# Wildfires in Argentina in 2024

140 fires larger than 1,500 hectares in Argentina in 2024, with 557,107 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, 2,715,209 hectares burned in Argentina in 2024: 63% of the average of the other years from 2012 to 2024 (4,336,369 ha). (Copernicus GWIS)
- The worst week was 16 September to 22 September: 343,663 hectares burned in seven days, 13% of the year according to Copernicus GWIS. (Copernicus GWIS)
- The largest fire was the Punilla fire, which started on 19 September 2024 and burned 49,705 hectares: 9% of the area of the year's 140 fires with a page. (WorldFires)
- The day of highest danger at a fire this year was 30 September 2024: a Fire Weather Index of 94 (very extreme on the EFFIS scale) at the Juan F. Ibarra 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 | 6 | 20,937 |
| February | 12 | 26,503 |
| March | 13 | 89,361 |
| April | 1 | 1,844 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 |
| July | 6 | 17,094 |
| August | 18 | 70,508 |
| September | 61 | 261,801 |
| October | 16 | 42,199 |
| November | 3 | 6,947 |
| December | 4 | 19,913 |

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

The average and the band are the Copernicus GWIS climatology for 2012–2025, which includes 2024 itself.

| Week | 2024 | That week | average | lowest and highest |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 1 (1 Jan–7 Jan) | 17,404 | 17,404 | 64,000 | 5,478–216,575 |
| 2 (8 Jan–14 Jan) | 29,250 | 11,846 | 159,968 | 21,137–833,601 |
| 3 (15 Jan–21 Jan) | 37,657 | 8,407 | 240,199 | 34,256–1,153,491 |
| 4 (22 Jan–28 Jan) | 67,825 | 30,168 | 307,548 | 67,825–1,306,833 |
| 5 (29 Jan–4 Feb) | 118,276 | 50,451 | 382,457 | 118,276–1,543,915 |
| 6 (5 Feb–11 Feb) | 145,046 | 26,770 | 451,348 | 145,046–1,831,818 |
| 7 (12 Feb–18 Feb) | 161,803 | 16,757 | 509,911 | 161,803–2,116,427 |
| 8 (19 Feb–25 Feb) | 178,498 | 16,695 | 546,127 | 178,498–2,245,417 |
| 9 (26 Feb–3 Mar) | 188,956 | 10,458 | 583,858 | 188,956–2,283,131 |
| 10 (4 Mar–10 Mar) | 224,668 | 35,712 | 639,522 | 224,668–2,310,417 |
| 11 (11 Mar–17 Mar) | 330,661 | 105,993 | 695,598 | 276,571–2,361,569 |
| 12 (18 Mar–24 Mar) | 341,355 | 10,694 | 728,313 | 289,645–2,388,325 |
| 13 (25 Mar–31 Mar) | 383,238 | 41,883 | 760,357 | 328,648–2,417,047 |
| 14 (1 Apr–7 Apr) | 390,832 | 7,594 | 782,283 | 340,158–2,429,723 |
| 15 (8 Apr–14 Apr) | 391,316 | 484 | 804,863 | 342,598–2,439,127 |
| 16 (15 Apr–21 Apr) | 399,646 | 8,330 | 836,413 | 350,698–2,464,610 |
| 17 (22 Apr–28 Apr) | 405,096 | 5,450 | 869,052 | 354,608–2,485,641 |
| 18 (29 Apr–5 May) | 408,266 | 3,170 | 885,596 | 363,904–2,498,589 |
| 19 (6 May–12 May) | 411,585 | 3,319 | 908,239 | 365,774–2,518,272 |
| 20 (13 May–19 May) | 423,008 | 11,423 | 936,176 | 372,524–2,557,471 |
| 21 (20 May–26 May) | 430,570 | 7,562 | 951,506 | 379,178–2,577,384 |
| 22 (27 May–2 Jun) | 448,293 | 17,723 | 971,297 | 382,420–2,597,824 |
| 23 (3 Jun–9 Jun) | 477,444 | 29,151 | 994,816 | 407,659–2,623,050 |
| 24 (10 Jun–16 Jun) | 525,012 | 47,568 | 1,029,610 | 446,447–2,689,872 |
| 25 (17 Jun–23 Jun) | 533,006 | 7,994 | 1,062,134 | 480,886–2,712,566 |
| 26 (24 Jun–30 Jun) | 554,687 | 21,681 | 1,090,898 | 486,264–2,751,312 |
| 27 (1 Jul–7 Jul) | 585,616 | 30,929 | 1,129,904 | 512,019–2,782,392 |
| 28 (8 Jul–14 Jul) | 636,569 | 50,953 | 1,183,426 | 530,975–2,844,894 |
| 29 (15 Jul–21 Jul) | 707,237 | 70,668 | 1,276,710 | 614,296–2,940,201 |
| 30 (22 Jul–28 Jul) | 782,238 | 75,001 | 1,388,712 | 709,535–3,225,218 |
| 31 (29 Jul–4 Aug) | 1,006,456 | 224,218 | 1,564,530 | 838,670–4,071,614 |
| 32 (5 Aug–11 Aug) | 1,085,823 | 79,367 | 1,717,666 | 938,345–4,583,190 |
| 33 (12 Aug–18 Aug) | 1,278,029 | 192,206 | 1,923,418 | 1,072,961–4,963,658 |
| 34 (19 Aug–25 Aug) | 1,321,168 | 43,139 | 2,147,895 | 1,245,875–5,589,869 |
| 35 (26 Aug–1 Sept) | 1,445,155 | 123,987 | 2,360,253 | 1,378,353–5,765,170 |
| 36 (2 Sept–8 Sept) | 1,630,843 | 185,688 | 2,534,407 | 1,465,070–5,921,013 |
| 37 (9 Sept–15 Sept) | 1,736,315 | 105,472 | 2,733,302 | 1,521,519–6,174,089 |
| 38 (16 Sept–22 Sept) | 2,079,978 | 343,663 | 2,947,449 | 1,611,627–6,805,728 |
| 39 (23 Sept–29 Sept) | 2,173,762 | 93,784 | 3,133,998 | 1,657,764–7,738,274 |
| 40 (30 Sept–6 Oct) | 2,355,645 | 181,883 | 3,285,316 | 1,714,813–8,293,794 |
| 41 (7 Oct–13 Oct) | 2,374,461 | 18,816 | 3,395,851 | 1,837,626–8,629,097 |
| 42 (14 Oct–20 Oct) | 2,399,824 | 25,363 | 3,489,771 | 2,033,846–8,794,318 |
| 43 (21 Oct–27 Oct) | 2,466,971 | 67,147 | 3,579,627 | 2,170,132–8,883,116 |
| 44 (28 Oct–3 Nov) | 2,508,177 | 41,206 | 3,646,376 | 2,196,747–9,078,100 |
| 45 (4 Nov–10 Nov) | 2,528,458 | 20,281 | 3,700,142 | 2,233,710–9,231,051 |
| 46 (11 Nov–17 Nov) | 2,599,533 | 71,075 | 3,760,123 | 2,275,858–9,293,970 |
| 47 (18 Nov–24 Nov) | 2,615,037 | 15,504 | 3,813,253 | 2,307,103–9,484,510 |
| 48 (25 Nov–1 Dec) | 2,622,099 | 7,062 | 3,842,870 | 2,330,270–9,516,000 |
| 49 (2 Dec–8 Dec) | 2,643,243 | 21,144 | 3,880,001 | 2,383,220–9,561,915 |
| 50 (9 Dec–15 Dec) | 2,654,160 | 10,917 | 3,919,938 | 2,394,140–9,613,165 |
| 51 (16 Dec–22 Dec) | 2,671,376 | 17,216 | 3,979,956 | 2,412,221–9,661,048 |
| 52 (23 Dec–29 Dec) | 2,702,774 | 31,398 | 4,070,942 | 2,463,466–9,715,507 |

## Largest recorded fires

- [Punilla fire, September 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/punilla-2024-09.md) · 49,705 ha
- [Libertador General San Martín fire, 18 September 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/libertador-general-san-martin-san-luis-2024-09.md) · 49,624 ha
- [Capital fire, August 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/capital-la-roja-2024-08.md) · 31,815 ha
- [Formosa fire, 11 March 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/formosa-2024-03-2.md) · 23,802 ha
- [Pilcomayo fire, 10 March 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/pilcomayo-2024-03-2.md) · 16,214 ha
- [Bariloche fire, December 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/bariloche-2024-12.md) · 13,834 ha
- [Gobernador Dupuy fire, September 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/gobernador-dupuy-2024-09.md) · 12,739 ha
- [Pocho fire, September 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/pocho-2024-09.md) · 12,204 ha
- [Calamuchita fire, 2 September 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/calamuchita-2024-09.md) · 11,925 ha
- [Pilcomayo fire, 24 March 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/pilcomayo-2024-03-5.md) · 9,362 ha
- [Futaleufú fire, January 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/futaleufu-2024-01.md) · 9,155 ha
- [Pilagás fire, 11 March 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/pilagas-2024-03-2.md) · 6,452 ha
- [Pilagás fire, 8 March 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/pilagas-2024-03.md) · 6,275 ha
- [Patiño fire, March 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/patino-2024-03.md) · 5,761 ha
- [Pilcomayo fire, 12 March 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/pilcomayo-2024-03-3.md) · 5,642 ha
- [Gobernador Dupuy fire, October 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/gobernador-dupuy-2024-10.md) · 5,641 ha
- [Anta fire, 17 September 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/anta-2024-09.md) · 5,578 ha
- [Patiño fire, 18 September 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/patino-2024-09-5.md) · 4,770 ha
- [Vera fire, 25 October 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/vera-2024-10-3.md) · 4,766 ha
- [Utracán fire, January 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/utracan-2024-01.md) · 4,543 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 2024”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/argentina/2024 (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/2024