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Wildfires in Rivungo

Rivungo, Angola, has had 115 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 1,271,302 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 44% of its area. Fire danger today: extreme (FWI 51).

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. Mon 2 Very high 38° · 12 % · 34 km/h
  2. Tue 3 Extreme 38° · 17 % · 33 km/h
  3. Wed 4 Extreme 38° · 15 % · 35 km/h
  4. Thu 5 Extreme 38° · 16 % · 41 km/h
  5. Fri 6 Extreme 38° · 18 % · 37 km/h
  6. Sat 7 Extreme 36° · 25 % · 42 km/h
  7. Sun 8 Extreme 35° · 28 % · 44 km/h
  8. Mon 9 Low 30° · 52 % · 34 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

1,271,302
hectares burned
44 %
of its area
115
fires
28,596
km²

How many times has Rivungo burned?

Rivungo has burned 115 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Rivungo fire, October 2026, with 5,872 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 5× 16
  2. 7× 17
  3. 9× 18
  4. 13× 19
  5. 6× 20
  6. 15× 21
  7. 17× 22
  8. 10× 23
  9. 5× 24
  10. 8× 25
  11. 20× 26
115
fires
11
years with fire
1,271,302
cumulative ha
23 Oct 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 Rivungo

  1. 5,872 ha Rivungo fire, October 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,814 ha in total · 5 days
  2. 1,442 ha Dirico fire, October 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 10,928 ha in total · 5 days
  3. 11,083 ha Rivungo fire, 24 September 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 11,395 ha in total · 5 days
  4. 21,049 ha Rivungo fire, 23 September 2026 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 20,848 ha in total · 13 days
  5. 6,409 ha Rivungo fire, 4 September 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,368 ha in total · 3 days
  6. 2,981 ha Rivungo fire, 1 September 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,474 ha in total · 12 days
  7. 18,559 ha Rivungo fire, 1 September 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 19,366 ha in total · 10 days
  8. 5,222 ha Rivungo fire, 27 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,166 ha in total · 2 days
  9. 328 ha Dirico fire, 26 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 7,583 ha in total · 9 days
  10. 5,057 ha Rivungo fire, 26 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,046 ha in total · 6 days
  11. 5,061 ha Rivungo fire, 26 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,013 ha in total · 10 days
  12. 6,161 ha Dirico fire, 20 August 2026 0.2% of the municipality · 21,453 ha in total · 22 days
  13. 5,640 ha Rivungo fire, 20 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,609 ha in total · 8 days
  14. 7,183 ha Rivungo fire, 17 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,144 ha in total · 14 days
  15. 49,368 ha Rivungo fire, 17 August 2026 where it started 1.7% of the municipality · 48,898 ha in total · 20 days
  16. 7,147 ha Rivungo fire, 13 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,083 ha in total · 8 days
  17. 5,217 ha Rivungo fire, 10 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,162 ha in total · 3 days
  18. 5,618 ha Rivungo fire, 27 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,562 ha in total · 6 days
  19. 4,947 ha Rivungo fire, 25 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,380 ha in total · 9 days
  20. 5,614 ha Rivungo fire, 17 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,583 ha in total · 7 days
  21. 6,550 ha Rivungo fire, 21 September 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,506 ha in total · 10 days
  22. 5,752 ha Rivungo fire, 13 September 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,739 ha in total · 11 days
  23. 12,617 ha Rivungo fire, 7 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 13,325 ha in total · 21 days
  24. 5,135 ha Rivungo fire, 6 September 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,108 ha in total · 11 days
  25. 50 ha Mavinga fire, 30 August 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 13,455 ha in total · 14 days
  26. 43,797 ha Rivungo fire, 26 August 2025 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 43,404 ha in total · 19 days
  27. 9,215 ha Rivungo fire, 25 August 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 9,121 ha in total · 22 days
  28. 93,479 ha Rivungo fire, 22 August 2025 where it started 3.3% of the municipality · 92,552 ha in total · 29 days
  29. 10,455 ha Rivungo fire, 26 August 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 10,452 ha in total · 16 days
  30. 6,378 ha Rivungo fire, 12 August 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,364 ha in total · 12 days
  31. 5,313 ha Rivungo fire, 10 August 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,259 ha in total · 8 days
  32. 6,324 ha Rivungo fire, 9 August 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,266 ha in total · 7 days
  33. 72,932 ha Rivungo fire, 2 August 2024 where it started 2.6% of the municipality · 72,246 ha in total · 17 days
  34. 7,367 ha Rivungo fire, September 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 7,298 ha in total · 13 days
  35. 6,024 ha Rivungo fire, 25 August 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,956 ha in total · 16 days
  36. 5,786 ha Rivungo fire, 20 August 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,733 ha in total · 7 days
  37. 5,719 ha Rivungo fire, 19 August 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,667 ha in total · 9 days
  38. 12,384 ha Rivungo fire, 19 August 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 12,262 ha in total · 9 days
  39. 8,005 ha Rivungo fire, 19 August 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 7,925 ha in total · 10 days
  40. 9,761 ha Rivungo fire, 18 August 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 9,668 ha in total · 10 days
  41. 10,563 ha Rivungo fire, 17 August 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 10,453 ha in total · 12 days
  42. 16,704 ha Rivungo fire, 28 July 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 16,667 ha in total · 18 days
  43. 7,599 ha Rivungo fire, 15 July 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 11,101 ha in total · 15 days
  44. 6,590 ha Rivungo fire, 26 September 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,518 ha in total · 14 days
  45. 10,225 ha Rivungo fire, 23 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 10,146 ha in total · 23 days
  46. 5,951 ha Rivungo fire, 20 September 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,889 ha in total · 12 days
  47. 11,372 ha Rivungo fire, 19 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 11,340 ha in total · 14 days
  48. 8,214 ha Rivungo fire, 19 September 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 8,196 ha in total · 8 days
  49. 6,009 ha Rivungo fire, 17 September 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,960 ha in total · 12 days
  50. 12,806 ha Rivungo fire, 6 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 19,777 ha in total · 18 days
  51. 7,011 ha Rivungo fire, 6 September 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,940 ha in total · 19 days
  52. 11,887 ha Rivungo fire, 6 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 11,774 ha in total · 9 days
  53. 11,923 ha Rivungo fire, 6 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 11,814 ha in total · 11 days
  54. 7,073 ha Rivungo fire, 6 September 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,009 ha in total · 13 days
  55. 95,260 ha Rivungo fire, 6 September 2022 where it started 3.3% of the municipality · 94,385 ha in total · 15 days
  56. 13,115 ha Rivungo fire, 2 September 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 13,040 ha in total · 14 days
  57. 12,241 ha Rivungo fire, 1 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 12,237 ha in total · 15 days
  58. 6,155 ha Rivungo fire, 31 August 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,142 ha in total · 14 days
  59. 4,840 ha Rivungo fire, 11 August 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,840 ha in total · 6 days
  60. 1,650 ha Rivungo fire, July 2022 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,138 ha in total · 4 days
  61. 9,483 ha Rivungo fire, 21 September 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 9,386 ha in total · 12 days
  62. 1,857 ha Dirico fire, 15 September 2021 0.1% of the municipality · 7,329 ha in total · 6 days
  63. 8,148 ha Rivungo fire, 15 September 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 8,129 ha in total · 15 days
  64. 1,560 ha Dirico fire, 7 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 5,687 ha in total · 9 days
  65. 25,521 ha Rivungo fire, 7 September 2021 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 25,287 ha in total · 24 days
  66. 3,482 ha Rivungo fire, 5 September 2021 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 11,170 ha in total · 16 days
  67. 5,761 ha Rivungo fire, 2 September 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,706 ha in total · 10 days
  68. 22,261 ha Rivungo fire, 1 September 2021 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 22,025 ha in total · 5 days
  69. 11,454 ha Rivungo fire, 26 August 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 11,345 ha in total · 13 days
  70. 0 ha Mavinga fire, 26 August 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 9,383 ha in total · 9 days
  71. 5,912 ha Rivungo fire, 24 August 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,479 ha in total · 7 days
  72. 14,790 ha Rivungo fire, 24 August 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 14,640 ha in total · 21 days
  73. 25,051 ha Rivungo fire, 23 August 2021 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 24,790 ha in total · 18 days
  74. 6,069 ha Rivungo fire, 21 August 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,014 ha in total · 12 days
  75. 5,254 ha Rivungo fire, July 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,224 ha in total · 8 days
  76. 5,197 ha Rivungo fire, October 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,139 ha in total · 8 days
  77. 7,695 ha Rivungo fire, 21 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 7,624 ha in total · 9 days
  78. 5,331 ha Rivungo fire, 14 September 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,291 ha in total · 15 days
  79. 2,196 ha Mavinga fire, 9 September 2020 0.1% of the municipality · 5,754 ha in total · 8 days
  80. 5,251 ha Rivungo fire, 8 September 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,204 ha in total · 9 days
  81. 5,938 ha Dirico fire, 6 September 2020 0.2% of the municipality · 8,930 ha in total · 11 days
  82. 8,840 ha Rivungo fire, 23 September 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 8,746 ha in total · 15 days
  83. 5,051 ha Rivungo fire, 21 September 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,050 ha in total · 9 days
  84. 7,275 ha Rivungo fire, 17 September 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,211 ha in total · 15 days
  85. 6,791 ha Rivungo fire, 11 September 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,746 ha in total · 9 days
  86. 14,266 ha Rivungo fire, 11 September 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 19,607 ha in total · 20 days
  87. 23,046 ha Rivungo fire, 8 September 2019 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 27,413 ha in total · 18 days
  88. 1,066 ha Dirico fire, 4 September 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 19,465 ha in total · 16 days
  89. 43,937 ha Rivungo fire, 26 August 2019 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 43,553 ha in total · 31 days
  90. 6,480 ha Rivungo fire, 22 August 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,255 ha in total · 22 days
  91. 961 ha Dirico fire, 20 August 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 17,785 ha in total · 15 days
  92. 3,137 ha Dirico fire, 16 August 2019 0.1% of the municipality · 5,448 ha in total · 11 days
  93. 7,945 ha Rivungo fire, 3 August 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 7,883 ha in total · 13 days
  94. 8,106 ha Rivungo fire, June 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 8,098 ha in total · 16 days
  95. 6,613 ha Rivungo fire, 29 September 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,573 ha in total · 14 days
  96. 8,089 ha Rivungo fire, 12 September 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 8,006 ha in total · 10 days
  97. 5,712 ha Rivungo fire, 12 September 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,710 ha in total · 9 days
  98. 436 ha Dirico fire, 8 September 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 5,946 ha in total · 6 days
  99. 5,770 ha Rivungo fire, 6 September 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,739 ha in total · 13 days
  100. 8,102 ha Rivungo fire, 3 September 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 8,029 ha in total · 7 days
  101. 4,695 ha Rivungo fire, 2 September 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,000 ha in total · 14 days
  102. 9,131 ha Rivungo fire, 28 August 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 9,038 ha in total · 17 days
  103. 5,494 ha Rivungo fire, 27 August 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,639 ha in total · 8 days
  104. 17,335 ha Rivungo fire, 20 September 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 17,154 ha in total · 9 days
  105. 18,552 ha Rivungo fire, 11 September 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 18,365 ha in total · 9 days
  106. 36,351 ha Rivungo fire, 7 September 2017 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 36,042 ha in total · 23 days
  107. 5,018 ha Rivungo fire, 31 August 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,006 ha in total · 12 days
  108. 317 ha Dirico fire, 11 August 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 13,455 ha in total · 12 days
  109. 7,532 ha Rivungo fire, 8 August 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 7,471 ha in total · 14 days
  110. 3,306 ha Rivungo fire, July 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,453 ha in total · 9 days
  111. 5,513 ha Rivungo fire, 21 September 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,466 ha in total · 10 days
  112. 5,126 ha Rivungo fire, 20 September 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,077 ha in total · 9 days
  113. 13,992 ha Rivungo fire, August 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 13,849 ha in total · 14 days
  114. 6,026 ha Rivungo fire, 21 July 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,973 ha in total · 12 days
  115. 2,894 ha Rivungo fire, 13 July 2016 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,199 ha in total · 28 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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