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Wildfires in Pilcomayo

Pilcomayo, Argentina, has had 99 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 332,437 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 62% of its area. Fire danger today: very low (FWI 2).

Only fires of 1,500 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 24 Very low 30° · 68 % · 44 km/h
  2. Sun 25 Very low 24° · 44 % · 50 km/h
  3. Mon 26 Very low 25° · 42 % · 30 km/h
  4. Tue 27 Very low 25° · 44 % · 21 km/h
  5. Wed 28 Very low 27° · 48 % · 29 km/h
  6. Thu 29 Very low 27° · 51 % · 26 km/h
  7. Fri 30 Low 28° · 43 % · 29 km/h
  8. Sat 31 Low 30° · 45 % · 26 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

332,437
hectares burned
62 %
of its area
99
fires
5,373
km²

How many times has Pilcomayo burned?

Pilcomayo has burned 99 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Pilcomayo fire, October 2026, with 1,611 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 4× 16
  2. 3× 17
  3. 2× 18
  4. 10× 19
  5. 34× 20
  6. 6× 21
  7. 21× 22
  8. 3× 23
  9. 8× 24
  10. 3× 25
  11. 5× 26
99
fires
11
years with fire
332,437
cumulative ha
17 Oct 2026
most recent

Fires larger than 1,500 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 Argentina →

Fires that entered Pilcomayo

  1. 1,611 ha Pilcomayo fire, October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,607 ha in total · 4 days
  2. 1,792 ha Pilcomayo fire, 26 February 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,780 ha in total · 4 days
  3. 1,780 ha Pilcomayo fire, 18 February 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,771 ha in total · 2 days
  4. 1,779 ha Pilcomayo fire, 8 February 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,766 ha in total · 5 days
  5. 1,709 ha Pilcomayo fire, January 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,712 ha in total · 2 days
  6. 2,070 ha Pilcomayo fire, September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,088 ha in total · 3 days
  7. 4,617 ha Pilcomayo fire, August 2025 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 4,609 ha in total · 5 days
  8. 77 ha Formosa fire, 6 March 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 2,467 ha in total · 3 days
  9. 9,385 ha Pilcomayo fire, 24 March 2024 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 9,362 ha in total · 8 days
  10. 1,920 ha Pilcomayo fire, 13 March 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,910 ha in total · 8 days
  11. 5,655 ha Pilcomayo fire, 12 March 2024 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 5,642 ha in total · 6 days
  12. 19,994 ha Formosa fire, 11 March 2024 3.7% of the municipality · 23,802 ha in total · 11 days
  13. 11,230 ha Pilcomayo fire, 10 March 2024 where it started 2.1% of the municipality · 16,214 ha in total · 17 days
  14. 2,457 ha Pilcomayo fire, 6 March 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,442 ha in total · 11 days
  15. 1,040 ha Pilcomayo fire, 17 February 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,621 ha in total · 9 days
  16. 1,527 ha Pilcomayo fire, 5 February 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,523 ha in total · 8 days
  17. 2,222 ha Pilcomayo fire, 22 October 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,217 ha in total · 3 days
  18. 1,639 ha Pilcomayo fire, 21 October 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,637 ha in total · 4 days
  19. 72 ha Formosa fire, September 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 1,771 ha in total · 3 days
  20. 1,731 ha Pilcomayo fire, 17 September 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,722 ha in total · 2 days
  21. 2,365 ha Pilcomayo fire, 4 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,361 ha in total · 3 days
  22. 3,431 ha Pilcomayo fire, 8 March 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,417 ha in total · 3 days
  23. 5,094 ha Pilcomayo fire, 6 March 2022 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 5,083 ha in total · 5 days
  24. 2,538 ha Pilcomayo fire, 15 February 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,533 ha in total · 6 days
  25. 1,720 ha Pilcomayo fire, 13 February 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,708 ha in total · 2 days
  26. 2,476 ha Pilcomayo fire, 30 January 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,459 ha in total · 4 days
  27. 1,872 ha Pilcomayo fire, 29 January 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,864 ha in total · 4 days
  28. 1,532 ha Pilcomayo fire, 21 January 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,525 ha in total · 5 days
  29. 1,673 ha Pilcomayo fire, 19 January 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,666 ha in total · 5 days
  30. 2,365 ha Pilcomayo fire, 19 January 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,355 ha in total · 6 days
  31. 80 ha Pilagás fire, 19 January 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 3,802 ha in total · 8 days
  32. 3,481 ha Pilcomayo fire, 17 January 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 9,799 ha in total · 16 days
  33. 20 ha Pilagás fire, 13 January 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 2,402 ha in total · 7 days
  34. 3,652 ha Pilcomayo fire, 12 January 2022 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,646 ha in total · 9 days
  35. 2,624 ha Pilcomayo fire, 10 January 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,617 ha in total · 14 days
  36. 1,157 ha Pilagás fire, 7 January 2022 0.2% of the municipality · 3,352 ha in total · 20 days
  37. 5,650 ha Pilcomayo fire, 7 January 2022 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 5,616 ha in total · 17 days
  38. 3,138 ha Pilcomayo fire, 7 January 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,129 ha in total · 11 days
  39. 2,711 ha Pilcomayo fire, 6 January 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,695 ha in total · 14 days
  40. 51,941 ha Pilcomayo fire, 5 January 2022 where it started 9.7% of the municipality · 81,287 ha in total · 29 days
  41. 1,779 ha Pilcomayo fire, 29 December 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,768 ha in total · 4 days
  42. 2,403 ha Pilcomayo fire, 27 December 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,393 ha in total · 6 days
  43. 1,175 ha Pilcomayo fire, 27 December 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,514 ha in total · 7 days
  44. 3,020 ha Pilcomayo fire, 23 December 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,006 ha in total · 7 days
  45. 2,315 ha Pilcomayo fire, 23 December 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,304 ha in total · 7 days
  46. 1,828 ha Pilcomayo fire, September 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,825 ha in total · 1 day
  47. 1,962 ha Pilcomayo fire, 20 October 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,952 ha in total · 6 days
  48. 2,230 ha Pilcomayo fire, 20 October 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,217 ha in total · 6 days
  49. 2,616 ha Pilcomayo fire, 5 October 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,604 ha in total · 15 days
  50. 1,375 ha Formosa fire, 1 October 2020 0.3% of the municipality · 3,242 ha in total · 8 days
  51. 677 ha Formosa fire, September 2020 0.1% of the municipality · 4,767 ha in total · 16 days
  52. 2,203 ha Pilcomayo fire, 24 September 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,196 ha in total · 4 days
  53. 1,538 ha Pilcomayo fire, 23 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,529 ha in total · 11 days
  54. 11,865 ha Pilcomayo fire, 22 September 2020 where it started 2.2% of the municipality · 11,844 ha in total · 23 days
  55. 1,887 ha Pilcomayo fire, 22 September 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,876 ha in total · 11 days
  56. 9,607 ha Pirané fire, 19 September 2020 1.8% of the municipality · 13,234 ha in total · 20 days
  57. 1,560 ha Pilcomayo fire, 10 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,554 ha in total · 4 days
  58. 1,584 ha Pilcomayo fire, 25 August 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,583 ha in total · 4 days
  59. 2,215 ha Pilcomayo fire, 23 August 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,203 ha in total · 7 days
  60. 2,951 ha Pilcomayo fire, 20 August 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,943 ha in total · 13 days
  61. 5,709 ha Pilcomayo fire, 19 August 2020 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 5,675 ha in total · 12 days
  62. 1,881 ha Pilcomayo fire, 19 August 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,869 ha in total · 9 days
  63. 2,957 ha Pilcomayo fire, 15 August 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,941 ha in total · 15 days
  64. 3,793 ha Pilcomayo fire, 27 July 2020 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,785 ha in total · 7 days
  65. 1,546 ha Pilcomayo fire, 19 July 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,537 ha in total · 5 days
  66. 1,824 ha Pilcomayo fire, 6 May 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,816 ha in total · 6 days
  67. 1,644 ha Pilcomayo fire, 4 May 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,639 ha in total · 8 days
  68. 2,015 ha Pilcomayo fire, 27 April 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,005 ha in total · 7 days
  69. 7,206 ha Pilcomayo fire, 25 April 2020 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 7,194 ha in total · 12 days
  70. 881 ha Pilcomayo fire, 22 April 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,998 ha in total · 7 days
  71. 3,686 ha Pilcomayo fire, 18 April 2020 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,684 ha in total · 14 days
  72. 2,057 ha Pilcomayo fire, 16 April 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,051 ha in total · 15 days
  73. 1,957 ha Pilcomayo fire, 14 March 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,952 ha in total · 5 days
  74. 1,754 ha Pilcomayo fire, 11 March 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,751 ha in total · 3 days
  75. 2,881 ha Pilcomayo fire, 9 March 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,874 ha in total · 5 days
  76. 1,624 ha Pilcomayo fire, 2 March 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,615 ha in total · 16 days
  77. 2,128 ha Pilcomayo fire, 2 March 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,117 ha in total · 13 days
  78. 1,857 ha Pilcomayo fire, 29 February 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,846 ha in total · 13 days
  79. 2,046 ha Pilcomayo fire, 27 February 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,040 ha in total · 17 days
  80. 2,039 ha Pilcomayo fire, February 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,031 ha in total · 12 days
  81. 3,692 ha Pilcomayo fire, October 2019 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,685 ha in total · 5 days
  82. 3,993 ha Pilcomayo fire, 29 September 2019 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 4,100 ha in total · 3 days
  83. 3,864 ha Pilcomayo fire, 25 September 2019 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,854 ha in total · 8 days
  84. 1,796 ha Pilcomayo fire, 28 August 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,803 ha in total · 2 days
  85. 5,055 ha Pilcomayo fire, 23 August 2019 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 5,043 ha in total · 3 days
  86. 2,937 ha Pilcomayo fire, 13 August 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,930 ha in total · 4 days
  87. 3,172 ha Pilcomayo fire, 5 August 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,167 ha in total · 4 days
  88. 1,867 ha Pilcomayo fire, July 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,863 ha in total · 2 days
  89. 1,712 ha Pilcomayo fire, March 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,701 ha in total · 1 day
  90. 148 ha Formosa fire, February 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 3,746 ha in total · 4 days
  91. 1,487 ha Pilcomayo fire, September 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,525 ha in total · 6 days
  92. 1,535 ha Pilcomayo fire, August 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,527 ha in total · 4 days
  93. 1,761 ha Pilcomayo fire, October 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,757 ha in total · 3 days
  94. 1,549 ha Pilcomayo fire, September 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,541 ha in total · 4 days
  95. 1,619 ha Pilcomayo fire, July 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,611 ha in total · 11 days
  96. 2,628 ha Pilcomayo fire, 27 September 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,622 ha in total · 4 days
  97. 5,390 ha Pilcomayo fire, 13 September 2016 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 5,377 ha in total · 5 days
  98. 2,902 ha Pilcomayo fire, 17 August 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,897 ha in total · 3 days
  99. 3,226 ha Pilcomayo fire, 6 August 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,218 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/Instituto Geografico Nacional and UNHCR, OCHA ROLAC (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO)). 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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