# Wildfires in Argentina in 2023

179 fires larger than 1,500 hectares in Argentina in 2023, with 595,052 hectares burned according to their perimeters. Here is the whole year: what the official record says, when and where it burned and what the weather was like.

## The year in a few sentences

- According to Copernicus GWIS, 2,817,357 hectares burned in Argentina in 2023: 65% of the average of the other years from 2012 to 2024 (4,327,857 ha). (Copernicus GWIS)
- The worst week was 10 September to 16 September: 190,577 hectares burned in seven days, 7% of the year according to Copernicus GWIS. (Copernicus GWIS)
- The largest fire was the Ituzaingó fire, which started on 21 January 2023 and burned 44,058 hectares: 7% of the area of the year's 179 fires with a page. (WorldFires)
- The day of highest danger at a fire this year was 6 January 2023: a Fire Weather Index of 115 (very extreme on the EFFIS scale) at the Pichi Mahuída fire, calculated by WorldFires from ERA5. (WorldFires · ERA5)

## Month by month

Hectares within the perimeters by the month the fire started. Tap a month to see it on the map.

| Month | Fires | Hectares |
|---|---:|---:|
| January | 34 | 171,638 |
| February | 24 | 64,236 |
| March | 10 | 31,427 |
| April | 4 | 13,968 |
| May | 2 | 5,945 |
| June | 0 | 0 |
| July | 13 | 30,273 |
| August | 20 | 59,493 |
| September | 26 | 85,768 |
| October | 25 | 70,538 |
| November | 18 | 54,025 |
| December | 3 | 7,741 |

## Week by week, against other years (Copernicus GWIS)

The average and the band are the Copernicus GWIS climatology for 2012–2025, which includes 2023 itself.

| Week | 2023 | That week | average | lowest and highest |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 1 (1 Jan–7 Jan) | 66,630 | 66,630 | 64,000 | 5,478–216,575 |
| 2 (8 Jan–14 Jan) | 142,723 | 76,093 | 159,968 | 21,137–833,601 |
| 3 (15 Jan–21 Jan) | 253,149 | 110,426 | 240,199 | 34,256–1,153,491 |
| 4 (22 Jan–28 Jan) | 334,762 | 81,613 | 307,548 | 67,825–1,306,833 |
| 5 (29 Jan–4 Feb) | 413,020 | 78,258 | 382,457 | 118,276–1,543,915 |
| 6 (5 Feb–11 Feb) | 488,666 | 75,646 | 451,348 | 145,046–1,831,818 |
| 7 (12 Feb–18 Feb) | 536,684 | 48,018 | 509,911 | 161,803–2,116,427 |
| 8 (19 Feb–25 Feb) | 575,706 | 39,022 | 546,127 | 178,498–2,245,417 |
| 9 (26 Feb–4 Mar) | 633,227 | 57,521 | 583,858 | 188,956–2,283,131 |
| 10 (5 Mar–11 Mar) | 687,744 | 54,517 | 639,522 | 224,668–2,310,417 |
| 11 (12 Mar–18 Mar) | 717,307 | 29,563 | 695,598 | 276,571–2,361,569 |
| 12 (19 Mar–25 Mar) | 731,634 | 14,327 | 728,313 | 289,645–2,388,325 |
| 13 (26 Mar–1 Apr) | 749,170 | 17,536 | 760,357 | 328,648–2,417,047 |
| 14 (2 Apr–8 Apr) | 762,639 | 13,469 | 782,283 | 340,158–2,429,723 |
| 15 (9 Apr–15 Apr) | 784,379 | 21,740 | 804,863 | 342,598–2,439,127 |
| 16 (16 Apr–22 Apr) | 825,444 | 41,065 | 836,413 | 350,698–2,464,610 |
| 17 (23 Apr–29 Apr) | 850,533 | 25,089 | 869,052 | 354,608–2,485,641 |
| 18 (30 Apr–6 May) | 856,419 | 5,886 | 885,596 | 363,904–2,498,589 |
| 19 (7 May–13 May) | 878,115 | 21,696 | 908,239 | 365,774–2,518,272 |
| 20 (14 May–20 May) | 921,164 | 43,049 | 936,176 | 372,524–2,557,471 |
| 21 (21 May–27 May) | 930,773 | 9,609 | 951,506 | 379,178–2,577,384 |
| 22 (28 May–3 Jun) | 947,962 | 17,189 | 971,297 | 382,420–2,597,824 |
| 23 (4 Jun–10 Jun) | 972,145 | 24,183 | 994,816 | 407,659–2,623,050 |
| 24 (11 Jun–17 Jun) | 989,954 | 17,809 | 1,029,610 | 446,447–2,689,872 |
| 25 (18 Jun–24 Jun) | 998,919 | 8,965 | 1,062,134 | 480,886–2,712,566 |
| 26 (25 Jun–1 Jul) | 1,024,676 | 25,757 | 1,090,898 | 486,264–2,751,312 |
| 27 (2 Jul–8 Jul) | 1,063,878 | 39,202 | 1,129,904 | 512,019–2,782,392 |
| 28 (9 Jul–15 Jul) | 1,073,688 | 9,810 | 1,183,426 | 530,975–2,844,894 |
| 29 (16 Jul–22 Jul) | 1,136,322 | 62,634 | 1,276,710 | 614,296–2,940,201 |
| 30 (23 Jul–29 Jul) | 1,178,875 | 42,553 | 1,388,712 | 709,535–3,225,218 |
| 31 (30 Jul–5 Aug) | 1,341,439 | 162,564 | 1,564,530 | 838,670–4,071,614 |
| 32 (6 Aug–12 Aug) | 1,391,684 | 50,245 | 1,717,666 | 938,345–4,583,190 |
| 33 (13 Aug–19 Aug) | 1,482,895 | 91,211 | 1,923,418 | 1,072,961–4,963,658 |
| 34 (20 Aug–26 Aug) | 1,597,069 | 114,174 | 2,147,895 | 1,245,875–5,589,869 |
| 35 (27 Aug–2 Sept) | 1,738,072 | 141,003 | 2,360,253 | 1,378,353–5,765,170 |
| 36 (3 Sept–9 Sept) | 1,762,865 | 24,793 | 2,534,407 | 1,465,070–5,921,013 |
| 37 (10 Sept–16 Sept) | 1,953,442 | 190,577 | 2,733,302 | 1,521,519–6,174,089 |
| 38 (17 Sept–23 Sept) | 2,113,249 | 159,807 | 2,947,449 | 1,611,627–6,805,728 |
| 39 (24 Sept–30 Sept) | 2,179,041 | 65,792 | 3,133,998 | 1,657,764–7,738,274 |
| 40 (1 Oct–7 Oct) | 2,257,186 | 78,145 | 3,285,316 | 1,714,813–8,293,794 |
| 41 (8 Oct–14 Oct) | 2,364,182 | 106,996 | 3,395,851 | 1,837,626–8,629,097 |
| 42 (15 Oct–21 Oct) | 2,444,182 | 80,000 | 3,489,771 | 2,033,846–8,794,318 |
| 43 (22 Oct–28 Oct) | 2,485,740 | 41,558 | 3,579,627 | 2,170,132–8,883,116 |
| 44 (29 Oct–4 Nov) | 2,532,856 | 47,116 | 3,646,376 | 2,196,747–9,078,100 |
| 45 (5 Nov–11 Nov) | 2,659,853 | 126,997 | 3,700,142 | 2,233,710–9,231,051 |
| 46 (12 Nov–18 Nov) | 2,692,332 | 32,479 | 3,760,123 | 2,275,858–9,293,970 |
| 47 (19 Nov–25 Nov) | 2,720,153 | 27,821 | 3,813,253 | 2,307,103–9,484,510 |
| 48 (26 Nov–2 Dec) | 2,744,317 | 24,164 | 3,842,870 | 2,330,270–9,516,000 |
| 49 (3 Dec–9 Dec) | 2,756,439 | 12,122 | 3,880,001 | 2,383,220–9,561,915 |
| 50 (10 Dec–16 Dec) | 2,788,724 | 32,285 | 3,919,938 | 2,394,140–9,613,165 |
| 51 (17 Dec–23 Dec) | 2,798,225 | 9,501 | 3,979,956 | 2,412,221–9,661,048 |
| 52 (24 Dec–30 Dec) | 2,816,682 | 18,457 | 4,070,942 | 2,463,466–9,715,507 |

## Largest recorded fires

- [Ituzaingó fire, January 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/ituzaingo-corrientes-2023-01.md) · 44,058 ha
- [San Miguel fire, January 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/san-miguel-corrientes-2023-01.md) · 18,845 ha
- [Concepción fire, 22 August 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/concepcion-corrientes-2023-08.md) · 15,003 ha
- [Chilecito fire, November 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/chilecito-2023-11.md) · 10,800 ha
- [Patiño fire, 12 September 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/patino-2023-09.md) · 10,157 ha
- [Concepción fire, 25 January 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/concepcion-corrientes-2023-01-2.md) · 8,775 ha
- [Gobernador Dupuy fire, 9 January 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/gobernador-dupuy-2023-01-2.md) · 7,850 ha
- [Bermejo fire, 7 September 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/bermejo-formosa-2023-09.md) · 7,782 ha
- [Patiño fire, 8 November 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/patino-2023-11-3.md) · 7,625 ha
- [Coronel Pringles fire, 1 October 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/coronel-pringles-san-luis-2023-10.md) · 6,907 ha
- [Tulumba fire, October 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/tulumba-2023-10.md) · 6,764 ha
- [Patiño fire, 28 September 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/patino-2023-09-11.md) · 6,592 ha
- [General José de San Martín fire, 8 October 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/general-jose-de-san-martin-2023-10.md) · 6,467 ha
- [Concepción fire, April 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/concepcion-corrientes-2023-04.md) · 6,374 ha
- [Mercedes fire, January 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/mercedes-corrientes-2023-01.md) · 6,167 ha
- [Patiño fire, 15 September 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/patino-2023-09-4.md) · 6,136 ha
- [Patiño fire, 17 September 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/patino-2023-09-9.md) · 5,997 ha
- [Patiño fire, January 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/patino-2023-01.md) · 5,908 ha
- [Pichi Mahuída fire, January 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/pichi-mahuida-2023-01.md) · 5,706 ha
- [Patiño fire, 11 September 2023](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/patino-2023-09-13.md) · 5,674 ha

## Sources and limits

Fire-page areas are satellite-measured perimeters and may differ from official statistics. The yearly and weekly record is the Copernicus GWIS estimate. The FWI is our own calculation from ERA5 at each fire's location: it is not an official danger warning.
Official information for Argentina is published by: [Servicio Nacional de Manejo del Fuego](https://www.argentina.gob.ar/ambiente/fuego)

## How to cite

WorldFires, “Wildfires in Argentina in 2023”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/argentina/2023 (accessed 15 November 2026). Sources: Copernicus GWIS, WorldFires, WorldFires · ERA5, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS).

> Experimental site with automatically processed open data: it may contain errors and is not an official emergency service. If there is a fire, call your local emergency number.

Full version with maps: https://worldfires.org/en/country/argentina/2023