Wildfires 🇬🇷 Greece 2026-07-30

Crete Wildfire Map — Live Fire Tracker

This Crete fire map shows hotspots detected by NASA satellites in the last few hours, alongside a wind forecast for the island. Below you'll find the live map and an explanation of how to read the dots — and why a single reading isn't enough to judge the danger.

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Greece · Now

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Humidity

4 km/h

Wind

21°C

Feels like

low

Fire weather

Data: Open-Meteo · refreshed every 15 minutes

Fire map — Crete

NASA FIRMS · VIIRS

Fire map — Greece

Each dot is a thermal anomaly detected from orbit. Tap a dot for radiative power and the satellite pass time.

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Satellites pass over a given point a few times a day, so a fire may appear with a delay. Use this to assess the situation — it does not replace official bulletins from national civil protection. Source: NASA FIRMS.

Last 48 hours

Hotspot statistics — Greece

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How to read the dots on the Crete map

Each dot is a thermal anomaly recorded by the VIIRS radiometer. A satellite passes over the same spot on Crete only a few times a day, so a fresh fire may take until the next pass to appear, while a fire put out an hour ago can still show on the map.

Crete stretches east to west, so two dots far apart may simply be separate events across mountainous terrain rather than one large fire. Watch the radiative power (FRP): values above 50 MW mean intense burning, while isolated low readings are often stubble burning in olive groves.

Biggest fire hotspots

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Wind decides where the fire goes

Windy.com · ECMWF model

Wind and weather — Greece

Wind direction and speed decide which way a fire runs. Switch the layer to temperature or humidity to judge the risk.

Strong wind, temperatures above 35 °C and humidity below 30% together are the conditions in which fire spreads fastest.

Crete's summer meltemi winds blow from the north and can push a fire toward inhabited valleys on the island's southern side within hours. Cross-check the fire map above with the wind forecast before deciding whether a given town is at risk.

Regions and further reading

For a full breakdown of risk regions on Crete — western Chania, the Rethymno area, the Psiloritis massif and the south coast — see the regional overview (Polish) or check Crete fire live.

Whole country: wildfires in Greece.

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Questions and answers

Frequently asked questions

What do the dot colours mean?

Colour reflects radiative power: yellow below 15 MW, orange 15–50 MW, red above 50 MW. Higher values mean more intense burning.

Why do I see a dot where nothing is burning?

The satellite may have recorded a fire that has since been put out. The reading shows the moment of the pass, not the current state.

Is the fire map blocked by the cookie banner?

No. The fire map fetches data through our own server and needs no consent. Consent is only required for the Windy.com wind map and YouTube videos, which load from third-party servers.

What is FRP?

Fire Radiative Power — the thermal output of a hotspot in megawatts at the moment the satellite passed overhead.

How often does the map update?

Roughly every 30 minutes. The last update time is shown directly under the map.