Are there wildfires in Egypt right now?

NASA's FIRMS satellites detected 99 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.

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Conditions at 47 km W of Cairo, Egypt

9 km/h from the NE — carrying smoke towards the SW.

27°C · 47% humidity

Air quality Moderate

PM2.5 31.9 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 58 · US AQI 91

People with asthma or heart conditions may want to limit long spells outdoors.

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.

14 active fires in Egypt

Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.

1
47 km W of Cairo, Egypt
5 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 10:15 UTC29.965, 30.759
139 MW
2
106 km S of Alexandria, Egypt
4 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC30.251, 29.991
68 MW
3
12 km SW of Alexandria, Egypt
7 detections~5.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC31.129, 29.830
26 MW
4
101 km N of Cairo, Egypt
6 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 00:39 UTC30.940, 31.440
23 MW
5
66 km S of Marsa Matruh, Egypt
7 detections~15.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC30.769, 27.097
22 MW
6
114 km S of Cairo, Egypt
6 detections~8.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC29.020, 31.202
9 MW
7
112 km E of Cairo, Egypt
5 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 00:39 UTC29.693, 32.320
9 MW
8
87 km E of Cairo, Egypt
8 detections~10 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 00:39 UTC29.804, 32.096
9 MW
9
15 km S of Cairo, Egypt
4 detectionslast seen 2026-11-01 22:58 UTC29.920, 31.189
9 MW
10
25 km SW of Alexandria, Egypt
5 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 00:39 UTC31.027, 29.755
8 MW

Plus 22 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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