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.

58measured burned areas · 42 days
47,021hectares burned · 42 days
Sep 12, 2026latest detection

Map — hotspots and burned areas in Albania

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

AreaFirst seenLast seenNearest townSatellite series
Burned area near Bulqizë from space530 haAug 31, 2026Sep 12, 2026Bulqizë · 10 kmsatellite series →
139 haSep 7, 2026Sep 12, 2026Krujë · 4 km—
Burned area near Bulqizë from space2,415 haAug 27, 2026Sep 11, 2026Bulqizësatellite series →
Burned area near Pukë from space3,436 haSep 6, 2026Sep 11, 2026Pukë · 4 kmsatellite series →
453 haSep 8, 2026Sep 11, 2026Lekas · 7 km—
436 haSep 6, 2026Sep 10, 2026Selitë · 6 km—
Burned area near Shkodër from space1,420 haSep 5, 2026Sep 10, 2026Shkodër · 5 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Tirana from space204 haSep 8, 2026Sep 10, 2026Tirana · 17 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Ulëz from space5,013 haAug 30, 2026Sep 10, 2026Ulëz · 7 kmsatellite series →
697 haSep 4, 2026Sep 10, 2026Iballë · 4 km—
Burned area near Kavajë from space1,313 haSep 6, 2026Sep 9, 2026Kavajë · 7 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Kavajë from space268 haSep 9, 2026Sep 9, 2026Kavajë · 7 kmsatellite series →
171 haSep 9, 2026Sep 9, 2026Fushë-Krujë—
216 haSep 5, 2026Sep 9, 2026Lekbibaj · 6 km—
Burned area near Hajmel from space1,214 haSep 6, 2026Sep 9, 2026Hajmelsatellite series →
Burned area near Markat from space455 haSep 8, 2026Sep 8, 2026Markat · 5 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Shkodër from space257 haSep 8, 2026Sep 8, 2026Shkodër · 12 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Ungrej from space1,417 haSep 3, 2026Sep 8, 2026Ungrej · 5 kmsatellite series →
248 haSep 7, 2026Sep 8, 2026Krujë · 4 km—
Burned area near Qukës-Skënderbe from space870 haAug 11, 2026Sep 8, 2026Qukës-Skënderbe · 5 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Vllahinë from space487 haSep 6, 2026Sep 7, 2026Vllahinë · 4 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Shkodër from space348 haSep 7, 2026Sep 7, 2026Shkodër · 5 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Brataj from space178 haSep 7, 2026Sep 7, 2026Brataj · 8 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Fier-Çifçi from space1,976 haSep 4, 2026Sep 7, 2026Fier-Çifçi · 5 kmsatellite series →
242 haSep 6, 2026Sep 7, 2026Topojë · 8 km—
Burned area near Fushë-Lurë from space1,290 haAug 11, 2026Aug 18, 2026Fushë-Lurësatellite series →
Burned area near Ngraçan from space1,367 haAug 4, 2026Aug 13, 2026Ngraçansatellite series →
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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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