Wildfires in Montenegro — what is burning right now?
Live overview of Montenegrin 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.
47measured burned areas · 42 days
58,385hectares burned · 42 days
Oct 7, 2026latest detection
Map — hotspots and burned areas in Montenegro
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 Montenegro — past 42 days
| Area | First seen | Last seen | Nearest town | Satellite series | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,098 ha | Oct 2, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 | Nikšić · 18 km | — | |
| 557 ha | Sep 23, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 | Mataguži · 6 km | — | |
 | 565 ha | Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 | Nikšić · 10 km | satellite series → |
| 266 ha | Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 | Golubovci · 9 km | — | |
| 1,065 ha | Sep 22, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 | Mataguži · 5 km | — | |
| 1,313 ha | Sep 22, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 | Golubovci · 7 km | — | |
| 508 ha | Sep 22, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 | Risan · 12 km | — | |
| 383 ha | Sep 23, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | Mataguži | — | |
| 274 ha | Sep 22, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | Tuzi · 8 km | — | |
| 269 ha | Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | Danilovgrad · 7 km | — | |
 | 863 ha | Sep 13, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | Nikšić · 16 km | satellite series → |
 | 175 ha | Sep 16, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | Podgorica · 10 km | satellite series → |
| 220 ha | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | Risan · 13 km | — | |
 | 4,027 ha | Aug 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | Šavnik · 8 km | satellite series → |
 | 244 ha | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 | Nikšić · 9 km | satellite series → |
 | 257 ha | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 | Nikšić · 14 km | satellite series → |
 | 562 ha | Sep 8, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 | Nikšić · 11 km | satellite series → |
 | 17,474 ha | Aug 17, 2026 | Sep 13, 2026 | Nikšić · 14 km | satellite series → |
 | 375 ha | Sep 5, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 | Danilovgrad · 21 km | satellite series → |
 | 266 ha | Sep 9, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 | Šavnik · 11 km | satellite series → |
 | 1,357 ha | Sep 7, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 | Nikšić · 23 km | satellite series → |
 | 1,073 ha | Sep 8, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 | Nikšić · 24 km | satellite series → |
 | 5,855 ha | Aug 24, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 | Plužine · 19 km | satellite series → |
| 224 ha | Sep 10, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 | Pljevlja · 13 km | — | |
| 255 ha | Sep 8, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 | Žabljak · 17 km | — |
Wildfires in Montenegro 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 | 32 | 57,778 ha | 17,474 ha · Nikšić (Niksic) · 13 km |
| 2025 | 13 | 17,431 ha | 7,791 ha · Podgorica · 7 km |
| 2024 | 8 | 14,825 ha | 3,204 ha · Podgorica · 16 km |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 ha | — |
| 2022 | 16 | 16,572 ha | 2,252 ha · Kolašin (Kolasin) · 14 km |
| 2021 | 17 | 45,026 ha | 17,703 ha · Nikšić (Niksic) · 17 km |
| 2020 | 15 | 12,444 ha | 1,867 ha · Danilovgrad · 7 km |
| 2019 | 9 | 7,072 ha | 1,534 ha · Nikšić (Niksic) · 11 km |
| 2018 | 3 | 3,598 ha | 1,890 ha · Podgorica · 13 km |
| 2017 | 46 | 71,287 ha | 8,745 ha · Danilovgrad · 12 km |
| 2016 | 3 | 2,511 ha | 1,185 ha · Nikšić (Niksic) · 11 km |
| 2015 | 19 | 22,318 ha | 3,034 ha · Podgorica · 15 km |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 ha | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 1,461 ha | 952 ha · Danilovgrad · 9 km |
| 2012 | 44 | 66,414 ha | 11,738 ha · Nikšić (Niksic) · 13 km |
| Area | Start | Nearest town | Satellite series |
| 11,738 ha | Aug 19, 2012 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 13 km | — |
| 4,664 ha | Aug 19, 2012 | Risan · 15 km | — |
| 4,383 ha | Aug 28, 2012 | Plužine (Pluzine) · 12 km | — |
| 3,893 ha | Aug 16, 2012 | Plužine (Pluzine) · 17 km | — |
| 2,667 ha | Aug 23, 2012 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 17 km | — |
| 2,477 ha | Aug 27, 2012 | Podgorica · 17 km | — |
| 2,241 ha | Aug 21, 2012 | Žabljak (Zabljak) · 9 km | — |
| 1,960 ha | Aug 24, 2012 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 11 km | — |
| 1,931 ha | Aug 19, 2012 | Podgorica · 25 km | — |
| 1,570 ha | Aug 5, 2012 | Bar · 15 km | — |
| 1,534 ha | Aug 18, 2012 | Bar · 11 km | — |
| 1,315 ha | Aug 23, 2012 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 20 km | — |
| 1,314 ha | Jul 7, 2012 | Žabljak (Zabljak) · 10 km | — |
| 1,305 ha | Aug 21, 2012 | Cetinje · 14 km | — |
| 1,269 ha | Aug 21, 2012 | Plužine (Pluzine) · 7 km | — |
| +29 smaller fires of 500+ ha — all are on the map | |||
| 952 ha | Aug 7, 2013 | Danilovgrad · 9 km | — |
| 509 ha | Aug 8, 2013 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 21 km | — |
| No fire of 500+ hectares was mapped in 2014. | |||
| 3,034 ha | Jul 11, 2015 | Podgorica · 15 km | — |
| 2,012 ha | Aug 12, 2015 | Bar · 11 km | — |
| 1,872 ha | Nov 8, 2015 | Kolašin (Kolasin) · 8 km | — |
| 1,793 ha | Jul 29, 2015 | Podgorica · 9 km | — |
| 1,749 ha | Jul 31, 2015 | Podgorica · 10 km | — |
| 1,515 ha | Dec 27, 2015 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 14 km | — |
| 1,260 ha | Nov 4, 2015 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 17 km | — |
| 1,041 ha | Jul 16, 2015 | Tuzi | — |
| 984 ha | Dec 27, 2015 | Herceg Novi · 16 km | — |
| 957 ha | Jul 14, 2015 | Podgorica · 11 km | — |
| 841 ha | Nov 7, 2015 | Plužine (Pluzine) · 15 km | — |
| 832 ha | Nov 6, 2015 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 16 km | — |
| 812 ha | Jul 21, 2015 | Danilovgrad · 8 km | — |
| 745 ha | Jul 19, 2015 | Podgorica · 14 km | — |
| 624 ha | Jul 29, 2015 | Podgorica · 17 km | — |
| +4 smaller fires of 500+ ha — all are on the map | |||
| 1,185 ha | Dec 21, 2016 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 11 km | — |
| 665 ha | Dec 22, 2016 | Plužine (Pluzine) · 9 km | — |
| 661 ha | Dec 22, 2016 | Žabljak (Zabljak) · 18 km | — |
| 8,745 ha | Jul 7, 2017 | Danilovgrad · 12 km | satellite series → |
| 8,101 ha | Jul 31, 2017 | Podgorica · 19 km | satellite series → |
| 4,288 ha | Aug 17, 2017 | Bar · 12 km | satellite series → |
| 3,820 ha | Aug 5, 2017 | Bar · 8 km | satellite series → |
| 3,766 ha | Aug 18, 2017 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 15 km | satellite series → |
| 3,141 ha | Aug 22, 2017 | Podgorica · 16 km | satellite series → |
| 2,338 ha | Aug 22, 2017 | Bar · 11 km | satellite series → |
| 1,979 ha | Aug 25, 2017 | Podgorica · 23 km | — |
| 1,665 ha | Jul 18, 2017 | Podgorica · 10 km | satellite series → |
| 1,627 ha | Aug 4, 2017 | Risan · 11 km | — |
| 1,608 ha | Jul 14, 2017 | Podgorica · 17 km | satellite series → |
| 1,527 ha | Aug 27, 2017 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 20 km | satellite series → |
| 1,466 ha | Aug 30, 2017 | Cetinje · 9 km | — |
| 1,417 ha | Aug 27, 2017 | Danilovgrad · 11 km | — |
| 1,399 ha | Aug 25, 2017 | Herceg Novi · 9 km | — |
| +31 smaller fires of 500+ ha — all are on the map | |||
| 1,890 ha | Sep 25, 2018 | Podgorica · 13 km | — |
| 933 ha | Aug 20, 2018 | Petrovac na Moru | — |
| 775 ha | Aug 11, 2018 | Podgorica · 7 km | — |
| 1,534 ha | Mar 30, 2019 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 11 km | — |
| 1,130 ha | Mar 27, 2019 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 11 km | — |
| 909 ha | Mar 30, 2019 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 18 km | — |
| 680 ha | Mar 23, 2019 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 20 km | — |
| 627 ha | Mar 22, 2019 | Danilovgrad · 8 km | — |
| 576 ha | Mar 31, 2019 | Podgorica · 17 km | — |
| 564 ha | Mar 23, 2019 | Kolašin (Kolasin) · 10 km | — |
| 534 ha | Mar 27, 2019 | Podgorica · 15 km | — |
| 518 ha | Mar 31, 2019 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 11 km | — |
| 1,867 ha | Jul 28, 2020 | Danilovgrad · 7 km | — |
| 1,377 ha | Apr 7, 2020 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 13 km | — |
| 1,040 ha | Aug 3, 2020 | Podgorica · 11 km | — |
| 956 ha | Aug 3, 2020 | Podgorica · 16 km | — |
| 948 ha | Apr 8, 2020 | Podgorica · 18 km | — |
| 719 ha | Apr 7, 2020 | Kolašin (Kolasin) · 16 km | — |
| 709 ha | Jul 20, 2020 | Bar · 11 km | — |
| 691 ha | Apr 7, 2020 | Cetinje · 15 km | — |
| 639 ha | Sep 18, 2020 | Golubovci · 10 km | — |
| 630 ha | Mar 18, 2020 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 13 km | — |
| 607 ha | Apr 7, 2020 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 16 km | — |
| 604 ha | Jul 21, 2020 | Podgorica · 10 km | — |
| 589 ha | Apr 11, 2020 | Podgorica · 19 km | — |
| 555 ha | Jan 22, 2020 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 22 km | — |
| 513 ha | Apr 6, 2020 | Plužine (Pluzine) · 19 km | — |
| 17,703 ha | Jul 28, 2021 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 17 km | satellite series → |
| 5,832 ha | Aug 8, 2021 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 22 km | satellite series → |
| 4,296 ha | Aug 2, 2021 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 18 km | satellite series → |
| 2,482 ha | Aug 4, 2021 | Risan · 6 km | satellite series → |
| 2,458 ha | Feb 25, 2021 | Podgorica · 13 km | satellite series → |
| 1,991 ha | Aug 14, 2021 | Danilovgrad · 14 km | — |
| 1,932 ha | Aug 7, 2021 | Žabljak (Zabljak) · 9 km | — |
| 1,311 ha | Aug 10, 2021 | Podgorica · 26 km | — |
| 1,111 ha | Aug 2, 2021 | Risan · 10 km | satellite series → |
| 919 ha | Jul 30, 2021 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 15 km | — |
| 836 ha | Aug 1, 2021 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 10 km | — |
| 790 ha | Jul 21, 2021 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 14 km | satellite series → |
| 764 ha | Aug 20, 2021 | Danilovgrad · 12 km | — |
| 702 ha | Mar 1, 2021 | Budva · 6 km | — |
| 675 ha | Aug 10, 2021 | Gusinje · 17 km | — |
| +2 smaller fires of 500+ ha — all are on the map | |||
| 2,252 ha | Mar 20, 2022 | Kolašin (Kolasin) · 14 km | satellite series → |
| 2,122 ha | Jul 20, 2022 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 12 km | satellite series → |
| 1,227 ha | Jul 23, 2022 | Danilovgrad · 10 km | — |
| 1,118 ha | Jul 15, 2022 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 16 km | — |
| 1,105 ha | Mar 22, 2022 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 10 km | — |
| 1,068 ha | Mar 21, 2022 | Kolašin (Kolasin) · 9 km | satellite series → |
| 961 ha | Mar 22, 2022 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 17 km | — |
| 957 ha | Mar 21, 2022 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 21 km | — |
| 897 ha | Mar 23, 2022 | Petrovac na Moru · 4 km | — |
| 820 ha | Mar 22, 2022 | Cetinje · 14 km | — |
| 782 ha | Aug 5, 2022 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 12 km | satellite series → |
| 764 ha | Jan 17, 2022 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 17 km | — |
| 708 ha | Mar 21, 2022 | Podgorica · 19 km | — |
| 622 ha | Jul 16, 2022 | Podgorica · 9 km | — |
| 588 ha | Mar 23, 2022 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 10 km | — |
| +1 smaller fire of 500+ ha — all are on the map | |||
| No fire of 500+ hectares was mapped in 2023. | |||
| 3,204 ha | Jul 29, 2024 | Podgorica · 16 km | satellite series → |
| 2,540 ha | Aug 11, 2024 | Cetinje · 13 km | satellite series → |
| 2,056 ha | Jul 26, 2024 | Budva · 10 km | satellite series → |
| 1,879 ha | Aug 11, 2024 | Tuzi | — |
| 1,596 ha | Jul 29, 2024 | Podgorica · 11 km | — |
| 1,558 ha | Aug 5, 2024 | Petrovac na Moru · 4 km | satellite series → |
| 1,248 ha | Aug 1, 2024 | Danilovgrad · 13 km | satellite series → |
| 744 ha | Jul 30, 2024 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 22 km | — |
| 7,791 ha | Aug 11, 2025 | Podgorica · 7 km | satellite series → |
| 1,190 ha | Aug 11, 2025 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 12 km | — |
| 1,120 ha | Aug 12, 2025 | Danilovgrad · 9 km | — |
| 1,053 ha | Jul 1, 2025 | Cetinje · 8 km | — |
| 1,050 ha | Jul 21, 2025 | Risan · 17 km | — |
| 842 ha | Aug 10, 2025 | Petrovac na Moru · 5 km | — |
| 736 ha | Jul 25, 2025 | Podgorica · 17 km | satellite series → |
| 670 ha | Mar 9, 2025 | Danilovgrad · 8 km | — |
| 664 ha | Jul 6, 2025 | Podgorica · 24 km | — |
| 663 ha | Jul 12, 2025 | Podgorica · 26 km | — |
| 575 ha | Mar 8, 2025 | Plav · 9 km | — |
| 547 ha | Jul 24, 2025 | Podgorica · 24 km | — |
| 530 ha | Jun 30, 2025 | Podgorica · 11 km | — |
| 17,474 ha | Aug 17, 2026 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 13 km | satellite series → |
| 5,855 ha | Aug 24, 2026 | Plužine (Pluzine) · 16 km | satellite series → |
| 4,027 ha | Aug 27, 2026 | Šavnik (Savnik) · 8 km | satellite series → |
| 2,098 ha | Oct 2, 2026 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 17 km | — |
| 1,848 ha | Aug 23, 2026 | Podgorica · 18 km | satellite series → |
| 1,782 ha | Aug 29, 2026 | Plužine (Pluzine) · 10 km | satellite series → |
| 1,657 ha | Aug 13, 2026 | Ulcinj · 7 km | satellite series → |
| 1,621 ha | Aug 13, 2026 | Risan · 11 km | satellite series → |
| 1,394 ha | Apr 6, 2026 | Cetinje · 13 km | — |
| 1,357 ha | Sep 7, 2026 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 24 km | satellite series → |
| 1,344 ha | Aug 1, 2026 | Cetinje · 17 km | — |
| 1,313 ha | Sep 22, 2026 | Golubovci · 7 km | — |
| 1,252 ha | Aug 29, 2026 | Šavnik (Savnik) · 12 km | satellite series → |
| 1,202 ha | Aug 12, 2026 | Bijela | satellite series → |
| 1,073 ha | Sep 8, 2026 | Nikšić (Niksic) · 23 km | satellite series → |
| +17 smaller fires of 500+ ha — all are on the map | |||
Official Montenegrin 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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