Wildfires in Kenya Today
Live active-fire map for Kenya from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: dry season.
14 km/h from the ENE — carrying smoke towards the WSW.
22°C · 64% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 10.4 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 31 · US AQI 54
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.
7 active fires in Kenya
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 127 MWRemote area2 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 11:49 UTC2.617, 34.073
- 226 MWRemote area2 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 11:46 UTC-4.038, 35.743
- 321 MWRemote area2 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 11:51 UTC2.974, 34.012
- 419 MWRemote area2 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 11:49 UTC1.766, 34.210
- 517 MWRemote area1 detectionlast seen 2026-11-02 11:46 UTC-4.075, 34.208
- 615 MWRemote area2 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 11:46 UTC-4.551, 37.295
- 715 MWRemote area2 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 11:49 UTC2.009, 34.133
Plus 20 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.