INSIVUMEH, the Guatemalan institute that monitors the country’s volcanoes, runs surveillance cameras on Volcán de Fuego and Santiaguito and publishes their latest pictures on its own site. They are working cameras, not tourist streams, and on 24 September 2026 one of them was serving a June picture while its server reported it as fresh. So this page checks every camera every day and tells you which ones are worth opening.
The cameras today
Pulled Sep 25, 2026 at 12:45 Guatemala time from INSIVUMEH cameras.
Volcán de Fuego: Flanco Suroeste
Camera FG8. Last image change we saw: 2026-09-25 12:45 (Guatemala time).
Volcán de Fuego: Flanco Sureste
Camera FG12. Last image change we saw: 2026-09-25 12:45 (Guatemala time).
Volcán de Fuego: Barranca Ceniza
Camera FG14. Last image change we saw: 2026-09-25 12:45 (Guatemala time).
Volcán Santiaguito: San Marcos Palajunoj
Camera STPJ. Last image change we saw: none since the log started.
When you open a camera on INSIVUMEH’s page: the black bar at the top of each picture prints the camera name and the camera’s own date and time, which is when that frame was taken. For whether Fuego is erupting right now, the alert levels and the latest ash advisory, see volcano eruption today.
How the daily check works
| Status | What we saw at the check |
|---|---|
| Live | The image file changed between downloads 90 seconds apart |
| New image, slow to update | No change within 3 minutes, but different from the previous day’s check |
| Unavailable: frozen image | Identical at every download, and either identical to the previous day’s check or with no previous check to compare with |
| Unavailable: no response | The image could not be downloaded, or was not a picture |
Why compare the pictures instead of trusting the server: in our first check (24 September 2026, around 23:40 Guatemala time) the Santiaguito camera, STPJ, returned the same 15,990-byte image three times a minute apart, while the server’s Last-Modified header moved forward every minute. The camera clock printed on that image read 2026-06-03 08:29:20. The three Fuego cameras returned a different picture at every download or two. A check that reads only the server’s timestamp would have called Santiaguito live.
Which camera shows what
| Camera | Volcano | View, as INSIVUMEH names it |
|---|---|---|
| FG8 | Fuego | Flanco Suroeste (south-west flank) |
| FG12 | Fuego | Flanco Sureste (south-east flank) |
| FG14 | Fuego | Barranca Ceniza (the Ceniza ravine) |
| STPJ | Santiaguito | San Marcos Palajunoj |
INSIVUMEH’s camera page also carries a clip of the last 6 hours for each camera: insivumeh.gob.gt/camaras-de-vigilancia-volcanica. Its notice on that page says that any interpretation or analysis by third parties is not official and should be confirmed with INSIVUMEH’s volcanology section; this page only reports whether each picture is changing.
Related live pages
- Volcano eruption today: alert levels for Fuego, Pacaya and Santiaguito.
- Volcanic ash advisories: the Washington VAAC advisories that matter for flights.
- Acatenango weather: the summit forecast for the overnight hike.
- Earthquakes and emergency alerts.
Where the data comes from
The camera list and names are read each day from INSIVUMEH’s camera page (geo.insivumeh.gob.gt/vulcam, the page embedded in INSIVUMEH’s own site). Our check downloads each picture only to compare it with the next download, then discards it; this site keeps no copy. The check runs once a day and the time of the last check is printed above the cameras. Camera names, views and pictures are INSIVUMEH’s.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a live webcam of Volcán de Fuego?
Yes. INSIVUMEH, Guatemala’s volcanology and meteorology institute, publishes three surveillance cameras on Fuego (south-west flank, south-east flank and the Barranca Ceniza ravine) and one on Santiaguito, on its own camera page. This page does not show the images; it tells you which cameras passed our daily check and links to INSIVUMEH’s page to watch them.
How do you know a camera is really live?
We download each camera’s image three times, 90 seconds apart, and compare the files. If the picture changed, the camera is live. If it never changed in that window, it is frozen: either it matches the previous day’s check, or there is no previous check to compare with. We do not trust the server’s timestamp: on 24 September 2026 the Santiaguito camera was served with a timestamp seconds old while the picture itself carried a camera clock of 3 June 2026.
Why doesn't this page show the camera pictures?
INSIVUMEH’s site states that all rights are reserved and publishes no licence for its camera images, so we link to its own camera page instead of copying or embedding the pictures.
