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Wildfires in Zimbabwe today

There are 117 probable fires in Zimbabwe right now: 1,468 heat detections by satellite in the last 24 hours, grouped by proximity. The most intense one is near Murehwa (766 MW).

Latest satellite detection: 26 Oct 2026, 14:12 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.

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probable fires
117
heat detections
1,468
fire pages with detections in 48 h
29

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 · 117

  1. 766 MW Murehwa 7 hotspots · last one 6 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  2. 625 MW Lupane 63 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 900 ha with fire · page with a 1,935 ha perimeter
  3. 523 MW Chegutu 28 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
  4. 449 MW Mbire 60 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 800 ha with fire · page with a 2,556 ha perimeter
  5. 440 MW Chikomba 25 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
  6. 337 MW Shamva 26 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
  7. 334 MW Mutoko 25 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
  8. 291 MW Makonde 34 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 500 ha with fire · page with a 1,203 ha perimeter
  9. 242 MW Shurugwi 23 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
  10. 228 MW Hwange 23 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
  11. 227 MW Mbire 35 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 500 ha with fire
  12. 220 MW Hurungwe 48 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 700 ha with fire · page with a 12,432 ha perimeter
  13. 220 MW Chegutu 14 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
  14. 218 MW Makonde 21 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
  15. 213 MW Makoni 20 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
  16. 181 MW Chirumhanzu 11 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
  17. 178 MW Mbire 17 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 200 ha with fire · page with a 6,603 ha perimeter
  18. 173 MW Goromonzi 17 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
  19. 171 MW Makonde 24 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
  20. 171 MW Mount Darwin 10 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  21. 170 MW Mwenezi 22 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 300 ha with fire · page with a 1,148 ha perimeter
  22. 167 MW Makonde 21 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
  23. 166 MW Kwekwe 28 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
  24. 163 MW Makonde 19 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 300 ha with fire · page with a 1,073 ha perimeter
  25. 149 MW Shamva 17 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
  26. 140 MW Seke 7 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  27. 139 MW Gutu 6 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  28. 136 MW Kwekwe 5 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  29. 134 MW Makoni 4 hotspots · last one 5 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  30. 132 MW Guruve 22 hotspots · last one 4 h ago · about 300 ha with fire

and 87 smaller groups shown on the map

Fire pages with detections in the last 48 hours · 29

Wildfires in Zimbabwe › 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.