Wildfires in South Africa on 18 October 2026
52Significant fires
50Confirmed
- Steelpoort✓ Confirmed25 MW
- Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality✓ Confirmed111 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed77 MW
- Greater Tubatse Local Municipality✓ Confirmed22 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed49 MW
- Bela Bela Local Municipality✓ Confirmed151 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed56 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed129 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed148 MW
- Modimolle Local Municipality✓ Confirmed127 MW
- Blouberg Local Municipality✓ Confirmed44 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed19 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed124 MW
- Leeupoort Vakansiedorp✓ Confirmed52 MW
- Steelpoort✓ Confirmed15 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed39 MW
- Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality✓ Confirmed122 MW
- Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed20 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed36 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed187 MW
- Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality✓ Confirmed27 MW
- Mogalakwena Local Municipality✓ Confirmed19 MW
- Mogalakwena Local Municipality✓ Confirmed15 MW
- Makhado Local Municipality✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality✓ Confirmed16 MW
- LebowakgomoPossible18 MW
- Greater Tubatse Local Municipality✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed171 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed34 MW
- Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Verena✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Mkhondo Local Municipality✓ Confirmed34 MW
- Govan Mbeki Local Municipality✓ Confirmed100 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed26 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed24 MW
- MpumalangaPossible16 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed26 MW
⚠️ 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.