Wildfires in Namibia today
There are 19 probable fires in Namibia right now: 314 heat detections by satellite in the last 24 hours, grouped by proximity. The most intense one is near Otamanzi (968 MW).
Latest satellite detection: 25 Oct 2026, 02:49 UTC (3 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.
- probable fires
- 19
- heat detections
- 314
- fire pages with detections in 48 h
- 6
If you are in danger, call your local emergency number and follow the instructions of the authorities. WorldFires is not an emergency service.
Detection clusters in the last 24 hours · 19
- 968 MW Otamanzi 53 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 700 ha with fire
- 610 MW Omuthiyagwiipundi 23 hotspots · last one 17 h ago · about 300 ha with fire · page with a 41,578 ha perimeter
- 588 MW Outjo 23 hotspots · last one 6 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
- 398 MW Mashare 28 hotspots · last one 17 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
- 344 MW Mashare 28 hotspots · last one 6 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
- 306 MW Guinas 32 hotspots · last one 6 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
- 228 MW Mukwe 27 hotspots · last one 17 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
- 213 MW Kapako 9 hotspots · last one 17 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
- 180 MW Mashare 13 hotspots · last one 17 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
- 171 MW Mashare 10 hotspots · last one 17 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
- 125 MW Omuthiyagwiipundi 8 hotspots · last one 17 h ago · about 100 ha with fire · page with a 41,578 ha perimeter
- 105 MW Ndiyona 16 hotspots · last one 17 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
- 59 MW Mukwe 10 hotspots · last one 17 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
- 55 MW Omuthiyagwiipundi 4 hotspots · last one 17 h ago · about 100 ha with fire · page with a 41,578 ha perimeter
- 54 MW Linyanti 9 hotspots · last one 17 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
- 53 MW Otavi 5 hotspots · last one 17 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
- 50 MW Kamanjab 8 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
- 47 MW Ndiyona 5 hotspots · last one 17 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
- 45 MW Rundu Rural East 3 hotspots · last one 18 h ago · about 0 ha with fire
Fire pages with detections in the last 48 hours · 6
Wildfires in Namibia › 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.