Wildfires in uMshwathi, South Africa
Right now
No wildfires recorded here in the last 24 hours.
The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 32 minutes ago. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
14 — recorded here, since 10 May 2026
1 in the last 30 days. Most recent: 27 August 2026 (9 days ago).
The 8th strongest of the 14 recorded here since 10 May 2026.
By month
- March 20261
- May 202618
- June 20266
- July 202618
- August 20261
May 2026 is the most active month of the 5 in our series here, with 18 events.
Recent events
- Moderate Wildfire27 August 202611:15 UTChighCS 48
- Large Wildfire27 July 202622:12 UTChighCS 53
- Large Wildfire25 July 202611:32 UTChighCS 48
- Large Wildfire24 July 202611:51 UTChighCS 18
- Large Wildfire23 July 202612:10 UTChighCS 48
- Large Wildfire22 July 202623:46 UTChighCS 48
- Moderate Wildfire17 July 202623:39 UTChighCS 44
- Major Wildfire9 July 202611:32 UTCcriticalCS 76
- Major Wildfire8 July 202623:07 UTCcriticalCS 75
- Large Wildfire20 May 202612:08 UTCcriticalCS 62
- Major Wildfire19 May 202612:25 UTCcriticalCS 81
- Large Wildfire18 May 202622:22 UTCcriticalCS 62
- Major Wildfire11 May 202611:36 UTCcriticalCS 58
- Large Wildfire10 May 202623:12 UTChighCS 45