Wildfires in Botswana today
This site has recorded 446 wildfires in Botswana from official sources.
Live map: wildfires in Botswana, last 7 days
Loading live data… · Marker positions are approximate; severity is labelled in each popup. Sources: NASA FIRMS satellite fire zones (25 or more heat detections in about one degree in a day), GDACS and NASA EONET. A satellite heat detection is not a fire warning.
Evacuation orders and fire warnings come from Botswana's own fire and civil protection services, not from this map. Recent fires are listed as text below.
Recent wildfires in Botswana
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 100 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 44 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 126 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 61 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 43 satellite detections (24h)
- Severe Active Fire Zone — 202 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 40 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 59 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 33 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 80 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 56 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 29 satellite detections (24h)
What to do in a wildfire
The steps below are the same wherever you are — the hazard does not change because the border does. Read the wildfire safety guide →
Sources and update frequency for every figure on this page are listed on data sources, and the collection method on methodology.