Napa fires today: fire map, smoke & air quality
Active wildfires within 100 miles of Napa, the air quality and wind right now, fire-weather alerts — and how often fires burn near Napa.
Air quality and wind in Napa
Fire weather alerts for Napa
Wildfire history near Napa
Wildfires within 50 miles, by year
Fires of 10+ acres whose origin was within 50 miles of Napa. 2026 is still in progress.
When fires start near Napa
Peak months: June, July, August — 64% of fires in the last 10 years started in these three months.
0 days in the last 12 months had modeled daily PM2.5 above 35.4 µg/m³ — the level where air becomes unhealthy for sensitive groups. Smoke can come from fires hundreds of miles away, so smoke days and nearby fires don't always line up.
Fire history: NIFC WFIGS incident records 2016–2026. Smoke: Open-Meteo CAMS air-quality model, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30. Updated 2026-10-01.
Major fires near Napa this year
Largest wildfires near Napa since 2015
| Fire | Acres | Year | County | From Napa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lnu Lightning Complex | 363,220 | 2020 | Sonoma, CA | 44 mi |
| Hennessey | 305,651 | 2020 | Napa, CA | 15 mi |
| Central Lnu Complex | 110,720 | 2017 | Sonoma, CA | 24 mi |
| County | 90,288 | 2018 | Yolo, CA | 36 mi |
| Kincade | 77,758 | 2019 | Sonoma, CA | 43 mi |
| Valley | 76,067 | 2015 | Lake, CA | 46 mi |
Most recent fires near Napa
| Fire | Acres | Discovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton | 40 | 2026-09-21 | 26 mi |
| Chileno | 341 | 2026-09-20 | 29 mi |
| Steele | 51 | 2026-09-09 | 14 mi |
| Camino | 11 | 2026-08-04 | 46 mi |
| 160 | 15 | 2026-07-29 | 34 mi |
Distances are straight-line from the city center to the fire's point of origin.
Fires and smoke near other cities
Questions
Is there a fire near Napa right now?
The live map at the top of this page shows every active wildfire within 100 miles of Napa from official incident reports, sorted by distance, with acres, containment and the last update time.
How often do wildfires burn near Napa?
From 2016 to 2025, 103 wildfires of 10 acres or more started within 50 miles of Napa — about 10 a year — burning 1,200,657 acres in total. 64% of them started in June, July and August.
What was the biggest fire near Napa?
The Lnu Lightning Complex (2020), 363,220 acres, which started about 44 miles from Napa in Sonoma County.
Is the air quality in Napa safe today?
The air-quality panel above shows the current US AQI for Napa and a 72-hour forecast. Above 100 (orange), sensitive groups should limit time outdoors; above 150 (red), everyone should. In the last 12 months Napa had 0 modeled smoke days.
Get fire alerts for Napa
Save Napa in Wildfire Tracker: distance to the nearest active fire, which side of it you're on relative to the wind, air quality — alerts only for fires that are actually active.