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.
4 km/h from the SW — carrying smoke towards the NE.
24°C · 93% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 13.4 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 37 · US AQI 51
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.
8 active fires in Malaysia
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 161 MWRemote area5 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 05:03 UTC1.473, 118.221
- 232 MWRemote area6 detections~2.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-01 18:02 UTC3.279, 113.076
- 321 MW38 km E of Singapore6 detectionslast seen 2026-11-01 18:02 UTC1.377, 104.158
- 417 MWRemote area3 detectionslast seen 2026-11-01 07:05 UTC3.196, 103.425
- 516 MW108 km E of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2 detectionslast seen 2026-11-01 07:05 UTC3.265, 102.650
- 612 MWRemote area5 detectionslast seen 2026-11-01 19:44 UTC1.673, 101.475
- 710 MWRemote area7 detections~5.9 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-01 18:02 UTC1.061, 117.658
- 85 MWRemote area3 detections~9 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-01 18:02 UTC1.739, 117.918
Plus 15 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.