Wildfires in Antioquia, Colombia
Antioquia is a department of Colombia — a land of Andean mountains, high plateaus and inter-Andean valleys. This live map tracks every wildfire and satellite hotspot detected across Antioquia, updated continuously from NASA satellite data and official national fire sources. Wildfires here typically intensify in the December–March dry season and again in July–August, and are amplified in El Niño years. Its capital is Medellín. Other main centres include Bello, Itagüí, Envigado and Apartadó.
Current fires in Antioquia
Main towns
Neighbouring regions
Boyacá Caldas Cundinamarca Huila Norte de Santander Quindío Risaralda Santander Tolima Bogotá D.C.
Municipalities
Abejorral Abriaquí Alejandría Amagá Amalfi Andes Angelópolis Angostura Anorí Anzá Apartadó Arboletes Argelia Armenia Barbosa Bello Belmira Betania Betulia Briceño Buriticá Caicedo Caldas Campamento Caracolí Caramanta Carepa Carolina Caucasia Cañasgordas Chigorodó Cisneros Ciudad Bolívar Cocorná Concepción Concordia Copacabana Cáceres Dabeiba Don Matías Ebéjico El Bagre El Carmen De Viboral Entrerrios Envigado Fredonia Frontino Giraldo Girardota Granada Guadalupe Guarne Guatapé Gómez Plata Heliconia Hispania Itagüí Ituango Jardín Jericó La Ceja La Estrella La Pintada La Unión Liborina Maceo Marinilla Medellín Montebello Murindó Mutatá Nariño Nechí Necoclí Olaya Peque Peñol Pueblorrico Puerto Berrío Puerto Nare Puerto Triunfo Remedios Retiro Rionegro Sabanalarga Sabaneta Salgar San Andrès San Carlos San Francisco San Jerónimo San José De La Montaña San Juan De Urabá San Luis San Pedro San Pedro De Uraba San Rafael San Roque San Vicente Santa Bárbara Santa Fe De Antioquia Santa Rosa De Osos Santo Domingo Santuario Segovia Sonsón Sopetrán Tarazá Tarso Titiribí Toledo Támesis Uramita Urrao Valdivia Valparaíso Vegachí Venecia Vigia Del Fuerte Yali Yarumal Yolombó Yondó (Casabe) Zaragoza
Wildfire season in Antioquia
Wildfires across Antioquia typically intensify in the December–March dry season and again in July–August, and are amplified in El Niño years. Higher temperatures, low humidity and wind make fires start and spread faster — check the fire-danger level before lighting any fire or working outdoors.
What the Antioquia fire map shows
Every fire on this page is an automatic heat detection from NASA satellites (VIIRS and MODIS), grouped into fire events and updated continuously; where official national sources publish data, it is shown alongside. Antioquia groups 124 municipalities; open any of them for its local map. Satellite detections are not verified on the ground — never use them for safety decisions, and always follow the emergency services (call 123).
Frequently asked questions
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Is the Antioquia fire map official?
⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS. They are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, gas flares, sun glint) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official emergency sources.