South Africa

Wildfires in Ditsobotla, South Africa

Right now

No wildfires recorded here in the last 24 hours.

The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 11 minutes ago. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

25, recorded here, since 9 June 2026

3 in the last 30 days. Most recent: 13 October 2026 (5 days ago).

The 18th strongest of the 25 recorded here since 9 June 2026.

By month

  • June 20266
  • July 202611
  • August 20261
  • September 20264
  • October 20263

July 2026 is the most active month of the 5 in our series here, with 11 events.

Recent events

WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

13 October 202612:19 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

12 October 202600:11 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

11 October 202623:29 UTCIndex 18 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

17 September 202613:01 UTCIndex 69 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

16 September 202612:25 UTCIndex 69 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

2 September 202623:58 UTCIndex 69 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

2 September 202623:01 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

6 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 53 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

22 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

22 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 72 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

21 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 72 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

20 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

19 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

19 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

18 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

16 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

15 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

11 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

10 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 35 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

29 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 35 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

12 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

11 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 52 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

10 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 77 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

10 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 52 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

9 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 72 · version not recorded

Other areas

Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

Administrative boundaries: geoBoundaries (geoboundaries.org), Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO). geoboundaries.org