# Wildfires in Honduras in 2021

11 fires larger than 1,000 hectares in Honduras in 2021, with 15,425 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, 358,234 hectares burned in Honduras in 2021: 41% of the average of the other years from 2012 to 2024 (877,503 ha). (Copernicus GWIS)
- The worst week was 14 May to 20 May: 73,337 hectares burned in seven days, 20% of the year according to Copernicus GWIS. (Copernicus GWIS)
- The largest fire was the Puerto Lempira fire, which started on 30 April 2021 and burned 2,370 hectares: 15% of the area of the year's 11 fires with a page. (WorldFires)
- The day of highest danger at a fire this year was 1 April 2021: a Fire Weather Index of 50 (very high on the EFFIS scale) at the Guajiquiro 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 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 0 |
| March | 2 | 3,308 |
| April | 5 | 6,930 |
| May | 3 | 3,798 |
| June | 1 | 1,389 |
| July | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 |

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

The average and the band are the Copernicus GWIS climatology for 2012–2025, which includes 2021 itself.

| Week | 2021 | That week | average | lowest and highest |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 1 (1 Jan–7 Jan) | 0 | 0 | 609 | 0–3,329 |
| 2 (8 Jan–14 Jan) | 777 | 777 | 1,918 | 0–5,319 |
| 3 (15 Jan–21 Jan) | 797 | 20 | 3,053 | 270–8,171 |
| 4 (22 Jan–28 Jan) | 1,253 | 456 | 5,602 | 270–16,820 |
| 5 (29 Jan–4 Feb) | 2,401 | 1,148 | 8,339 | 770–20,614 |
| 6 (5 Feb–11 Feb) | 4,079 | 1,678 | 11,359 | 1,141–24,795 |
| 7 (12 Feb–18 Feb) | 9,353 | 5,274 | 17,218 | 1,550–35,214 |
| 8 (19 Feb–25 Feb) | 10,469 | 1,116 | 24,842 | 2,528–55,732 |
| 9 (26 Feb–4 Mar) | 10,810 | 341 | 34,444 | 3,423–78,853 |
| 10 (5 Mar–11 Mar) | 14,167 | 3,357 | 51,491 | 7,655–141,773 |
| 11 (12 Mar–18 Mar) | 16,866 | 2,699 | 73,607 | 16,866–204,504 |
| 12 (19 Mar–25 Mar) | 24,330 | 7,464 | 107,552 | 24,330–325,238 |
| 13 (26 Mar–1 Apr) | 38,824 | 14,494 | 168,485 | 32,076–475,376 |
| 14 (2 Apr–8 Apr) | 41,751 | 2,927 | 253,841 | 41,751–571,891 |
| 15 (9 Apr–15 Apr) | 51,199 | 9,448 | 360,735 | 51,199–809,968 |
| 16 (16 Apr–22 Apr) | 70,276 | 19,077 | 467,286 | 61,078–1,173,904 |
| 17 (23 Apr–29 Apr) | 127,862 | 57,586 | 579,215 | 73,787–1,512,776 |
| 18 (30 Apr–6 May) | 188,217 | 60,355 | 637,063 | 82,322–1,667,246 |
| 19 (7 May–13 May) | 216,415 | 28,198 | 693,738 | 86,365–1,700,060 |
| 20 (14 May–20 May) | 289,752 | 73,337 | 735,686 | 103,314–1,730,910 |
| 21 (21 May–27 May) | 298,134 | 8,382 | 757,761 | 115,972–1,737,046 |
| 22 (28 May–3 Jun) | 338,240 | 40,106 | 765,808 | 124,149–1,737,251 |
| 23 (4 Jun–10 Jun) | 340,739 | 2,499 | 768,423 | 124,597–1,739,752 |
| 24 (11 Jun–17 Jun) | 340,739 | 0 | 769,524 | 124,597–1,740,748 |
| 25 (18 Jun–24 Jun) | 343,826 | 3,087 | 770,452 | 124,597–1,740,919 |
| 26 (25 Jun–1 Jul) | 343,951 | 125 | 770,914 | 124,597–1,740,919 |
| 27 (2 Jul–8 Jul) | 343,951 | 0 | 771,244 | 124,597–1,741,067 |
| 28 (9 Jul–15 Jul) | 344,346 | 395 | 771,526 | 124,800–1,741,242 |
| 29 (16 Jul–22 Jul) | 344,572 | 226 | 771,985 | 125,858–1,741,403 |
| 30 (23 Jul–29 Jul) | 345,268 | 696 | 772,863 | 126,100–1,742,695 |
| 31 (30 Jul–5 Aug) | 345,268 | 0 | 773,825 | 126,787–1,743,584 |
| 32 (6 Aug–12 Aug) | 345,456 | 188 | 774,745 | 128,854–1,745,444 |
| 33 (13 Aug–19 Aug) | 346,438 | 982 | 775,513 | 128,854–1,746,161 |
| 34 (20 Aug–26 Aug) | 346,438 | 0 | 776,607 | 129,281–1,746,379 |
| 35 (27 Aug–2 Sept) | 346,882 | 444 | 777,782 | 129,281–1,747,991 |
| 36 (3 Sept–9 Sept) | 346,882 | 0 | 778,638 | 130,248–1,747,991 |
| 37 (10 Sept–16 Sept) | 348,171 | 1,289 | 779,274 | 130,248–1,748,523 |
| 38 (17 Sept–23 Sept) | 349,084 | 913 | 780,089 | 130,248–1,751,327 |
| 39 (24 Sept–30 Sept) | 350,307 | 1,223 | 780,648 | 130,441–1,751,534 |
| 40 (1 Oct–7 Oct) | 350,307 | 0 | 781,214 | 130,441–1,751,534 |
| 41 (8 Oct–14 Oct) | 351,307 | 1,000 | 781,679 | 130,441–1,752,026 |
| 42 (15 Oct–21 Oct) | 351,666 | 359 | 781,953 | 130,693–1,752,265 |
| 43 (22 Oct–28 Oct) | 353,756 | 2,090 | 782,724 | 130,693–1,752,447 |
| 44 (29 Oct–4 Nov) | 353,944 | 188 | 783,264 | 130,693–1,752,447 |
| 45 (5 Nov–11 Nov) | 353,944 | 0 | 783,667 | 130,693–1,753,085 |
| 46 (12 Nov–18 Nov) | 354,661 | 717 | 784,350 | 130,693–1,753,967 |
| 47 (19 Nov–25 Nov) | 354,974 | 313 | 784,795 | 130,693–1,753,967 |
| 48 (26 Nov–2 Dec) | 356,277 | 1,303 | 785,267 | 131,724–1,753,967 |
| 49 (3 Dec–9 Dec) | 356,586 | 309 | 785,664 | 131,884–1,753,967 |
| 50 (10 Dec–16 Dec) | 356,801 | 215 | 786,076 | 132,065–1,753,967 |
| 51 (17 Dec–23 Dec) | 356,801 | 0 | 786,564 | 132,464–1,754,202 |
| 52 (24 Dec–30 Dec) | 357,819 | 1,018 | 787,098 | 132,464–1,754,450 |

## Largest recorded fires

- [Puerto Lempira fire, April 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/puerto-lempira-2021-04.md) · 2,370 ha
- [Guajiquiro fire, March 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/guajiquiro-2021-03.md) · 2,223 ha
- [Puerto Lempira fire, 5 May 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/puerto-lempira-2021-05.md) · 1,689 ha
- [Puerto Lempira fire, June 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/puerto-lempira-2021-06.md) · 1,389 ha
- [Iriona fire, April 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/iriona-2021-04.md) · 1,247 ha
- [San Esteban fire, 29 April 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/san-esteban-2021-04.md) · 1,191 ha
- [Cololaca fire, March 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/cololaca-2021-03.md) · 1,085 ha
- [Guaimaca fire, April 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/guaimaca-2021-04.md) · 1,069 ha
- [Puerto Lempira fire, 11 May 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/puerto-lempira-2021-05-2.md) · 1,062 ha
- [San Esteban fire, 26 April 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/san-esteban-2021-04-2.md) · 1,053 ha
- [Iriona fire, May 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/iriona-2021-05.md) · 1,047 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 Honduras is published by: [ICF · Instituto de Conservación Forestal](https://icf.gob.hn) · [COPECO](https://copeco.gob.hn)

## How to cite

WorldFires, “Wildfires in Honduras in 2021”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/honduras/2021 (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/honduras/2021