Wildfires in Niger today
There are 10 probable fires in Niger right now: 222 heat detections by satellite in the last 24 hours, grouped by proximity. The most intense one is near Dirkou (1,001 MW).
Latest satellite detection: 24 Oct 2026, 19:55 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
- 10
- heat detections
- 222
- fire pages with detections in 48 h
- 4
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 · 10
- 1,001 MW Dirkou 16 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
- 649 MW Tarka 45 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 600 ha with fire
- 587 MW Tondikiwindi 30 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
- 270 MW Kabléwa 31 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
- 213 MW Filingué 36 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 500 ha with fire
- 103 MW Inatès 7 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
- 102 MW Tibiri 23 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
- 99 MW Tibiri 22 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 300 ha with fire · page with a 1,091 ha perimeter
- 82 MW Tamou 7 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 100 ha with fire · page with about 1,078 ha on fire
- 47 MW N'Guigmi 5 hotspots · last one 10 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
Fire pages with detections in the last 48 hours · 4
Wildfires in Niger › 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.