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 8 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 (21 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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