Are there wildfires in Mozambique right now?

NASA's FIRMS satellites detected 5228 active fire hotspots in Mozambique over the last 3 days, including 10 high-intensity fires. 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 Mozambique Today

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

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

5228

Active hotspots

High intensity

Time window

VIIRS

NASA sensor

LowMedHigh

Conditions at Remote area

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

25°C · 77% humidity

Air quality Moderate

PM2.5 49.1 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 59 · US AQI 123

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.

668 active fires in Mozambique

Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.

1
Remote area
322 detections~129.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 11:44 UTC-19.116, 35.285
3835 MW
2
Remote area
52 detections~87.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 11:44 UTC-18.652, 36.004
824 MW
3
Remote area
37 detections~29.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 11:44 UTC-15.048, 32.613
729 MW
4
Remote area
77 detections~34.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 11:42 UTC-23.014, 33.018
707 MW
5
Remote area
83 detections~63.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 11:44 UTC-11.750, 34.021
649 MW
6
Remote area
66 detections~68.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 11:42 UTC-22.925, 33.349
505 MW
7
Remote area
48 detections~60.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 11:42 UTC-19.357, 34.496
491 MW
8
Remote area
46 detections~19.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 11:42 UTC-22.769, 33.720
457 MW
9
Remote area
42 detections~25.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 11:44 UTC-16.412, 30.235
420 MW
10
Remote area
10 detections~28.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 11:44 UTC-16.523, 32.812
368 MW

Plus 838 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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