Wildfires in Tanzania today
There are 167 probable fires in Tanzania right now: 4,022 heat detections by satellite in the last 24 hours, grouped by proximity. The most intense one is near Lindi (5,706 MW). Its fire page has been tracking it since 14 October 2026.
Latest satellite detection: 5 Nov 2026, 17:04 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.
- probable fires
- 167
- heat detections
- 4,022
- fire pages with detections in 48 h
- 35
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Detection clusters in the last 24 hours · 167
- 5,706 MW Lindi 540 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 7,600 ha with fire · page with a 4,420 ha perimeter
- 4,298 MW Chemba 197 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 2,800 ha with fire
- 2,597 MW Njombe 28 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 400 ha with fire · page with about 3,682 ha on fire
- 2,575 MW Manyoni 23 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
- 1,866 MW Songea 252 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 3,500 ha with fire · page with a 8,302 ha perimeter
- 1,609 MW Ludewa 186 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 2,600 ha with fire · page with a 12,247 ha perimeter
- 1,431 MW Kilombero 138 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 1,900 ha with fire · page with a 6,990 ha perimeter
- 1,142 MW Mpwapwa 112 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 1,600 ha with fire
- 1,080 MW Kilombero 117 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 1,600 ha with fire · page with a 8,133 ha perimeter
- 822 MW Kilosa 117 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 1,600 ha with fire · page with a 3,168 ha perimeter
- 807 MW Morogoro 52 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 700 ha with fire
- 686 MW Mufindi 33 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 500 ha with fire · page with a 3,046 ha perimeter
- 662 MW Manyoni 36 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 500 ha with fire
- 551 MW Kilwa 83 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 1,200 ha with fire · page with about 3,892 ha on fire
- 465 MW Ikungi 22 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
- 436 MW Manyoni 28 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
- 388 MW Chamwino 20 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
- 348 MW Kisarawe 48 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 700 ha with fire
- 344 MW Songea 9 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 100 ha with fire · page with about 3,682 ha on fire
- 339 MW Mpwapwa 34 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 500 ha with fire
- 325 MW Chamwino 26 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
- 322 MW Ileje 62 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 900 ha with fire · page with a 31,112 ha perimeter
- 303 MW Morogoro 24 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
- 299 MW Ulanga 50 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 700 ha with fire · page with a 3,475 ha perimeter
- 298 MW Njombe Urban 7 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
- 298 MW Njombe Urban 39 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 500 ha with fire
- 294 MW Kilolo 17 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
- 291 MW Manyoni 24 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 300 ha with fire · page with a 3,297 ha perimeter
- 288 MW Kilombero 16 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
- 264 MW Ulanga 42 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 600 ha with fire
and 137 smaller groups shown on the map
Fire pages with detections in the last 48 hours · 35
- 19,348 haKilombero 17 October 2026 · 20 days
- 12,604 haKilombero 14 October 2026 · 23 days
- 12,247 haLudewa 14 October 2026 · 23 days
- 8,302 haSongea 13 October 2026 · 24 days
- 8,133 haKilombero 17 October 2026 · faulty data · not counted · 20 days
- 6,990 haKilombero 14 October 2026 · faulty data · not counted · 23 days
- 5,552 haKilosa 17 October 2026 · 20 days
- ≈ 4,858 haLudewa 26 October 2026 · provisional · not counted · 11 days
- 3,953 haKilombero 14 October 2026 · 23 days
- ≈ 3,682 haSongea 26 October 2026 · provisional · not counted · 11 days
- 7,065 haKilombero 20 October 2026 · 17 days
- 4,293 haKilosa 13 October 2026 · 24 days
- 3,168 haKilosa 15 October 2026 · 22 days
- 20,851 haNamtumbo 15 October 2026 · 22 days
- 4,420 haMtwara October 2026 · 23 days
- ≈ 3,892 haKilwa October 2026 · provisional · not counted · 10 days
- 3,046 haMufindi 21 October 2026 · 16 days
- 9,852 haNamtumbo 13 October 2026 · 24 days
- 8,606 haNamtumbo September 2026 · 46 days
- 3,204 haKilombero 27 October 2026 · 10 days
- 5,936 haNamtumbo 15 October 2026 · 21 days
- 3,198 haKilombero 23 October 2026 · 13 days
- 5,297 haKilolo October 2026 · 8 days
- 11,368 haNamtumbo 30 September 2026 · 33 days
- 3,475 haNamtumbo 21 October 2026 · 9 days
- 4,269 haLindi October 2026 · 25 days
- 3,503 haMakete 20 October 2026 · 5 days
- 7,771 haTunduru 28 September 2026 · 26 days
- 6,092 haLiwale 28 September 2026 · 22 days
- 4,724 haMakete 5 October 2026 · 13 days
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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.