfires in Egypt right now?

NASA's FIRMS satellites detected 253 active fire hotspots in Egypt over the last 3 days. The map on this page shows their exact locations, updated hourly.

How does NASA detect wildfires?

NASA's VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard the Suomi NPP, NOAA-20 and Terra/Aqua satellites detect thermal anomalies (heat signatures) from orbit. Each detection is a "hotspot" — a pixel where the sensor measured fire-level heat. Data is published within about 3 hours of the satellite overpass through the FIRMS system.

What does fire intensity (FRP) mean?

FRP (Fire Radiative Power, in megawatts) measures how much energy a fire is releasing. Higher FRP means a more intense fire. On this map, brighter red dots are higher-intensity detections.

Wildfires in Egypt Today

Name: Active Wildfires in Egypt
Creator: NASA
Published: 2024-01-01
License: https://www.nasa.gov/open/
Keywords: wildfires, fires egypt, NASA FIRMS, active fire map, VIIRS

Live active-fire map for Egypt from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: summer.

253

Active hotspots

High intensity

Time window

VIIRS

NASA sensor

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Conditions at Remote area

24 km/h from the N — carrying smoke towards the S.

38°C · 14% humidity

Air quality Extremely poor

PM2.5 56.9 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 124 · US AQI 171

Avoid outdoor exertion. Stay indoors with windows closed where possible.

The band above follows the European index, which averages particulates over 24 hours — so a sharp rise in this hour's PM2.5, as smoke passing overhead causes, shows up in the reading before it moves the band.

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.

31 active fires in Egypt

Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.

1
Remote area
13 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 10:38 UTC22.774, 31.199
169 MW
2
13 km SW of Alexandria, Egypt
15 detections~11.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 10:41 UTC31.122, 29.817
63 MW
3
52 km W of Cairo, Egypt
2 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 10:41 UTC29.946, 30.703
41 MW
4
114 km S of Cairo, Egypt
11 detections~8.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 11:00 UTC29.021, 31.201
35 MW
5
112 km E of Cairo, Egypt
7 detections~14.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 23:24 UTC29.687, 32.319
33 MW
6
87 km E of Cairo, Egypt
7 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 10:41 UTC29.805, 32.090
28 MW
7
46 km SW of Alexandria, Egypt
2 detectionslast seen 2026-09-17 23:41 UTC30.870, 29.622
22 MW
8
Remote area
10 detections~9.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 23:24 UTC30.711, 33.820
20 MW
9
Remote area
5 detections~4.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 10:41 UTC27.182, 31.000
20 MW
10
25 km SW of Alexandria, Egypt
7 detectionslast seen 2026-09-18 23:24 UTC31.029, 29.753
14 MW

Plus 60 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.

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