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Wildfires in Botswana today

There are 48 probable fires in Botswana right now: 2,309 heat detections by satellite in the last 24 hours, grouped by proximity. The most intense one is near Chobe (3,128 MW). Its fire page has been tracking it since 24 October 2026.

Latest satellite detection: 25 Oct 2026, 05:59 UTC (4 h ago).

A heat detection is not a confirmed fire: farm burning and industry also produce them, and clouds or smoke can hide a fire.

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probable fires
48
heat detections
2,309
fire pages with detections in 48 h
37

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Detection clusters in the last 24 hours · 48

  1. 3,128 MW Chobe 155 hotspots · last one 20 h ago · about 2,200 ha with fire · page with a 3,065 ha perimeter
  2. 2,852 MW Ngamiland East 196 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 2,700 ha with fire · page with a 26,590 ha perimeter
  3. 2,851 MW Ngamiland West 90 hotspots · last one 20 h ago · about 1,300 ha with fire · page with a 2,541 ha perimeter
  4. 2,162 MW Ngwaketse North 226 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 3,200 ha with fire · page with a 4,957 ha perimeter
  5. 1,988 MW Ngamiland West 96 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 1,300 ha with fire · page with a 15,049 ha perimeter
  6. 1,974 MW Ghanzi 138 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 1,900 ha with fire · page with a 3,540 ha perimeter
  7. 1,378 MW Ghanzi 128 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 1,800 ha with fire · page with a 27,317 ha perimeter
  8. 1,292 MW Ngamiland West 86 hotspots · last one 20 h ago · about 1,200 ha with fire · page with a 2,279 ha perimeter
  9. 1,134 MW Hukunsti 92 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 1,300 ha with fire · page with a 2,889 ha perimeter
  10. 1,130 MW Tutume 81 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 1,100 ha with fire · page with a 31,931 ha perimeter
  11. 900 MW Ngamiland West 78 hotspots · last one 20 h ago · about 1,100 ha with fire · page with a 12,480 ha perimeter
  12. 784 MW Ngwaketse North 65 hotspots · last one 20 h ago · about 900 ha with fire · page with a 2,783 ha perimeter
  13. 751 MW Ngwaketse South 95 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 1,300 ha with fire · page with a 3,464 ha perimeter
  14. 605 MW Ghanzi 58 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 800 ha with fire
  15. 605 MW Ngamiland East 95 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 1,300 ha with fire · page with a 33,127 ha perimeter
  16. 564 MW Ghanzi 64 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 900 ha with fire
  17. 543 MW Hukunsti 78 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 1,100 ha with fire
  18. 512 MW Tutume 33 hotspots · last one 20 h ago · about 500 ha with fire
  19. 448 MW Hukunsti 48 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 700 ha with fire
  20. 434 MW Tutume 44 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 600 ha with fire · page with a 31,931 ha perimeter
  21. 429 MW Tutume 43 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 600 ha with fire · page with a 2,473 ha perimeter
  22. 254 MW Lethlakane 15 hotspots · last one 20 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
  23. 232 MW Tutume 28 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 400 ha with fire · page with a 16,601 ha perimeter
  24. 203 MW Tutume 15 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 200 ha with fire · page with a 6,622 ha perimeter
  25. 193 MW Ngamiland West 24 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 300 ha with fire · page with a 3,894 ha perimeter
  26. 182 MW Ngamiland West 22 hotspots · last one 20 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
  27. 130 MW Hukunsti 15 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
  28. 126 MW Serowe 18 hotspots · last one 20 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
  29. 122 MW Tutume 14 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 200 ha with fire · page with a 4,094 ha perimeter
  30. 119 MW Ngwaketse North 14 hotspots · last one 20 h ago · about 200 ha with fire

and 18 smaller groups shown on the map

Fire pages with detections in the last 48 hours · 37

and 7 more ›

Wildfires in Botswana › World map of what is burning now › Methodology ›

Where this data comes from

Hotspots from the VIIRS sensors on Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20 and NOAA-21 (NASA FIRMS), 375 m pixels and about six passes a day between the three. They are grouped into probable fires when neighbouring hotspots exist; agricultural burning or an industrial chimney also show on the map, which is why small groups are left out of the list. A hotspot is a thermal detection, not a confirmed fire: in an emergency call your local emergency number.