Wildfires in Peru
337 wildfires have been recorded in Peru by Global Incident Tracker, 336 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 10 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
125
Last 7 days
336
In 2026
337
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent wildfires in Peru
Active fire cluster 85 km NNE of El Pedregal, Peru — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 57 km NE of Chongoyape, Peru — 4 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 12 km NNW of Huanta, Peru — 6 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 19 km WNW of Pucallpa, Peru — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 33 km W of Huanuco, Peru — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 16 km WNW of Abancay, Peru — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 42 km E of Abancay, Peru — 78 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster 82 km ENE of Chimbote, Peru — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 28 km N of Wanchaq, Peru — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 44 km E of Abancay, Peru — 20 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 21 km NE of Abancay, Peru — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 22 km NW of Andahuaylas, Peru — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 49 km SE of Abancay, Peru — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 72 km SSW of Jauja, Peru — 8 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 65 km ENE of Ica, Peru — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 38 km ENE of Huanuco, Peru — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 64 km SE of San Martin De Pangoa, Peru — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 61 km SE of Ilave, Peru — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 5 km ENE of Huanta, Peru — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 63 km S of Cusco, Peru — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 54 km SSE of Andahuaylas, Peru — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 9 km SE of Sicuani, Peru — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 24 km N of Moyobamba, Peru — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 71 km NNE of Chongoyape, Peru — 5 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 42 km ESE of Yurimaguas, Peru — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 59 km SSW of Pucallpa, Peru — 3 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 32 km NNE of Aguaytia, Peru — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 61 km ENE of Aguaytia, Peru — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 79 km SE of San Martin De Pangoa, Peru — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 54 km SSE of Andahuaylas, Peru — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for Peru — 169 of 337. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 1 | |
| August | 0 | |
| September | 169 | |
| October | 166 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Wildfires have official real-time feeds, and ours come from NASA FIRMS · NASA EONET · GDACS · Meteoalarm.