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Wildfires in Lubalo

Lubalo, Angola, has had 85 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 833,195 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 57% of its area. Fire danger today: very low (FWI 0).

Only fires of 5,000 ha or more get an entry: smaller ones are not in the lists or the totals on this page.

Fire danger, today and the coming days

FWI computed from the Open-Meteo forecast
  1. Fri 13 Very low 26° · 57 % · 27 km/h
  2. Sat 14 Very low 26° · 78 % · 25 km/h
  3. Sun 15 Very low 27° · 64 % · 21 km/h
  4. Mon 16 Very low 28° · 61 % · 22 km/h
  5. Tue 17 Very low 27° · 84 % · 26 km/h
  6. Wed 18 Very low 24° · 80 % · 26 km/h
  7. Thu 19 Very low 28° · 60 % · 24 km/h
  8. Fri 20 Very low 28° · 59 % · 23 km/h

Canadian Fire Weather Index, the same system Copernicus uses, computed by WorldFires from the weather forecast and two months of past weather for fuel state. It is an estimate per municipality, not an official warning: warnings are issued by each country’s emergency service. Put this widget on your website

Smoke today in Lubalo: hourly forecast

The municipality and its fires

Since 2016

833,195
hectares burned
57 %
of its area
85
fires
14,543
km²

How many times has Lubalo burned?

Lubalo has burned 85 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Lubalo fire, 12 August 2026, with 4,424 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 8× 16
  2. 12× 17
  3. 3× 18
  4. 12× 19
  5. 10× 20
  6. 4× 21
  7. 3× 22
  8. 3× 23
  9. 2× 24
  10. 3× 25
  11. 25× 26
85
fires
11
years with fire
833,195
cumulative ha
12 Aug 2026
most recent

Fires larger than 5,000 hectares with a perimeter since 2016 that reached the municipality, even partly. Cumulative hectares add up every fire; the distinct area counts land that burned several times only once. Perimeters and boundaries overlaid by WorldFires.

Where it has burned most often in Angola

Fires that entered Lubalo

  1. 4,424 ha Lubalo fire, 12 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,017 ha in total · 17 days
  2. 13,273 ha Lubalo fire, 5 August 2026 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 13,193 ha in total · 20 days
  3. 1,291 ha Cuilo fire, 4 August 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 6,458 ha in total · 11 days
  4. 6,585 ha Lubalo fire, 4 August 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,547 ha in total · 8 days
  5. 6,416 ha Lubalo fire, 1 August 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,380 ha in total · 17 days
  6. 5,908 ha Lubalo fire, 31 July 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,579 ha in total · 20 days
  7. 14,450 ha Lubalo fire, 30 July 2026 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 14,170 ha in total · 29 days
  8. 8,564 ha Lubalo fire, 29 July 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 8,514 ha in total · 10 days
  9. 15,041 ha Lubalo fire, 29 July 2026 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 14,934 ha in total · 27 days
  10. 48,338 ha Lubalo fire, 28 July 2026 where it started 3.3% of the municipality · 46,975 ha in total · 39 days
  11. 6,376 ha Saurimo fire, 27 July 2026 0.4% of the municipality · 17,039 ha in total · 35 days
  12. 47,654 ha Lubalo fire, 26 July 2026 where it started 3.3% of the municipality · 69,813 ha in total · 34 days
  13. 29,248 ha Lubalo fire, 25 July 2026 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 28,728 ha in total · 36 days
  14. 10,801 ha Lubalo fire, 25 July 2026 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 10,732 ha in total · 13 days
  15. 6,520 ha Lubalo fire, 25 July 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,476 ha in total · 6 days
  16. 13,302 ha Lubalo fire, 23 July 2026 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 14,058 ha in total · 25 days
  17. 23,962 ha Lubalo fire, 22 July 2026 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 25,548 ha in total · 43 days
  18. 1,725 ha Cuango fire, July 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 13,455 ha in total · 31 days
  19. 13,409 ha Caungula fire, 16 July 2026 0.9% of the municipality · 34,015 ha in total · 49 days
  20. 11,693 ha Lubalo fire, 16 July 2026 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 18,320 ha in total · 13 days
  21. 108,838 ha Lubalo fire, 16 July 2026 where it started 7.5% of the municipality · 140,437 ha in total · 52 days
  22. 18,602 ha Capenda-Camulemba fire, 16 July 2026 1.3% of the municipality · 209,761 ha in total · 50 days
  23. 19,778 ha Lubalo fire, 16 July 2026 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 19,429 ha in total · 33 days
  24. 28,847 ha Capenda-Camulemba fire, 15 July 2026 2.0% of the municipality · 173,807 ha in total · 51 days
  25. 7,222 ha Lubalo fire, 15 July 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 18,146 ha in total · 19 days
  26. 592 ha Capenda-Camulemba fire, 22 August 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 11,964 ha in total · 21 days
  27. 872 ha Capenda-Camulemba fire, 13 August 2025 0.1% of the municipality · 7,089 ha in total · 15 days
  28. 7,918 ha Lubalo fire, July 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 7,869 ha in total · 7 days
  29. 662 ha Capenda-Camulemba fire, 9 August 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 7,272 ha in total · 19 days
  30. 166 ha Capenda-Camulemba fire, 8 August 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 5,422 ha in total · 19 days
  31. 6,921 ha Lubalo fire, 7 August 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 6,875 ha in total · 11 days
  32. 7,066 ha Lubalo fire, 1 August 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 7,019 ha in total · 17 days
  33. 7,213 ha Lubalo fire, July 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 7,178 ha in total · 17 days
  34. 6,442 ha Lubalo fire, August 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,405 ha in total · 15 days
  35. 1,944 ha Capenda-Camulemba fire, 25 July 2022 0.1% of the municipality · 8,368 ha in total · 16 days
  36. 5,646 ha Lubalo fire, June 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,618 ha in total · 9 days
  37. 5,614 ha Lubalo fire, August 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,578 ha in total · 9 days
  38. 5,134 ha Lubalo fire, 27 July 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,102 ha in total · 10 days
  39. 80 ha Capenda-Camulemba fire, July 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 5,829 ha in total · 19 days
  40. 5,363 ha Lubalo fire, 19 July 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,333 ha in total · 8 days
  41. 5,267 ha Lubalo fire, 10 August 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,236 ha in total · 7 days
  42. 5,512 ha Lubalo fire, 3 August 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,986 ha in total · 9 days
  43. 5,381 ha Lubalo fire, 28 July 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,349 ha in total · 10 days
  44. 5,377 ha Lubalo fire, 27 July 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,350 ha in total · 11 days
  45. 1,768 ha Lucapa fire, 24 July 2020 0.1% of the municipality · 7,233 ha in total · 12 days
  46. 11,157 ha Lubalo fire, 20 July 2020 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 11,084 ha in total · 24 days
  47. 6,419 ha Lubalo fire, 15 July 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,379 ha in total · 10 days
  48. 5,828 ha Lubalo fire, 6 July 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,790 ha in total · 24 days
  49. 11,369 ha Lubalo fire, 3 July 2020 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 11,306 ha in total · 14 days
  50. 5,459 ha Lubalo fire, 1 July 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,429 ha in total · 4 days
  51. 4,402 ha Lubalo fire, 19 August 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,033 ha in total · 9 days
  52. 515 ha Capenda-Camulemba fire, 14 August 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 5,137 ha in total · 20 days
  53. 12,656 ha Lubalo fire, 14 August 2019 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 12,572 ha in total · 18 days
  54. 6,767 ha Lubalo fire, 29 July 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 6,723 ha in total · 6 days
  55. 11,123 ha Lubalo fire, 17 July 2019 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 12,907 ha in total · 17 days
  56. 12,847 ha Lubalo fire, 15 July 2019 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 12,767 ha in total · 20 days
  57. 2,285 ha Cuilo fire, 15 July 2019 0.2% of the municipality · 5,435 ha in total · 5 days
  58. 10,797 ha Lubalo fire, 12 July 2019 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 11,107 ha in total · 23 days
  59. 21,490 ha Lubalo fire, 10 July 2019 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 21,142 ha in total · 24 days
  60. 9,282 ha Lubalo fire, 4 July 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 9,235 ha in total · 14 days
  61. 10,217 ha Lubalo fire, 1 July 2019 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 10,162 ha in total · 19 days
  62. 8,163 ha Lubalo fire, 1 July 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 8,118 ha in total · 16 days
  63. 2,959 ha Lubalo fire, 19 July 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,200 ha in total · 8 days
  64. 5,335 ha Lubalo fire, 17 July 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,304 ha in total · 13 days
  65. 488 ha Lucapa fire, 15 July 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 9,274 ha in total · 5 days
  66. 5,052 ha Lubalo fire, 25 August 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,019 ha in total · 4 days
  67. 6,154 ha Lubalo fire, 11 August 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,111 ha in total · 7 days
  68. 6,003 ha Lubalo fire, 7 August 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,964 ha in total · 4 days
  69. 12,121 ha Lubalo fire, 7 August 2017 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 15,634 ha in total · 12 days
  70. 5,050 ha Lubalo fire, 7 August 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,013 ha in total · 6 days
  71. 290 ha Capenda-Camulemba fire, 2 August 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 5,839 ha in total · 15 days
  72. 5,745 ha Capenda-Camulemba fire, 26 July 2017 0.4% of the municipality · 13,171 ha in total · 24 days
  73. 6,901 ha Lubalo fire, 26 July 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 6,857 ha in total · 17 days
  74. 5,883 ha Lubalo fire, 24 July 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,851 ha in total · 15 days
  75. 9,354 ha Lubalo fire, 21 July 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 9,302 ha in total · 28 days
  76. 5,898 ha Lubalo fire, 21 July 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,868 ha in total · 15 days
  77. 5,305 ha Lubalo fire, 18 July 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,547 ha in total · 28 days
  78. 5,737 ha Lubalo fire, 6 August 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,698 ha in total · 15 days
  79. 5,112 ha Lubalo fire, 2 August 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,079 ha in total · 10 days
  80. 4,326 ha Lubalo fire, 2 August 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 8,272 ha in total · 13 days
  81. 5,681 ha Lubalo fire, 2 August 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,647 ha in total · 17 days
  82. 309 ha Caungula fire, 1 August 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 7,689 ha in total · 13 days
  83. 8,620 ha Lubalo fire, 1 August 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 8,565 ha in total · 15 days
  84. 6,046 ha Lubalo fire, 16 July 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,012 ha in total · 18 days
  85. 6,848 ha Lubalo fire, 13 July 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 13,063 ha in total · 15 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/geoBoundaries, Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain). The area per municipality is computed by WorldFires by crossing both. The forecast is from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

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