Kayes
Wildfires in Kayes
Active wildfires in Kayes (Mali), the largest fires on record and nearby places.
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Latest event70 km²11 h ago56 km ESE of Mahina, Mali
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Strong breeze (36–54 km/h, 5–7 Bf)
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Key statistics (30 days)
Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.
Recent events in Kayes
- 11 h agoWildfire near Mahina, Mali – active70 km² · 56 km ESE of Mahina, Mali
- 11 h agoWildfire near Mahina, Mali – active12 km² · 57 km E of Mahina, Mali
- 11 h agoWildfire near Nioro du Sahel, Mali – active7.7 km² · 59 km SW of Nioro du Sahel, Mali
- 11 h agoWildfire near Diema, Mali – active13 km² · 67 km SSE of Diema, Mali
- 11 h agoWildfire near Kayes, Mali – active26 km² · 39 km NNE of Kayes, Mali
- 11 h agoWildfire near Nioro du Sahel, Mali – active14 km² · 81 km SW of Nioro du Sahel, Mali
Historical overview
Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.
About Kayes
Satellites have detected 210 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 508 km².
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210 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 508 km².
Recent fires
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 km² | 56 km ESE of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 12 km² | 57 km E of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 7.7 km² | 59 km SW of Nioro du Sahel, Mali | Active | |
| 13 km² | 67 km SSE of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 26 km² | 39 km NNE of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 14 km² | 81 km SW of Nioro du Sahel, Mali | Active | |
| 14 km² | 34 km NNW of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 50 km WNW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 11 km² | 91 km SW of Nioro du Sahel, Mali | Active | |
| 13 km² | 53 km W of Nioro du Sahel, Mali | Active |
Show all (200)
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 km² | 22 km SE of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 54 km² | 50 km WSW of Sagalo, Mali | Active | |
| 22 km² | 11 km SSW of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 23 km² | 25 km NNE of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 3.1 km² | 27 km SE of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 8.6 km² | 54 km WNW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 5.0 km² | 66 km SSW of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 9.6 km² | 121 km SW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 3.3 km² | 18 km NE of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 14 km² | 86 km SSW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 3.7 km² | 16 km SW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 25 km² | 62 km W of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 28 km² | 32 km S of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 9.4 km² | 88 km NNE of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 26 km² | 74 km SSW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 117 km² | 52 km SW of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 11 km² | 18 km SE of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 79 km E of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 40 km² | 39 km W of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 508 km² | 64 km SW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 49 km² | 11 km WSW of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 8.5 km² | 49 km SSE of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 165 km² | 100 km SSW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 9.4 km² | 93 km NE of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 136 km² | 56 km W of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 53 km² | 106 km SW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 164 km² | 82 km NNE of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 76 km² | 23 km SSW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 48 km² | 27 km ENE of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 3.3 km² | 90 km SSE of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 55 km² | 35 km ESE of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 90 km² | 47 km W of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 40 km² | 80 km N of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 17 km² | 33 km WSW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 8.9 km² | 79 km WSW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 17 km² | 23 km SSE of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 20 km² | 78 km SW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 83 km² | 101 km SW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 53 km² | 10 km ESE of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 5.0 km² | 21 km W of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 58 km² | 38 km SSW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 6.1 km² | 34 km NW of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 6.3 km² | near Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 59 km² | 83 km SSW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 21 km² | 13 km NNW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 62 km² | 67 km S of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 9.5 km² | 84 km S of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 36 km² | 50 km WNW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 72 km² | 84 km W of Nioro du Sahel, Mali | Active | |
| 5.6 km² | 65 km N of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 36 km² | 35 km WNW of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 5.8 km² | 51 km S of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 18 km² | 32 km SE of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 20 km² | 11 km NNE of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 21 km² | 135 km SW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 24 km NE of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 42 km² | 33 km S of Yelimane, Mali | Active | |
| 3.3 km² | 47 km WNW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 31 km² | 39 km ENE of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 68 km² | 52 km SW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 4.6 km² | 61 km ESE of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 27 km² | 9 km NNW of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 23 km² | 94 km WSW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 162 km² | 55 km SSW of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 3.3 km² | 55 km ESE of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 3.1 km² | 21 km NNW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 38 km SW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 189 km² | 73 km WNW of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 4.6 km² | 53 km W of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 21 km² | 23 km NE of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 81 km² | 60 km W of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 32 km² | 51 km N of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 75 km N of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 48 km N of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 38 km² | 27 km WSW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 32 km² | 47 km N of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 7.1 km² | 55 km N of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 34 km² | 87 km WSW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 31 km² | 26 km SW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 4.2 km² | 40 km ESE of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 99 km E of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 30 km² | 116 km S of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 24 km² | 29 km SSE of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 3.9 km² | 14 km SE of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 3.3 km² | 66 km S of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 8.7 km² | 79 km SSE of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 32 km² | 36 km ENE of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 12 km² | 56 km ENE of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 6.4 km² | 24 km SW of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 12 km² | 112 km SW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 45 km² | 53 km NNW of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 8.9 km² | 11 km SW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 28 km² | 49 km SSW of Sagalo, Mali | Active | |
| 10 km² | 54 km NW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 24 km² | 65 km SSE of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 28 km² | 52 km WSW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 15 km² | 50 km W of Nioro du Sahel, Mali | Active | |
| 12 km² | 33 km ENE of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 24 km² | 62 km SW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 8.5 km² | 60 km SSE of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 5.4 km² | 28 km SSW of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 28 km² | 52 km SSE of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 7.6 km² | 46 km SSE of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 4.1 km² | 60 km SSW of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 21 km² | 39 km SW of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 3.9 km² | 61 km SE of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 35 km² | 97 km SSW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 70 km² | 61 km NNW of Sagalo, Mali | Active | |
| 10 km² | 59 km SSE of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 5.8 km² | 83 km W of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 60 km² | 55 km S of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 8.7 km² | 55 km NNW of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 42 km² | 82 km SSW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 5.6 km² | 73 km WSW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 5.4 km² | 8 km ENE of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 4.6 km² | 62 km NW of Sagalo, Mali | Active | |
| 12 km² | 25 km SSW of Sagalo, Mali | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 47 km NW of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 15 km² | 38 km NW of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 6.9 km² | 44 km S of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 3.5 km² | 85 km S of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 7.5 km² | 58 km NNE of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 11 km² | 73 km N of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 16 km² | 45 km WSW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 73 km² | 87 km ENE of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 6.9 km² | 52 km NNW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 53 km WSW of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 49 km² | 41 km S of Yelimane, Mali | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 25 km E of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 13 km² | 88 km NE of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 22 km² | 83 km ENE of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 58 km NE of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 3.9 km² | 65 km ESE of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 11 km² | 24 km E of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 3.1 km² | 46 km N of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 7.1 km² | 57 km SW of Nioro du Sahel, Mali | Active | |
| 5.6 km² | 31 km W of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 33 km S of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 20 km² | 38 km WNW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 4.3 km² | 23 km N of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 31 km² | 49 km SSE of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 6.2 km² | 44 km SSE of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 11 km² | 26 km W of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 13 km² | 54 km SSW of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 24 km² | 107 km S of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 18 km² | 43 km NW of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 12 km² | 63 km WSW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 30 km WNW of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 66 km SW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 9.1 km² | 128 km SW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 76 km S of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 30 km SSE of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 5.4 km² | 24 km ESE of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 8.9 km² | 113 km SSW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 9.5 km² | 59 km WSW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 16 km² | 92 km E of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 10 km² | 47 km NE of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 15 km² | 99 km SW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 42 km² | 33 km NW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 35 km² | 24 km WSW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 5.4 km² | near Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 8.6 km² | 45 km NW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 7.9 km² | 54 km S of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 42 km² | 46 km NW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 10 km² | 27 km WSW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 17 km² | 110 km SSW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 6.8 km² | 95 km SSW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 11 km² | 78 km W of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 25 km W of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 15 km² | 19 km WNW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 9.4 km² | 64 km NNW of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 15 km² | 77 km N of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 30 km² | 118 km SW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 27 km² | 53 km SE of Diema, Mali | Active | |
| 5.0 km² | 84 km SW of Nioro du Sahel, Mali | Active | |
| 19 km² | 8 km NW of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 12 km² | 52 km W of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 3.9 km² | 56 km ENE of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 12 km² | 62 km ENE of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 5.4 km² | 45 km ENE of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 5.2 km² | 42 km ENE of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 11 km² | 76 km W of Nioro du Sahel, Mali | Active | |
| 9.7 km² | 24 km NNW of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 8.9 km² | 46 km SSW of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 4.6 km² | 27 km NW of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 3.5 km² | 28 km SE of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 10 km² | 31 km NNW of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 109 km² | 33 km NNW of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 27 km² | 114 km S of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 6.9 km² | 41 km WNW of Mahina, Mali | Active |
Largest fires on record
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 508 km² | 64 km SW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 189 km² | 73 km WNW of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 165 km² | 100 km SSW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 164 km² | 82 km NNE of Kita, Mali | Active | |
| 162 km² | 55 km SSW of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 136 km² | 56 km W of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 117 km² | 52 km SW of Mahina, Mali | Active | |
| 109 km² | 33 km NNW of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 90 km² | 47 km W of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 83 km² | 101 km SW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 82 km² | 46 km S of Kokofata, Mali | Active | |
| 81 km² | 60 km W of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 76 km² | 23 km SSW of Bafoulabe, Mali | Active | |
| 74 km² | 64 km SSW of Kayes, Mali | Active | |
| 73 km² | 87 km ENE of Kayes, Mali | Active |
Major fires per year
Year
| 2026 | 176 | 508 km² |
| 2025 | 34 | 31 km² |