South Africa

Wildfires in Newcastle, 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.

28, recorded here, since 12 June 2026

8 in the last 30 days. Most recent: 11 October 2026 (5 days ago).

The 11th strongest of the 28 recorded here since 12 June 2026.

By month

  • June 20265
  • July 20267
  • August 20262
  • September 20269
  • October 20265

September 2026 is the most active month of the 5 in our series here, with 9 events.

Recent events

WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

11 October 202623:29 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

8 October 202623:29 UTCIndex 62 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

6 October 202622:25 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

5 October 202612:25 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

3 October 202612:06 UTCIndex 71 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

26 September 202612:38 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

24 September 202612:32 UTCIndex 78 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

23 September 202612:51 UTCIndex 71 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

16 September 202612:25 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

14 September 202612:17 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

13 September 202623:52 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

10 September 202622:14 UTCIndex 78 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

3 September 202622:44 UTCIndex 81 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

2 September 202623:58 UTCIndex 78 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

30 August 202622:20 UTCIndex 71 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

5 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

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

Satellite heat detection

22 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

20 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 71 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

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

Satellite heat detection

15 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

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

Satellite heat detection

7 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

30 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 44 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

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

Satellite heat detection

16 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

15 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

12 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 61 · 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