Wildfires in Malaysia Today
Live active-fire map for Malaysia from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: dry season.
15 km/h from the SW — carrying smoke towards the NE.
23°C · 100% humidity
Air quality Moderate
PM2.5 21.5 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 44 · US AQI 112
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.
26 active fires in Malaysia
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 11248 MWRemote area81 detections~33.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 18:09 UTC2.312, 117.922
- 2291 MWRemote area20 detections~17.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 05:27 UTC4.927, 118.336
- 3261 MWRemote area28 detections~47.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 18:09 UTC2.635, 117.482
- 4162 MWRemote area27 detections~35.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 18:09 UTC1.555, 118.063
- 5162 MWRemote area5 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 05:27 UTC2.447, 117.949
- 6146 MWRemote area7 detections~4.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 05:27 UTC4.917, 118.212
- 7106 MWRemote area3 detectionslast seen 2026-09-17 06:05 UTC1.435, 118.244
- 863 MWRemote area6 detections~9.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 05:27 UTC1.876, 117.795
- 950 MWRemote area1 detectionlast seen 2026-09-18 05:46 UTC2.528, 117.414
- 1045 MWRemote area12 detections~8.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 18:09 UTC2.169, 117.309
Plus 39 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.