Fire near Nampula (MZ)

13.61°S, 39.94°E

What the satellites measured

This fire is not in the last thirty days of the fire list, but detections remain around this point: the curve below is rebuilt from the raw pixels, which are kept for a hundred days.

“Detected extent” is not “burned area”: it is the union of the ground footprints of the satellite pixels, and a pixel counts in full (375 m for VIIRS, 1 km for MODIS) even when only a forest edge is burning. Compared with press figures it is in practice one and a half to three times the area reported. Detections taken at the edge of the scan swath, too coarse to measure anything at all, are excluded. These figures come from thermal detection and are not an official assessment: only the emergency services and the competent authorities are authoritative.

Replay how the fire spread

The map is framed on this fire's footprint and loads only its detections. The timeline below covers the period in which satellites saw it, from the first to the last detection, with twelve hours before and twenty-four after; the ticks on the bar mark the emergency services' announcements that fall within it. The cursor opens on the most powerful pass, and playback replays the whole fire in about thirty seconds. “1 h” shows what is burning within an hour of the chosen moment : the map then follows the power curve below and empties when it falls. “24 h” stacks twenty-four hours : a fire stays visible between two satellite passes, which come two to four times a day. Both are true, but they say different things.

How the radiative power evolved

One point per satellite pass: the sum of the fire radiative power measured over the fire. This is the curve that says whether the fire eased off or picked up again, which no cumulative figure shows. The window covers 30 days; beyond that, clustering would merge two successive fires in the same place.

Fire dynamics

Loading history…

Satellite passes in detail

Pass	Power summed over the pass	Detections	Sensor
22 October at 17:23	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:05	38 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 15:43	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 15:13	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 15:03	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:53	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:43	17 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:38	24 MW	1	Aqua
22 October at 14:33	52 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 14:23	25 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 14:13	78 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 14:03	76 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 13:53	22 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 13:49	201 MW	39	N
22 October at 13:43	135 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 13:33	75 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 13:23	43 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 13:15	752 MW	104	N21
22 October at 13:13	63 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 13:03	38 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:53	74 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:49	71 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 12:49	65 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 12:43	64 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 12:34	45 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 12:33	39 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:30	494 MW	96	N20
22 October at 12:13	43 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:11	49 MW	4	N
22 October at 12:04	27 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 12:03	20 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 11:53	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 11:13	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 11:03	29 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 10:34	52 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 10:23	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:19	57 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 00:40	1 MW	1	N21
21 October at 17:43	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 15:33	37 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 15:23	25 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 15:13	40 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 14:49	34 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 14:43	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:34	45 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 14:33	52 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 14:23	222 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 14:19	257 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 14:19	353 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 14:13	43 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 14:04	568 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 14:03	317 MW	11	Met12
21 October at 13:53	278 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 13:49	443 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 13:49	358 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 13:43	357 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 13:33	62 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 13:32	385 MW	60	N21
21 October at 13:23	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 13:13	20 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 13:04	100 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 13:03	99 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 12:53	187 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 12:49	84 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 12:47	1,004 MW	139	N20
21 October at 12:43	242 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 12:33	43 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 12:28	415 MW	98	N
21 October at 12:23	116 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 12:19	44 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 12:13	157 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 12:04	49 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 12:03	51 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 11:53	276 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 11:49	54 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 11:43	77 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 11:34	62 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 11:34	66 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 11:33	114 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 11:23	611 MW	11	Met12
21 October at 11:19	337 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 11:19	179 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 11:13	129 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 11:04	99 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 11:03	73 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 09:03	34 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 08:01	16 MW	1	Terra
21 October at 00:14	1 MW	2	N20
20 October at 16:53	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 16:33	28 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 15:19	56 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 15:13	15 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 15:03	23 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 15:01	65 MW	7	Aqua
20 October at 14:23	18 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 14:13	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 13:53	79 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 13:49	207 MW	12	N21
20 October at 13:43	18 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 13:08	960 MW	157	N20
20 October at 13:03	15 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 12:49	103 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 12:47	748 MW	117	N
20 October at 12:43	56 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 12:33	15 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 12:23	17 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 12:13	14 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 12:11	403 MW	82	N21
20 October at 12:03	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 11:53	52 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 11:43	117 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 11:33	61 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 11:23	89 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 11:19	51 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 11:13	343 MW	13	Met12
20 October at 11:04	89 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 11:04	63 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 11:03	291 MW	12	Met12
20 October at 10:53	45 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 10:43	18 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:33	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:23	15 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:13	67 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 09:53	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 09:43	44 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 09:33	24 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 09:23	36 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 09:13	94 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 09:04	212 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 09:04	134 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 09:03	167 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 08:53	118 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 08:49	173 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 08:49	117 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 08:43	58 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 08:34	59 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 08:33	49 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 08:13	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 07:53	41 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 07:49	45 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 07:43	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 07:34	41 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 07:33	31 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 07:23	26 MW	1	Terra
20 October at 02:50	9 MW	1	Aqua
20 October at 00:33	3 MW	3	N20
19 October at 13:25	496 MW	62	N20
19 October at 13:06	805 MW	123	N
19 October at 12:30	812 MW	103	N21
18 October at 13:45	8 MW	1	N20
18 October at 13:25	227 MW	37	N
18 October at 12:47	200 MW	30	N21
18 October at 12:04	23 MW	2	N20
18 October at 07:44	20 MW	3	Terra
18 October at 01:12	2 MW	1	N20
18 October at 00:52	2 MW	3	N
18 October at 00:14	1 MW	1	N21
17 October at 13:45	24 MW	8	N
17 October at 13:08	256 MW	33	N21
17 October at 12:21	55 MW	13	N20
16 October at 20:17	7 MW	1	Terra
16 October at 14:02	71 MW	9	N
16 October at 13:25	478 MW	59	N21
16 October at 12:41	380 MW	52	N20
16 October at 12:21	163 MW	30	N
16 October at 01:31	1 MW	3	N
16 October at 00:52	0 MW	1	N21
15 October at 15:08	278 MW	18	Aqua
15 October at 13:45	535 MW	37	N21
15 October at 13:00	934 MW	135	N20
15 October at 12:41	713 MW	111	N
15 October at 12:04	411 MW	44	N21
15 October at 00:08	1 MW	1	N
14 October at 13:19	533 MW	65	N20
14 October at 13:00	689 MW	90	N
14 October at 12:21	415 MW	50	N21
14 October at 00:46	1 MW	2	N20
13 October at 19:56	19 MW	3	Terra
13 October at 15:29	198 MW	10	Aqua
13 October at 13:38	277 MW	60	N20
12 October at 14:51	268 MW	12	Aqua
12 October at 13:00	1,949 MW	228	N21
12 October at 01:24	6 MW	4	N20
12 October at 01:03	2 MW	1	N
12 October at 00:29	3 MW	4	N21
11 October at 20:17	11 MW	1	Terra
11 October at 13:55	194 MW	30	N
11 October at 13:19	835 MW	107	N21
11 October at 12:36	691 MW	125	N20
11 October at 12:15	172 MW	37	N
11 October at 08:08	13 MW	1	Terra
11 October at 01:24	20 MW	11	N
11 October at 00:46	43 MW	29	N21
11 October at 00:01	20 MW	12	N20
10 October at 19:39	102 MW	4	Terra
10 October at 15:14	216 MW	15	Aqua
10 October at 13:38	624 MW	56	N21
10 October at 12:53	886 MW	150	N20
10 October at 12:34	506 MW	82	N
10 October at 11:58	58 MW	6	N21
10 October at 01:05	5 MW	3	N21
9 October at 13:13	394 MW	60	N20
9 October at 12:53	555 MW	82	N
9 October at 12:15	238 MW	42	N21
9 October at 00:20	2 MW	1	N
8 October at 23:44	5 MW	2	N21
8 October at 19:58	14 MW	2	Terra
8 October at 15:38	41 MW	2	Aqua
8 October at 13:32	333 MW	50	N20
8 October at 13:13	700 MW	110	N
8 October at 12:36	660 MW	103	N21
8 October at 07:46	5 MW	1	Terra
8 October at 00:59	3 MW	3	N20
8 October at 00:40	4 MW	5	N
8 October at 00:01	9 MW	6	N21
7 October at 14:59	723 MW	32	Aqua
7 October at 13:49	333 MW	40	N20
7 October at 13:32	1,113 MW	156	N
7 October at 12:53	1,600 MW	233	N21
7 October at 12:11	319 MW	49	N20
7 October at 00:59	2 MW	1	N
6 October at 13:49	223 MW	36	N
6 October at 13:15	461 MW	63	N21
6 October at 12:30	66 MW	13	N20
6 October at 12:11	13 MW	3	N
6 October at 01:16	1 MW	1	N
6 October at 00:40	7 MW	4	N21
5 October at 23:55	1 MW	2	N20
5 October at 15:21	179 MW	13	Aqua
5 October at 13:32	359 MW	50	N21
5 October at 12:47	619 MW	78	N20
5 October at 12:28	315 MW	53	N
5 October at 01:35	3 MW	2	N
5 October at 00:59	4 MW	2	N21
4 October at 23:55	1 MW	1	N
4 October at 13:06	39 MW	9	N20
3 October at 13:25	215 MW	37	N20
3 October at 13:06	296 MW	55	N
3 October at 12:30	201 MW	36	N21
2 October at 15:06	121 MW	11	Aqua
2 October at 13:45	61 MW	9	N20
2 October at 13:25	124 MW	24	N
2 October at 12:47	346 MW	43	N21
2 October at 12:04	32 MW	4	N20
2 October at 01:12	2 MW	1	N20
2 October at 00:52	2 MW	1	N
2 October at 00:14	0 MW	1	N21
1 October at 13:45	6 MW	2	N
1 October at 13:08	233 MW	29	N21
1 October at 12:21	39 MW	9	N20
1 October at 01:09	1 MW	2	N
1 October at 00:33	1 MW	1	N21
30 September at 14:02	6 MW	1	N
30 September at 13:25	148 MW	14	N21
30 September at 12:42	315 MW	50	N20
30 September at 12:21	57 MW	11	N
30 September at 01:31	2 MW	3	N
30 September at 00:52	4 MW	4	N21
30 September at 00:08	1 MW	2	N20
29 September at 20:41	44 MW	2	Terra
29 September at 14:49	231 MW	9	Aqua
29 September at 13:45	130 MW	11	N21
29 September at 13:00	702 MW	127	N20
29 September at 12:41	541 MW	72	N
29 September at 12:04	236 MW	17	N21
29 September at 00:27	1 MW	1	N20
29 September at 00:08	2 MW	2	N
28 September at 20:02	26 MW	3	Terra
28 September at 15:50	69 MW	1	Aqua
28 September at 13:19	762 MW	116	N20
28 September at 12:22	737 MW	70	N21
28 September at 00:46	1 MW	1	N20
28 September at 00:27	1 MW	1	N
27 September at 15:12	166 MW	11	Aqua
27 September at 13:38	222 MW	46	N20
27 September at 13:17	320 MW	58	N
27 September at 12:41	578 MW	63	N21
27 September at 01:03	1 MW	1	N20
27 September at 00:46	1 MW	1	N
27 September at 00:08	2 MW	2	N21
26 September at 13:38	173 MW	24	N
26 September at 13:00	559 MW	69	N21
26 September at 12:15	254 MW	32	N20
26 September at 01:24	1 MW	1	N20
26 September at 01:03	5 MW	4	N
26 September at 00:29	3 MW	2	N21
25 September at 15:35	163 MW	4	Aqua
25 September at 13:55	167 MW	22	N
25 September at 13:19	757 MW	102	N21
25 September at 12:36	524 MW	106	N20
25 September at 12:15	247 MW	30	N
25 September at 01:22	1 MW	1	N
25 September at 00:46	1 MW	2	N21
25 September at 00:01	1 MW	2	N20
24 September at 14:57	202 MW	13	Aqua
24 September at 13:38	744 MW	58	N21
24 September at 12:53	1,016 MW	155	N20
24 September at 12:34	667 MW	94	N
24 September at 11:58	29 MW	5	N21
23 September at 13:13	18 MW	4	N20
23 September at 12:53	30 MW	7	N
23 September at 12:15	11 MW	2	N21

8 other fires near Nampula (MZ)

Separate fires, apart in time or in space, not pieces of this one. A single municipality can have several over one summer, and a forest massif often covers more than a hundred square kilometres.

Follow live

The map shows active fires in 3D, with smoke plumes, forecast wind, drop zones and the live position of water bombers tracked by ADS-B, anywhere in the world.

Open the fire map

Take the data of this fire with you

A ready-to-use archive, paid once, no subscription. It contains:

the satellite detections of the fire
the contours of its progression
the drops and the aircraft tracks
the lightning around it
the severity of the burned area, when computed

From €20.00 excl. VAT, six formats to choose from, link valid for 30 days.

Download the data

Pro subscribers: included. €49 excl. VAT a month, no commitment. The public map stays free. Discover GISFire Pro

© 2026 SARO · Gistin. All rights reserved. The interface, its presentation and the contents of GISFire are protected; reproducing or imitating them requires written permission. The source data remain the property of their respective producers, see the credits.

Legal notice · Privacy policy · · GISFire v2.4.2