Wildfires in Papua New Guinea Today
Live active-fire map for Papua New Guinea from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: dry season.
28 km/h from the SE — carrying smoke towards the NW.
26°C · 77% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 22 · US AQI 36
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.
151 active fires in Papua New Guinea
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 11288 MWRemote area51 detections~33.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 16:28 UTC-4.122, 144.776
- 21034 MWRemote area316 detections~52.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 16:28 UTC-5.700, 149.419
- 31018 MWRemote area175 detections~64.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 16:30 UTC-8.959, 141.072
- 4566 MWRemote area39 detections~7.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-17 04:21 UTC-8.324, 141.336
- 5539 MWRemote area119 detections~55.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 16:28 UTC-5.085, 150.087
- 6508 MWRemote area51 detections~51.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 16:28 UTC-4.177, 143.671
- 7467 MWRemote area18 detections~50.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 04:04 UTC-3.833, 143.198
- 8451 MWRemote area6 detections~15.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 04:02 UTC-8.442, 140.970
- 9447 MWRemote area10 detections~8.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-17 04:21 UTC-6.764, 141.295
- 10412 MWRemote area63 detections~57.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 03:45 UTC-4.196, 143.253
Plus 216 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.