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Wildfires in Lucapa

Lucapa, Angola, has had 93 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 703,969 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 38% of its area. Fire danger today: very low (FWI 1).

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. Sat 31 Very low 30° · 52 % · 22 km/h
  2. Sun 1 Very low 30° · 54 % · 25 km/h
  3. Mon 2 Very low 29° · 62 % · 35 km/h
  4. Tue 3 Very low 29° · 63 % · 21 km/h
  5. Wed 4 Very low 29° · 61 % · 22 km/h
  6. Thu 5 Very low 30° · 57 % · 20 km/h
  7. Fri 6 Very low 28° · 67 % · 34 km/h
  8. Sat 7 Very low 28° · 64 % · 24 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.

The municipality and its fires

Since 2016

703,969
hectares burned
38 %
of its area
93
fires
18,667
km²

How many times has Lucapa burned?

Lucapa has burned 93 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Lucapa fire, 16 August 2026, with 9,764 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 11× 16
  2. 6× 17
  3. 11× 18
  4. 9× 19
  5. 12× 20
  6. 6× 21
  7. 3× 22
  8. 6× 23
  9. 7× 24
  10. 2× 25
  11. 20× 26
93
fires
11
years with fire
703,969
cumulative ha
16 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 Lucapa

  1. 9,764 ha Lucapa fire, 16 August 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 9,697 ha in total · 15 days
  2. 1,471 ha Cuilo fire, 16 August 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 7,381 ha in total · 9 days
  3. 37,016 ha Lucapa fire, 7 August 2026 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 36,725 ha in total · 14 days
  4. 11,482 ha Lubalo fire, 1 August 2026 0.6% of the municipality · 70,256 ha in total · 23 days
  5. 9,310 ha Lucapa fire, 31 July 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 12,086 ha in total · 4 days
  6. 7,340 ha Lucapa fire, 30 July 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 7,289 ha in total · 3 days
  7. 5,070 ha Lucapa fire, 24 July 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,984 ha in total · 20 days
  8. 15,955 ha Lucapa fire, 23 July 2026 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 15,853 ha in total · 15 days
  9. 11,683 ha Lucapa fire, 23 July 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 11,599 ha in total · 5 days
  10. 7,174 ha Lucapa fire, 23 July 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 7,130 ha in total · 3 days
  11. 7,399 ha Lucapa fire, 22 July 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 7,354 ha in total · 11 days
  12. 11,616 ha Lucapa fire, 17 July 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 11,536 ha in total · 17 days
  13. 11,078 ha Lubalo fire, 16 July 2026 0.6% of the municipality · 18,172 ha in total · 18 days
  14. 5,170 ha Lucapa fire, 16 July 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,143 ha in total · 8 days
  15. 5,417 ha Lucapa fire, 9 July 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,377 ha in total · 2 days
  16. 19,491 ha Lucapa fire, 4 July 2026 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 19,394 ha in total · 17 days
  17. 6,950 ha Lucapa fire, 1 July 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,911 ha in total · 4 days
  18. 6,072 ha Lucapa fire, 24 June 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 6,033 ha in total · 17 days
  19. 6,957 ha Lucapa fire, 15 June 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,917 ha in total · 26 days
  20. 5,306 ha Lucapa fire, 6 June 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,278 ha in total · 11 days
  21. 5,564 ha Lucapa fire, July 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,535 ha in total · 18 days
  22. 5,267 ha Lucapa fire, June 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,236 ha in total · 2 days
  23. 5,451 ha Lucapa fire, 29 July 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,408 ha in total · 3 days
  24. 26 ha Cuilo fire, 23 July 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 12,831 ha in total · 6 days
  25. 6,482 ha Lucapa fire, 15 July 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,448 ha in total · 6 days
  26. 4,379 ha Lucapa fire, 9 July 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,389 ha in total · 2 days
  27. 5,530 ha Lucapa fire, 3 July 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,488 ha in total · 3 days
  28. 7,478 ha Lucapa fire, 21 June 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 7,429 ha in total · 6 days
  29. 8,733 ha Lucapa fire, 20 June 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 8,685 ha in total · 5 days
  30. 11,220 ha Lucapa fire, August 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 15,866 ha in total · 18 days
  31. 7,618 ha Lucapa fire, 20 July 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 9,294 ha in total · 8 days
  32. 10,619 ha Lucapa fire, 16 July 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 10,565 ha in total · 3 days
  33. 6,374 ha Lucapa fire, 14 July 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 6,335 ha in total · 5 days
  34. 6,681 ha Lucapa fire, 11 July 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,634 ha in total · 4 days
  35. 4,860 ha Lucapa fire, 5 July 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 7,235 ha in total · 8 days
  36. 5,398 ha Lucapa fire, 31 July 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,355 ha in total · 2 days
  37. 28,018 ha Lucapa fire, 6 July 2022 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 29,783 ha in total · 16 days
  38. 5,514 ha Lucapa fire, June 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,487 ha in total · 8 days
  39. 2,057 ha Lucapa fire, August 2021 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,338 ha in total · 10 days
  40. 5,333 ha Lucapa fire, 20 July 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,299 ha in total · 4 days
  41. 8,497 ha Lucapa fire, 13 July 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 8,452 ha in total · 13 days
  42. 7,457 ha Lucapa fire, 11 July 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 7,406 ha in total · 18 days
  43. 14,731 ha Lucapa fire, 8 July 2021 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 15,427 ha in total · 16 days
  44. 5,250 ha Lucapa fire, June 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,220 ha in total · 2 days
  45. 6,723 ha Lucapa fire, August 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,675 ha in total · 8 days
  46. 19,245 ha Lucapa fire, 28 July 2020 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 19,104 ha in total · 15 days
  47. 5,446 ha Lucapa fire, 28 July 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,410 ha in total · 8 days
  48. 4,093 ha Lucapa fire, 24 July 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,461 ha in total · 12 days
  49. 5,521 ha Lucapa fire, 24 July 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 7,233 ha in total · 12 days
  50. 7,162 ha Lucapa fire, 18 July 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 7,116 ha in total · 7 days
  51. 476 ha Chitato fire, 17 July 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 5,882 ha in total · 11 days
  52. 6,607 ha Lucapa fire, 12 July 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,566 ha in total · 11 days
  53. 6,301 ha Lucapa fire, 2 July 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 7,088 ha in total · 10 days
  54. 7,789 ha Lucapa fire, 12 June 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 7,750 ha in total · 7 days
  55. 5,864 ha Lucapa fire, 12 June 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,833 ha in total · 16 days
  56. 5,375 ha Lucapa fire, 11 June 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,346 ha in total · 4 days
  57. 4,828 ha Lucapa fire, 30 July 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 7,247 ha in total · 8 days
  58. 5,229 ha Lucapa fire, 11 July 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,196 ha in total · 5 days
  59. 5,212 ha Lucapa fire, 9 July 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,177 ha in total · 4 days
  60. 6,013 ha Lucapa fire, 8 July 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,976 ha in total · 19 days
  61. 8,441 ha Lucapa fire, 6 July 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 8,394 ha in total · 6 days
  62. 10,136 ha Lucapa fire, 4 July 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 10,085 ha in total · 6 days
  63. 5,900 ha Lucapa fire, 25 June 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,873 ha in total · 2 days
  64. 5,234 ha Lucapa fire, 25 June 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,208 ha in total · 4 days
  65. 1,890 ha Saurimo fire, 19 June 2019 0.1% of the municipality · 12,559 ha in total · 30 days
  66. 5,374 ha Lucapa fire, August 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,333 ha in total · 5 days
  67. 2,276 ha Lubalo fire, 19 July 2018 0.1% of the municipality · 5,200 ha in total · 8 days
  68. 9,280 ha Lucapa fire, 18 July 2018 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 10,436 ha in total · 3 days
  69. 5,588 ha Lucapa fire, 18 July 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,549 ha in total · 17 days
  70. 8,376 ha Lucapa fire, 15 July 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 9,274 ha in total · 5 days
  71. 6,625 ha Lucapa fire, 9 July 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 7,425 ha in total · 6 days
  72. 6,993 ha Lucapa fire, 3 July 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,937 ha in total · 18 days
  73. 14,367 ha Lucapa fire, 30 June 2018 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 14,296 ha in total · 28 days
  74. 6,296 ha Lucapa fire, 29 June 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 6,255 ha in total · 10 days
  75. 5,344 ha Lucapa fire, 28 June 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,315 ha in total · 11 days
  76. 5,206 ha Lucapa fire, 23 June 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,171 ha in total · 16 days
  77. 14,574 ha Lucapa fire, August 2017 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 14,579 ha in total · 15 days
  78. 7 ha Cuilo fire, July 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 5,616 ha in total · 18 days
  79. 10,817 ha Lucapa fire, 25 June 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 10,992 ha in total · 7 days
  80. 5,689 ha Lucapa fire, 21 June 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,651 ha in total · 9 days
  81. 8,390 ha Lucapa fire, 10 June 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 8,347 ha in total · 3 days
  82. 5,162 ha Lucapa fire, 9 June 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,134 ha in total · 7 days
  83. 5,723 ha Lucapa fire, 17 August 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,676 ha in total · 3 days
  84. 5,734 ha Lucapa fire, 4 August 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,695 ha in total · 11 days
  85. 907 ha Lubalo fire, 2 August 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 8,272 ha in total · 13 days
  86. 5,320 ha Lucapa fire, July 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,278 ha in total · 8 days
  87. 2,473 ha Chitato fire, 15 July 2016 0.1% of the municipality · 5,485 ha in total · 13 days
  88. 6,303 ha Lubalo fire, 13 July 2016 0.3% of the municipality · 13,063 ha in total · 15 days
  89. 7,593 ha Lucapa fire, 24 June 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 7,550 ha in total · 6 days
  90. 5,448 ha Lucapa fire, 21 June 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,412 ha in total · 16 days
  91. 17,105 ha Lucapa fire, 21 June 2016 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 18,140 ha in total · 11 days
  92. 7,091 ha Lucapa fire, 13 June 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 7,053 ha in total · 5 days
  93. 6,165 ha Lucapa fire, 3 June 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 6,135 ha in total · 2 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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