Wildfires in Albania — what is burning right now?
Live overview of Albanian wildfires: every burned area measured in the past 42 days, the nearest town for each fire, and day-by-day satellite image series for the biggest ones. Hotspot detections on the live map refresh every 20 minutes.
92measured burned areas · 42 days
57,702hectares burned · 42 days
Oct 22, 2026latest detection
Map — hotspots and burned areas in Albania
Or pick a year — fires of 500+ hectares since 2012 (EFFIS):
Bar height = hectares burned that year. Tap a year to see its fires on the map.
Dots are satellite heat detections from the past 42 days — bright yellow is the last 24 hours. Brown outlines are measured burned areas: click one for size and dates. Photo pins open the day-by-day satellite image series of that fire.
Burned areas in Albania — past 42 days
| Area | First seen | Last seen | Nearest town | Satellite series | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167 ha | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 | Topojë · 4 km | — | |
| 669 ha | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 | Dhërmi · 10 km | — | |
| 185 ha | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 | Topojë · 7 km | — | |
| 216 ha | Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 8, 2026 | Fier · 9 km | — | |
 | 284 ha | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 | Leskovik · 5 km | satellite series → |
| 206 ha | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 | Vlorë · 9 km | — | |
 | 1,924 ha | Sep 28, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 | Sarandë · 7 km | satellite series → |
| 175 ha | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 | Macukull · 5 km | — | |
 | 484 ha | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 | Mesopotam | satellite series → |
 | 176 ha | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 | Fier · 7 km | satellite series → |
| 214 ha | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 | Gjinar | — | |
| 155 ha | Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 | Thumanë · 4 km | — | |
| 218 ha | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 | Patos Fshat | — | |
 | 484 ha | Oct 2, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 | Kavajë · 7 km | satellite series → |
 | 1,482 ha | Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 3, 2026 | Vrap · 5 km | satellite series → |
| 398 ha | Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 | Velipojë · 7 km | — | |
| 274 ha | Oct 2, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 | Lezhë | — | |
| 162 ha | Oct 2, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 | Rrogozhinë · 6 km | — | |
| 240 ha | Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 | Bulqizë · 6 km | — | |
 | 284 ha | Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 | Kallmeti i Madh | satellite series → |
 | 350 ha | Sep 29, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 | Kavajë · 4 km | satellite series → |
| 207 ha | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | Shkodër · 11 km | — | |
| 116 ha | Sep 29, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 | Gjadër, Dajc · 6 km | — | |
| 166 ha | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 | Krujë · 4 km | — | |
| 498 ha | Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 | Krujë · 5 km | — |
Wildfires in Albania by year, 2012–2026
Every fire of 500+ hectares mapped by the European Forest Fire Information System since 2012. Pick a year above the map or in the table to see that year’s burn scars.
| Year | Fires (500+ ha) | Hectares burned | Largest fire |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 40,737 ha | 7,104 ha · Pukë (Puke) · 8 km |
| 2025 | 31 | 57,565 ha | 11,506 ha · Mesopotam · 6 km |
| 2024 | 31 | 40,667 ha | 5,682 ha · Pogradec · 16 km |
| 2023 | 6 | 5,851 ha | 1,300 ha · Novoselë (Novosele) · 10 km |
| 2022 | 18 | 15,328 ha | 1,473 ha · Laç (Lac) · 7 km |
| 2021 | 19 | 33,602 ha | 7,032 ha · Orikum · 7 km |
| 2020 | 17 | 14,618 ha | 2,633 ha · Shëngjin (Shengjin) · 9 km |
| 2019 | 9 | 10,609 ha | 4,014 ha · Bytyç (Bytyc) · 6 km |
| 2018 | 1 | 3,140 ha | 3,140 ha · Fushë-Arrëz (Fushe-Arrez) · 6 km |
| 2017 | 51 | 56,529 ha | 5,291 ha · Delvinë (Delvine) · 11 km |
| 2016 | 5 | 4,637 ha | 1,747 ha · Gjadër, Dajc (Gjader, Dajc) · 8 km |
| 2015 | 11 | 9,783 ha | 1,889 ha · Surroj · 5 km |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 ha | — |
| 2013 | 4 | 2,253 ha | 622 ha · Novoselë (Novosele) · 11 km |
| 2012 | 76 | 117,487 ha | 9,831 ha · Iballë (Iballe) · 5 km |
| Area | Start | Nearest town | Satellite series |
| 9,831 ha | Aug 18, 2012 | Iballë (Iballe) · 5 km | — |
| 8,493 ha | Aug 17, 2012 | Bulqizë (Bulqize) · 9 km | — |
| 8,382 ha | Aug 5, 2012 | Arrën (Arren) · 4 km | — |
| 8,211 ha | Aug 12, 2012 | Kurbnesh · 7 km | — |
| 5,041 ha | Aug 17, 2012 | Orosh | — |
| 4,359 ha | Aug 23, 2012 | Krujë (Kruje) · 9 km | — |
| 4,177 ha | Aug 15, 2012 | Gjegjan · 7 km | — |
| 2,171 ha | Aug 29, 2012 | Qerret · 11 km | — |
| 2,170 ha | Aug 25, 2012 | Korçë (Korce) · 7 km | — |
| 2,047 ha | Aug 28, 2012 | Blinisht · 4 km | — |
| 1,962 ha | Jul 18, 2012 | Kaçinar (Kacinar) · 6 km | — |
| 1,765 ha | Aug 23, 2012 | Hot · 5 km | — |
| 1,756 ha | Aug 23, 2012 | Valbonë (Valbone) · 9 km | — |
| 1,742 ha | Aug 22, 2012 | Brataj · 5 km | — |
| 1,714 ha | Aug 18, 2012 | Bulqizë (Bulqize) · 4 km | — |
| +61 smaller fires of 500+ ha — all are on the map | |||
| 622 ha | Sep 10, 2013 | Novoselë (Novosele) · 11 km | — |
| 588 ha | Aug 3, 2013 | Pukë (Puke) · 7 km | — |
| 526 ha | Jul 27, 2013 | Pukë (Puke) · 8 km | — |
| 517 ha | Oct 27, 2013 | Korçë (Korce) · 7 km | — |
| No fire of 500+ hectares was mapped in 2014. | |||
| 1,889 ha | Aug 29, 2015 | Surroj · 5 km | — |
| 1,374 ha | Nov 18, 2015 | Kokaj · 13 km | — |
| 1,307 ha | Aug 30, 2015 | Orikum · 8 km | — |
| 1,074 ha | Jul 18, 2015 | Kopliku i Siperm · 4 km | — |
| 679 ha | Nov 8, 2015 | Nicaj-Shosh · 7 km | — |
| 670 ha | Aug 31, 2015 | Çlirim (Clirim) · 5 km | — |
| 632 ha | Aug 29, 2015 | Bajram Curri · 7 km | — |
| 615 ha | Sep 4, 2015 | Golaj · 7 km | — |
| 532 ha | Nov 4, 2015 | Nicaj-Shosh | — |
| 506 ha | Jul 23, 2015 | Patos Fshat · 4 km | — |
| 505 ha | Sep 2, 2015 | Bulqizë (Bulqize) · 9 km | — |
| 1,747 ha | Aug 25, 2016 | Gjadër, Dajc (Gjader, Dajc) · 8 km | — |
| 909 ha | Jul 19, 2016 | Dhivër (Dhiver) | — |
| 773 ha | Aug 27, 2016 | Markat · 4 km | — |
| 705 ha | Aug 27, 2016 | Qafëmal (Qafemal) · 8 km | — |
| 503 ha | Aug 30, 2016 | Gjegjan · 5 km | — |
| 5,291 ha | Aug 8, 2017 | Delvinë (Delvine) · 11 km | satellite series → |
| 5,237 ha | Aug 16, 2017 | Orosh · 5 km | satellite series → |
| 2,706 ha | Aug 3, 2017 | Zerqan · 5 km | satellite series → |
| 2,304 ha | Aug 4, 2017 | Laç (Lac) · 10 km | satellite series → |
| 2,209 ha | Aug 21, 2017 | Qerret · 6 km | satellite series → |
| 2,043 ha | Jul 11, 2017 | Xarrë (Xarre) · 4 km | satellite series → |
| 1,548 ha | Aug 5, 2017 | Shëngjin (Shengjin) · 7 km | satellite series → |
| 1,541 ha | Aug 24, 2017 | Bulqizë (Bulqize) · 8 km | satellite series → |
| 1,468 ha | Aug 1, 2017 | Zerqan · 6 km | satellite series → |
| 1,345 ha | Aug 25, 2017 | Saraqinishtë (Saraqinishte) · 4 km | — |
| 1,228 ha | Aug 17, 2017 | Bulqizë (Bulqize) · 4 km | satellite series → |
| 1,223 ha | Aug 23, 2017 | Fushë-Lurë (Fushe-Lure) · 5 km | satellite series → |
| 1,145 ha | Aug 3, 2017 | Lukovë (Lukove) · 7 km | — |
| 1,120 ha | Aug 30, 2017 | Shkodër (Shkoder) · 9 km | satellite series → |
| 1,089 ha | Aug 24, 2017 | Kokaj · 10 km | — |
| +36 smaller fires of 500+ ha — all are on the map | |||
| 3,140 ha | Sep 26, 2018 | Fushë-Arrëz (Fushe-Arrez) · 6 km | satellite series → |
| 4,014 ha | Aug 28, 2019 | Bytyç (Bytyc) · 6 km | satellite series → |
| 1,627 ha | Mar 30, 2019 | Qafëmal (Qafemal) | — |
| 1,179 ha | Sep 27, 2019 | Sarandë (Sarande) · 6 km | — |
| 870 ha | Aug 27, 2019 | Delvinë (Delvine) | — |
| 734 ha | Mar 25, 2019 | Shkodër (Shkoder) · 17 km | — |
| 621 ha | Mar 29, 2019 | Shkodër (Shkoder) · 14 km | — |
| 549 ha | Mar 28, 2019 | Kastrat · 6 km | — |
| 510 ha | Aug 13, 2019 | Lukovë (Lukove) · 6 km | — |
| 505 ha | Aug 12, 2019 | Çarshovë (Carshove) · 10 km | — |
| 2,633 ha | Jul 29, 2020 | Shëngjin (Shengjin) · 9 km | satellite series → |
| 1,608 ha | Jul 29, 2020 | Gjadër, Dajc (Gjader, Dajc) | satellite series → |
| 1,062 ha | Aug 2, 2020 | Topojë (Topoje) · 5 km | — |
| 957 ha | Sep 15, 2020 | Vergo · 4 km | — |
| 895 ha | Jul 27, 2020 | Kastrat · 7 km | — |
| 845 ha | Jul 31, 2020 | Markat · 10 km | — |
| 730 ha | Sep 15, 2020 | Lukovë (Lukove) · 4 km | — |
| 689 ha | Apr 11, 2020 | Shënmëri (Shenmeri) · 5 km | — |
| 674 ha | Sep 20, 2020 | Shkodër (Shkoder) · 17 km | — |
| 671 ha | Mar 18, 2020 | Kaçinar (Kacinar) · 4 km | — |
| 670 ha | Jul 28, 2020 | Selishtë (Selishte) · 4 km | — |
| 565 ha | Sep 5, 2020 | Rrogozhinë (Rrogozhine) · 5 km | — |
| 536 ha | Jul 12, 2020 | Orikum · 9 km | — |
| 536 ha | Sep 7, 2020 | Novoselë (Novosele) · 8 km | — |
| 533 ha | Sep 12, 2020 | Tirana · 11 km | — |
| +2 smaller fires of 500+ ha — all are on the map | |||
| 7,032 ha | Jul 26, 2021 | Orikum · 7 km | satellite series → |
| 6,848 ha | Aug 2, 2021 | Shënmëri (Shenmeri) · 8 km | satellite series → |
| 3,476 ha | Aug 12, 2021 | Pukë (Puke) · 7 km | satellite series → |
| 1,673 ha | Jul 27, 2021 | Himarë (Himare) · 10 km | — |
| 1,652 ha | Aug 5, 2021 | Shëngjin (Shengjin) · 7 km | satellite series → |
| 1,505 ha | Jul 28, 2021 | Orikum · 6 km | satellite series → |
| 1,401 ha | Aug 11, 2021 | Qafëmal (Qafemal) · 5 km | satellite series → |
| 1,386 ha | Aug 13, 2021 | Selishtë (Selishte) · 6 km | — |
| 1,095 ha | Aug 10, 2021 | Lezhë (Lezhe) · 6 km | — |
| 1,075 ha | Jun 28, 2021 | Poliçan (Polican) · 7 km | — |
| 1,016 ha | Aug 23, 2021 | Kavajë (Kavaje) · 8 km | — |
| 870 ha | Aug 14, 2021 | Surroj · 8 km | satellite series → |
| 843 ha | Jul 24, 2021 | Patos Fshat | — |
| 723 ha | Aug 17, 2021 | Kastrat · 15 km | — |
| 672 ha | Sep 14, 2021 | Pogradec · 9 km | — |
| +4 smaller fires of 500+ ha — all are on the map | |||
| 1,473 ha | Aug 2, 2022 | Laç (Lac) · 7 km | — |
| 1,458 ha | Jul 30, 2022 | Delvinë (Delvine) · 9 km | — |
| 1,125 ha | Mar 23, 2022 | Iballë (Iballe) · 5 km | — |
| 1,034 ha | Aug 6, 2022 | Shkodër (Shkoder) · 17 km | — |
| 944 ha | Aug 6, 2022 | Kurbnesh · 4 km | — |
| 852 ha | Jul 18, 2022 | Markat · 6 km | — |
| 849 ha | Mar 20, 2022 | Bytyç (Bytyc) · 5 km | — |
| 831 ha | Jul 11, 2022 | Dhërmi (Dhermi) | — |
| 819 ha | Aug 7, 2022 | Kaçinar (Kacinar) · 5 km | — |
| 744 ha | Jul 30, 2022 | Vërtop (Vertop) · 13 km | — |
| 730 ha | Aug 7, 2022 | Shkodër (Shkoder) · 10 km | — |
| 725 ha | Aug 1, 2022 | Krujë (Kruje) · 8 km | — |
| 721 ha | Jul 25, 2022 | Orosh | — |
| 684 ha | Mar 23, 2022 | Kakavijë (Kakavije) · 9 km | — |
| 681 ha | Jul 25, 2022 | Gruemirë (Gruemire) · 6 km | — |
| +3 smaller fires of 500+ ha — all are on the map | |||
| 1,300 ha | Sep 28, 2023 | Novoselë (Novosele) · 10 km | — |
| 1,252 ha | Sep 11, 2023 | Mesopotam · 5 km | — |
| 1,223 ha | Aug 24, 2023 | Berat · 5 km | — |
| 801 ha | Jul 31, 2023 | Vreshtas · 4 km | — |
| 666 ha | Jul 21, 2023 | Fier-Çifçi (Fier-Cifci) · 6 km | — |
| 609 ha | Oct 13, 2023 | Sarandë (Sarande) · 7 km | — |
| 5,682 ha | Aug 6, 2024 | Pogradec · 16 km | satellite series → |
| 3,531 ha | Aug 26, 2024 | Shëngjin (Shengjin) | satellite series → |
| 2,413 ha | Jul 9, 2024 | Delvinë (Delvine) · 5 km | satellite series → |
| 2,222 ha | Jul 24, 2024 | Gjadër, Dajc (Gjader, Dajc) · 7 km | satellite series → |
| 2,211 ha | Jul 19, 2024 | Gjirokastër (Gjirokaster) · 9 km | satellite series → |
| 2,191 ha | Aug 4, 2024 | Qerret · 7 km | satellite series → |
| 1,903 ha | Jul 27, 2024 | Gjadër, Dajc (Gjader, Dajc) | satellite series → |
| 1,565 ha | Aug 26, 2024 | Hajmel · 4 km | satellite series → |
| 1,545 ha | Aug 3, 2024 | Markat · 5 km | — |
| 1,454 ha | Aug 1, 2024 | Memaliaj · 8 km | — |
| 1,373 ha | Aug 16, 2024 | Arrën (Arren) · 4 km | satellite series → |
| 1,286 ha | Aug 4, 2024 | Bulqizë (Bulqize) · 5 km | — |
| 1,025 ha | Aug 15, 2024 | Selishtë (Selishte) · 6 km | — |
| 979 ha | Aug 29, 2024 | Markat · 5 km | — |
| 957 ha | Jul 29, 2024 | Gjirokastër (Gjirokaster) · 4 km | satellite series → |
| +16 smaller fires of 500+ ha — all are on the map | |||
| 11,506 ha | Aug 6, 2025 | Mesopotam · 6 km | satellite series → |
| 10,578 ha | Jul 24, 2025 | Vergo · 5 km | satellite series → |
| 5,790 ha | Jul 7, 2025 | Arras · 10 km | satellite series → |
| 2,341 ha | Aug 12, 2025 | Skënderbegas (Skenderbegas) | satellite series → |
| 2,190 ha | Jul 24, 2025 | Sevaster · 6 km | satellite series → |
| 1,797 ha | Jul 10, 2025 | Rrogozhinë (Rrogozhine) · 5 km | — |
| 1,620 ha | Aug 10, 2025 | Lenias · 6 km | satellite series → |
| 1,334 ha | Jul 25, 2025 | Berat · 8 km | — |
| 1,307 ha | Aug 11, 2025 | Blerim · 5 km | — |
| 1,269 ha | Jul 1, 2025 | Dhivër (Dhiver) · 7 km | — |
| 1,231 ha | Aug 9, 2025 | Gjirokastër (Gjirokaster) · 10 km | satellite series → |
| 1,129 ha | Jul 19, 2025 | Brataj · 7 km | — |
| 1,120 ha | Jul 6, 2025 | Brataj · 6 km | satellite series → |
| 1,083 ha | Jul 20, 2025 | Rrëshen (Rreshen) · 7 km | — |
| 1,004 ha | Aug 12, 2025 | Leskovik · 9 km | — |
| +16 smaller fires of 500+ ha — all are on the map | |||
| 7,104 ha | Aug 14, 2026 | Pukë (Puke) · 8 km | satellite series → |
| 5,013 ha | Aug 30, 2026 | Krujë (Kruje) · 12 km | satellite series → |
| 3,436 ha | Sep 6, 2026 | Pukë (Puke) · 5 km | satellite series → |
| 2,415 ha | Aug 27, 2026 | Bulqizë (Bulqize) · 5 km | satellite series → |
| 1,976 ha | Sep 4, 2026 | Fier-Çifçi (Fier-Cifci) · 5 km | satellite series → |
| 1,924 ha | Sep 28, 2026 | Sarandë (Sarande) · 6 km | satellite series → |
| 1,482 ha | Oct 1, 2026 | Peqin · 9 km | satellite series → |
| 1,420 ha | Sep 5, 2026 | Shkodër (Shkoder) · 5 km | satellite series → |
| 1,417 ha | Sep 3, 2026 | Ungrej | satellite series → |
| 1,367 ha | Aug 4, 2026 | Ngraçan (Ngracan) | satellite series → |
| 1,313 ha | Sep 6, 2026 | Kavajë (Kavaje) · 7 km | satellite series → |
| 1,290 ha | Aug 11, 2026 | Fushë-Lurë (Fushe-Lure) | satellite series → |
| 1,214 ha | Sep 6, 2026 | Hajmel · 4 km | satellite series → |
| 959 ha | Aug 14, 2026 | Rukaj · 5 km | — |
| 923 ha | Aug 9, 2026 | Tirana · 8 km | satellite series → |
| +11 smaller fires of 500+ ha — all are on the map | |||
Official Albanian sources
For warnings, evacuations and anything safety-related, always rely on the official services:
Data. Hotspots: NASA MODIS & VIIRS (updated ~20 min). Burned-area outlines and sizes: Copernicus Emergency Management Service / EFFIS (CC BY 4.0). Satellite image series: Copernicus Sentinel-2. Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
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