Are there wildfires in Venezuela right now?

NASA's FIRMS satellites detected 1349 active fire hotspots in Venezuela over the last 3 days. 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 Venezuela Today

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

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

1349

Active hotspots

High intensity

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Conditions at Remote area

15 km/h from the E — carrying smoke towards the W.

30°C · 68% humidity

Air quality Fair

PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 22 · US AQI 39

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.

135 active fires in Venezuela

Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.

1
Remote area
240 detections~49.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 06:16 UTC9.645, -63.633
1623 MW
2
Remote area
27 detections~4 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 06:14 UTC11.623, -70.224
395 MW
3
Remote area
20 detections~3.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 17:39 UTC5.861, -61.491
258 MW
4
Remote area
29 detections~10.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 06:16 UTC9.737, -70.155
231 MW
5
Remote area
21 detections~18.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 06:16 UTC9.695, -70.366
206 MW
6
Remote area
21 detections~32.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 17:39 UTC7.494, -62.152
190 MW
7
Remote area
37 detections~5.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 06:14 UTC10.060, -64.867
177 MW
8
Remote area
19 detectionslast seen 2026-09-18 17:39 UTC2.719, -60.297
145 MW
9
Remote area
15 detections~19.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 06:16 UTC4.750, -61.610
145 MW
10
Remote area
5 detections~13 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 17:41 UTC8.413, -73.072
136 MW

Plus 228 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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