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Surat's air today: where the smoke is coming from

Surat's smoke report

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Right now the wind over Surat blows from the east at 16 km/h (weather model, 30 October, 08:15 IST). In the 24 hours to 30 October, 04:18 IST NASA's satellites saw 9 fires within 250 km upwind of Surat, in the direction the wind is coming from, out of 60 within 250 km in every direction. Most were in Jalgaon and Surat.

Ranks among the cities with pages here that have any of each: #1 has the most.

Map of the fires around the city, last 24 hours

Each dot is one fire a NASA satellite saw. Red dots are upwind, in the direction the wind is coming from, so their smoke is the likeliest to be reaching the city now; grey dots are in other directions. The moving lines show the wind blowing towards the city. Tap a dot for the village and the time.

north: 1111north-east: 66east: 66south-east: 44south: 1010south-west: 00west: 2020north-west: 33NESW

Fires within 250 km in the last 24 hours, by direction. Red: the side the wind is coming from (the east). Tap a direction to pick out its fires on the map.

What satellites see around Surat

What satellites and surveys see around the city. Each is a different measure, so they can't be added up into shares of the air.

Fires around Surat in the last 30 days

The busiest of the last 29 days was 28 October, with 142 fire spots within 250 km, 23 of them within 50 km.

30 September: no data30 September1 October: 28 · 162 October: 27 · 133 October: 38 · 144 October: 24 · 145 October: 36 · 166 October: 37 · 187 October: 29 · 148 October: 34 · 139 October: 31 · 1610 October: 15 · 811 October: 49 · 1312 October: 33 · 1513 October: 6 · 114 October: 36 · 1515 October: 32 · 1515 October16 October: 50 · 1217 October: 37 · 1918 October: 36 · 1519 October: 42 · 1520 October: 31 · 1421 October: 47 · 2022 October: 64 · 1423 October: 53 · 1424 October: 111 · 1225 October: 42 · 1926 October: 42 · 1327 October: 75 · 1728 October: 142 · 2329 October: 69 · 2329 October142

within 250 km   within 50 km

1,296fire spots within 250 km in the last 29 days
431of them within 50 km
24%of the last 7 days' fires within 250 km were on farmland, the pattern of crop-residue burning

A fire spot is one fire seen on a day, however many satellites saw it (Pakistan-time days). The archive runs every day from 1 October 2026; before that it holds only the October-November seasons.

NO₂ pollution in Surat: traffic, industry and power plants

Over the last 14 days the air over Surat held 2.42 times the region's usual level of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), #17 of 58 cities.

1×30 September: 2.28×1 October: 2.36×2 October: 2.46×5 October: 2.47×8 October: 2.56×11 October: 2.74×13 October: 2.79×16 October: 2.62×19 October: 2.6×22 October: 2.48×25 October: 2.57×27 October: 2.44×28 October: 2.42×30 September28 October

The strongest NO₂ peak within 35 km was 3.06 times the usual level, 18 km from the city centre, near a power or industrial plant (Hazira Power Plant).

From Sentinel-5P's TROPOMI instrument via NASA's GIBS tiles, which publish NO₂ as colour bands: a level here is good to about one band. NO₂ in big cities comes mostly from vehicle engines; peaks are named after what is nearby, which suggests a source but doesn't measure one. NO₂ window 15 October to 28 October 2026.

Landfills

Satellites and aircraft have measured methane rising from Bamroli, 8 km from the centre, 15 times, about 2,027 kg an hour. That puts it #6 of the 58 measured landfills in Pakistan and India.

Bamroli from above, 8 km south of the centre
Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
15methane plumes measured
13 March 2026last measured
2landfills and dump sites mapped within 50 km

Rank among the 58 landfill records with a measured rate in Carbon Mapper's data for Pakistan and India (this extract covers only these two countries). Rates are Carbon Mapper's automatic per-plume estimates; landfill methane also carries the smell and smoke of burning rubbish.

Power plants and industry

8 fossil-fuel power plants and 151 industrial areas lie within 50 km of Surat. Carbon Mapper has measured CO₂ plumes from 2 plants here, about 251 tonnes an hour. The largest, SUGEN Mega Power Plant, can generate 1,530 MW.

SUGEN Mega Power Plant from above, 25 km north-east of the centre
Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
SUGEN Mega Power Plant gas, 25 km1,530 MW
Kawas Thermal Power Station gas, 15 km645 MW
Hazira Power Plant gas, 19 km515 MW
GSEG Combined Cycle Power plant gas, 18 km507 MW

1 always-hot site that NASA's satellites saw burning on 20 or more days in 2025: Kosamba (23)

Within 50 km of the city centre, on either side of the border. These are lists of what is there, not measures of how much each adds to the air.

Every mapped source within 50 km of Surat

Tap a layer to hide it, or a site for its name.

Brick-kiln surveys, OpenStreetMap, Carbon Mapper and NASA FIRMS, on either side of the border. These map what is there, not how much each adds to the air. /sites/ · Site lists built 26 October 2026.

Fires around Surat this season compared with past years

Fire spots within 250 km of Surat from 1 October to 29 October, each year. These count Suomi NPP alone, so every year is measured by the same instrument and the years compare fairly (the 30-day chart above counts all five satellites, three VIIRS and two MODIS, so its numbers are higher).

2019: 20120120192020: 32832820202021: 39439420212022: 29729720222023: 39139120232024: 32332320242025: 42842820252026: 546546*2026 (so far)

* 2026: 1 day without Suomi NPP data: a floor

Surat against the other cities

Each strip holds the cities with pages here that have any of it, the most on the left; the red mark is Surat. They are different measures, so a high rank on one isn't a larger share of the air than a high rank on another.

Fire spots within 250 km, last 24 hours (60)#25 of 57
Fire spots within 250 km, last 30 days (1,296)#40 of 58
NO₂, times the usual level (14 days) (2.42×)#17 of 58
Fossil-fuel power plants within 50 km (8)#2 of 35
Landfill methane within 50 km (2,027 kg/h)#11 of 34
Measured plant CO₂ within 50 km (251 t/h)#14 of 22
Industrial areas within 50 km (151)#22 of 58
Always-hot sites within 50 km (1)#13 of 23

All the rankings: city rankings

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Surat: the last 24 hours of fires within 250 km and the wind

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Upwind districts, last 24 hours
DistrictProvince or stateCountryDirectionDistanceFires
JalgaonMaharashtraIndiaeast216 km4
SuratGujaratIndiaeast18 km3
NarmadaGujaratIndiaeast107 km1
TapiGujaratIndiaeast149 km1
Fires within 250 km by direction, last 24 hours
From theFires
north11
north-east6
east (the wind is coming from here)6
south-east4
south10
south-west0
west20
north-west3
Fires within 250 km in the last 7 days
DistrictProvince or stateCountryDistanceFiresOn farmland
SuratGujaratIndia23 km13616%
SurendranagarGujaratIndia204 km1310%
BhavnagarGujaratIndia108 km4416%
ThaneMaharashtraIndia227 km284%
VadodaraGujaratIndia137 km2685%
AmreliGujaratIndia154 km250%
Nashik DivisionMaharashtraIndia180 km2475%
DhuleMaharashtraIndia183 km2335%
ValsadGujaratIndia98 km2010%
AhmadnagarMaharashtraIndia217 km1942%
Fires around Surat this season compared with past years
SeasonFire spots
2019201
2020328
2021394
2022297
2023391
2024323
2025428
2026 (so far)546 (1 day without Suomi NPP data: a floor)
Landfill methane records
SiteMethanePlumes seenLast seenRank
Bamroli (Surat, India, 8 km)2,027 kg/h1513 March 20266 of 58

Rank among the 58 landfill records with a measured rate in Carbon Mapper's data for Pakistan and India (this extract covers only these two countries). Rates are Carbon Mapper's automatic per-plume estimates; landfill methane also carries the smell and smoke of burning rubbish.

Every measure and rank

Where Surat stands among the 58 cities with pages here, on each measure. They are different measures, so a high rank on one isn't a larger share of the air than a high rank on another.

MeasureSuratRank
Fire spots within 250 km, last 30 days1,29640 of 58
NO₂, times the usual level (14 days)2.42×17 of 58
Landfill methane within 50 km2,027 kg/h11 of 34
Measured plant CO₂ within 50 km251 t/h14 of 22
Brick kilns within 50 km––
Industrial areas within 50 km15122 of 58
Always-hot sites within 50 km113 of 23
Ranks on today's fires

Surat's place among the cities, on the numbers that change with each satellite pass.

  • Fire spots upwind, last 24 hours: 23 of 34
  • Fire spots within 250 km, last 24 hours: 25 of 57
  • Fire spots within 250 km, last 7 days: 40 of 58

All the rankings: city rankings

Questions about Surat's air

Where is Surat's smoke coming from today?

Right now the wind over Surat blows from the east at 16 km/h (weather model, 30 October, 08:15 IST). In the 24 hours to 30 October, 04:18 IST NASA's satellites saw 9 fires within 250 km upwind of Surat, in the direction the wind is coming from, out of 60 within 250 km in every direction. Most were in Jalgaon and Surat.

Are crop fires burning near Surat?

In the last 24 hours NASA's satellites saw 60 fire spots within 250 km of Surat, and 1,296 in the last 30 days. Satellites only see what is burning as they pass, and not under cloud.

How bad is traffic pollution in Surat?

Over the 14 days 15 October to 28 October 2026, nitrogen dioxide in the air over Surat (within 15 km) was about 2.42 times the usual level of the surrounding region, roughly 4.54 ×10¹⁵ molecules/cm². Of the 58 cities with enough clear days, it ranks 17.

Which landfills near Surat release methane?

Carbon Mapper has measured methane plumes from Bamroli (2,027 kg/h).

Every number on this page is also in machine-readable form (JSON).

More about Surat

Nearby cities: Vadodara (131 km), Nashik (164 km), Ahmedabad (208 km), Mumbai (233 km)

Fires up to 30 October, 04:18 IST. This page updates every 15 minutes. Upwind is a guide, not proof: smoke can travel further than 250 km, the wind turns during the day, and satellites can't see fires under cloud. A fire spot is one fire, about 375 m across, however many satellites saw it. Fires: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS and MODIS). Wind: Open-Meteo's weather model. Air: Copernicus CAMS model estimates, which read low in winter.