South Africa

Wildfires in Greater Giyani, South Africa

Right now

No wildfires recorded here in the last 24 hours.

The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 29 minutes ago. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

16, recorded here, since 19 July 2026

1 in the last 30 days. Most recent: 27 September 2026 (20 days ago).

The 8th strongest of the 16 recorded here since 19 July 2026.

By month

  • July 20265
  • August 20267
  • September 20264

August 2026 is the most active month of the 3 in our series here, with 7 events.

Recent events

WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

27 September 202611:36 UTCIndex 35 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

5 September 202610:51 UTCIndex 57 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

4 September 202611:10 UTCIndex 60 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

3 September 202612:25 UTCIndex 64 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

30 August 202623:14 UTCIndex 35 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

26 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

7 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 50 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

5 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 35 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

4 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 66 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

2 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

1 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

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

Extended satellite heat detection

31 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 49 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

30 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 49 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

24 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

Other areas

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

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