Are there wildfires in Venezuela right now?

NASA's FIRMS satellites detected 815 active fire hotspots in Venezuela over the last 3 days, including 1 high-intensity fire. 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.

815

Active hotspots

High intensity

Time window

VIIRS

NASA sensor

LowMedHigh

Conditions at Remote area

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

29°C · 73% humidity

Air quality Good

PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 17 · US AQI 24

Air quality is good. No precautions needed.

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.

98 active fires in Venezuela

Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.

1
Remote area
77 detections~52.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-01 17:13 UTC9.639, -63.645
519 MW
2
Remote area
13 detections~4.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-01 17:13 UTC8.591, -63.794
459 MW
3
Remote area
39 detections~16.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-01 17:13 UTC5.679, -61.453
381 MW
4
Remote area
13 detections~2.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-01 17:13 UTC8.432, -63.384
315 MW
5
Remote area
27 detections~29.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-01 17:13 UTC7.876, -64.688
282 MW
6
Remote area
18 detections~6.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-01 17:13 UTC3.545, -61.084
223 MW
7
Remote area
10 detectionslast seen 2026-11-01 18:53 UTC6.617, -69.096
143 MW
8
Remote area
18 detections~14.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-01 17:13 UTC8.977, -63.972
133 MW
9
Remote area
22 detections~11.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-01 17:13 UTC6.551, -60.803
114 MW
10
Remote area
19 detections~4.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-01 17:13 UTC4.081, -59.843
110 MW

Plus 127 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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