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Wildfires in Carpentaria

Carpentaria, Australia, has had 111 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 1,075,950 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 17% of its area. Fire danger today: very low (FWI 2).

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 26 Low 36° · 41 % · 29 km/h
  2. Tue 27 Very low 37° · 43 % · 30 km/h
  3. Wed 28 Low 36° · 42 % · 32 km/h
  4. Thu 29 Low 37° · 44 % · 31 km/h
  5. Fri 30 Moderate 36° · 41 % · 35 km/h
  6. Sat 31 Very low 34° · 56 % · 30 km/h
  7. Sun 1 Very low 36° · 51 % · 35 km/h
  8. Mon 2 Very low 35° · 46 % · 39 km/h
  9. Tue 3 Low 37° · 48 % · 39 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

1,075,950
hectares burned
17 %
of its area
111
fires
64,533
km²

How many times has Carpentaria burned?

Carpentaria has burned 111 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Carpentaria fire, 19 October 2026, with 5,699 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 17× 16
  2. 7× 17
  3. 8× 18
  4. 7× 19
  5. 7× 20
  6. 10× 21
  7. 13× 22
  8. 4× 23
  9. 12× 24
  10. 19× 25
  11. 7× 26
111
fires
11
years with fire
1,075,950
cumulative ha
19 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 Australia →

Fires that entered Carpentaria

  1. 5,699 ha Carpentaria fire, 19 October 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,666 ha in total · 3 days
  2. 1,612 ha Carpentaria fire, 17 October 2026 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 13,966 ha in total · 5 days
  3. 7,346 ha Carpentaria fire, 15 October 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 7,337 ha in total · 3 days
  4. 18,549 ha Carpentaria fire, August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 18,492 ha in total · 6 days
  5. 4,219 ha Cook fire, 7 July 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 8,163 ha in total · 7 days
  6. 1,385 ha Cook fire, 7 July 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 9,244 ha in total · 5 days
  7. 10,459 ha Carpentaria fire, June 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 10,450 ha in total · 1 day
  8. 10,817 ha Croydon fire, 10 December 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 24,483 ha in total · 6 days
  9. 5,780 ha Carpentaria fire, December 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,704 ha in total · 4 days
  10. 6,022 ha Carpentaria fire, 10 November 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,988 ha in total · 3 days
  11. 15,007 ha Croydon fire, 8 November 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 25,879 ha in total · 5 days
  12. 8,104 ha Carpentaria fire, 5 November 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 8,085 ha in total · 8 days
  13. 24,844 ha Carpentaria fire, 4 November 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 25,119 ha in total · 11 days
  14. 6,946 ha Carpentaria fire, 4 November 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 6,832 ha in total · 4 days
  15. 11,485 ha Carpentaria fire, 1 November 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 11,481 ha in total · 5 days
  16. 5,410 ha Carpentaria fire, 1 November 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,410 ha in total · 4 days
  17. 628 ha McKinlay fire, November 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 5,066 ha in total · 6 days
  18. 13,256 ha Carpentaria fire, 1 November 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 13,225 ha in total · 9 days
  19. 7,765 ha Carpentaria fire, 31 October 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 7,746 ha in total · 12 days
  20. 6,674 ha Carpentaria fire, 17 October 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 6,671 ha in total · 5 days
  21. 22,117 ha Carpentaria fire, 16 October 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 21,789 ha in total · 12 days
  22. 16,185 ha Carpentaria fire, 16 October 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 16,185 ha in total · 7 days
  23. 38,370 ha Carpentaria fire, 14 October 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 38,471 ha in total · 10 days
  24. 81,896 ha Croydon fire, 10 October 2025 1.3% of the municipality · 180,508 ha in total · 41 days
  25. 2,036 ha Cook fire, 9 October 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 296,654 ha in total · 31 days
  26. 4,736 ha Kowanyama fire, August 2025 0.1% of the municipality · 5,463 ha in total · 9 days
  27. 6,420 ha Carpentaria fire, December 2024 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 6,319 ha in total · 9 days
  28. 5,242 ha Carpentaria fire, 23 November 2024 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,246 ha in total · 5 days
  29. 11,004 ha Carpentaria fire, 17 November 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 11,006 ha in total · 3 days
  30. 5,821 ha Carpentaria fire, 12 November 2024 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,839 ha in total · 8 days
  31. 6,001 ha Carpentaria fire, 12 November 2024 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 6,018 ha in total · 8 days
  32. 5,686 ha Carpentaria fire, 8 November 2024 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,679 ha in total · 2 days
  33. 15,645 ha Carpentaria fire, 8 November 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 15,651 ha in total · 6 days
  34. 2,192 ha Cook fire, 4 November 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 5,601 ha in total · 9 days
  35. 5,820 ha Carpentaria fire, October 2024 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,740 ha in total · 11 days
  36. 14,820 ha Croydon fire, 27 October 2024 0.2% of the municipality · 44,072 ha in total · 18 days
  37. 8,445 ha Croydon fire, 25 October 2024 0.1% of the municipality · 12,280 ha in total · 17 days
  38. 2,220 ha Carpentaria fire, July 2024 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,208 ha in total · 3 days
  39. 21,899 ha Carpentaria fire, 24 October 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 21,664 ha in total · 5 days
  40. 54,663 ha Carpentaria fire, 23 October 2023 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 83,797 ha in total · 18 days
  41. 33,153 ha Carpentaria fire, 23 October 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 81,998 ha in total · 17 days
  42. 12,174 ha Carpentaria fire, 16 October 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 12,003 ha in total · 6 days
  43. 10,156 ha Carpentaria fire, 1 November 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 10,112 ha in total · 10 days
  44. 4,274 ha Carpentaria fire, 1 November 2022 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,576 ha in total · 2 days
  45. 5,654 ha Carpentaria fire, 1 November 2022 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,668 ha in total · 13 days
  46. 5,138 ha Carpentaria fire, 31 October 2022 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,152 ha in total · 6 days
  47. 10,915 ha Carpentaria fire, 30 October 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 10,867 ha in total · 7 days
  48. 4,928 ha Carpentaria fire, 30 October 2022 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,495 ha in total · 6 days
  49. 21,161 ha Carpentaria fire, 30 October 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 26,683 ha in total · 7 days
  50. 5,377 ha Carpentaria fire, 21 September 2022 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,366 ha in total · 6 days
  51. 20,465 ha Carpentaria fire, 18 September 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 29,570 ha in total · 8 days
  52. 7,738 ha Carpentaria fire, 15 September 2022 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 7,714 ha in total · 5 days
  53. 11,218 ha Carpentaria fire, 15 September 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 11,194 ha in total · 12 days
  54. 6,297 ha Carpentaria fire, August 2022 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 6,299 ha in total · 3 days
  55. 164 ha Mareeba fire, 14 August 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 5,176 ha in total · 5 days
  56. 5,757 ha Carpentaria fire, 19 November 2021 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,769 ha in total · 4 days
  57. 6,489 ha Carpentaria fire, 17 November 2021 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 6,491 ha in total · 6 days
  58. 12,490 ha Carpentaria fire, 23 October 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 12,459 ha in total · 9 days
  59. 13,717 ha Carpentaria fire, 23 October 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 19,376 ha in total · 9 days
  60. 2,941 ha Mareeba fire, 20 October 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 8,523 ha in total · 2 days
  61. 5,201 ha Carpentaria fire, 20 October 2021 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,205 ha in total · 6 days
  62. 9,515 ha Carpentaria fire, 16 October 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 18,380 ha in total · 5 days
  63. 20,930 ha Carpentaria fire, 15 October 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 21,811 ha in total · 6 days
  64. 204 ha Mareeba fire, 15 October 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 16,428 ha in total · 7 days
  65. 5,318 ha Carpentaria fire, September 2021 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,314 ha in total · 1 day
  66. 5,300 ha Carpentaria fire, December 2020 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,295 ha in total · 2 days
  67. 9,479 ha Carpentaria fire, 16 November 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,438 ha in total · 8 days
  68. 3,223 ha Etheridge fire, 14 November 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 26,879 ha in total · 15 days
  69. 779 ha Mareeba fire, 5 November 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 7,711 ha in total · 3 days
  70. 7,172 ha Carpentaria fire, 5 November 2020 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 7,165 ha in total · 2 days
  71. 1,334 ha Cook fire, 1 October 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 8,460 ha in total · 7 days
  72. 10,806 ha Carpentaria fire, September 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 25,297 ha in total · 13 days
  73. 5,128 ha Carpentaria fire, December 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,128 ha in total · 5 days
  74. 10,004 ha Carpentaria fire, 29 November 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,999 ha in total · 5 days
  75. 7,705 ha Carpentaria fire, 14 November 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 7,721 ha in total · 5 days
  76. 7,139 ha Carpentaria fire, September 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 7,162 ha in total · 9 days
  77. 5,324 ha Carpentaria fire, 27 August 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,470 ha in total · 5 days
  78. 77 ha Mareeba fire, 23 August 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 17,986 ha in total · 15 days
  79. 39,686 ha Carpentaria fire, 10 August 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 39,571 ha in total · 21 days
  80. 1,837 ha Cook fire, 27 October 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 9,556 ha in total · 13 days
  81. 4,958 ha Carpentaria fire, 9 October 2018 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 7,954 ha in total · 7 days
  82. 4,715 ha Carpentaria fire, 1 October 2018 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 7,261 ha in total · 3 days
  83. 482 ha Carpentaria fire, 1 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 10,481 ha in total · 4 days
  84. 11,315 ha Carpentaria fire, 29 September 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 11,291 ha in total · 15 days
  85. 10,214 ha Carpentaria fire, 28 September 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 10,694 ha in total · 6 days
  86. 10,248 ha Cook fire, 21 September 2018 0.2% of the municipality · 21,896 ha in total · 16 days
  87. 1,564 ha Kowanyama fire, June 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 5,817 ha in total · 5 days
  88. 7,032 ha Carpentaria fire, 14 December 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 9,076 ha in total · 13 days
  89. 5,358 ha Carpentaria fire, 3 December 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,281 ha in total · 9 days
  90. 19,141 ha Carpentaria fire, 17 November 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 21,477 ha in total · 5 days
  91. 9,968 ha Carpentaria fire, 8 November 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,806 ha in total · 14 days
  92. 5,105 ha Carpentaria fire, 4 November 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,116 ha in total · 8 days
  93. 8,615 ha Carpentaria fire, October 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 10,060 ha in total · 13 days
  94. 9,457 ha Carpentaria fire, September 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,434 ha in total · 4 days
  95. 8,317 ha Carpentaria fire, 9 December 2016 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 8,192 ha in total · 4 days
  96. 8,594 ha Carpentaria fire, 1 December 2016 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 8,465 ha in total · 9 days
  97. 12,734 ha Carpentaria fire, 29 November 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 12,770 ha in total · 9 days
  98. 8,136 ha Carpentaria fire, 18 November 2016 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 9,610 ha in total · 2 days
  99. 6,526 ha Carpentaria fire, 16 November 2016 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 6,530 ha in total · 4 days
  100. 6,064 ha Carpentaria fire, 15 November 2016 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,980 ha in total · 7 days
  101. 15,544 ha Croydon fire, 14 November 2016 0.2% of the municipality · 36,595 ha in total · 11 days
  102. 6,364 ha Carpentaria fire, 13 November 2016 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 6,365 ha in total · 9 days
  103. 10,234 ha Carpentaria fire, 12 November 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 10,195 ha in total · 10 days
  104. 688 ha Carpentaria fire, 7 November 2016 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 9,008 ha in total · 6 days
  105. 6,287 ha Carpentaria fire, 28 October 2016 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 6,308 ha in total · 6 days
  106. 5,440 ha Cook fire, 23 October 2016 0.1% of the municipality · 31,823 ha in total · 14 days
  107. 91 ha Cook fire, 22 October 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 47,093 ha in total · 15 days
  108. 5,411 ha Carpentaria fire, 11 October 2016 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,954 ha in total · 2 days
  109. 1,490 ha Cook fire, 10 October 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 8,506 ha in total · 3 days
  110. 6,008 ha Carpentaria fire, 8 October 2016 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 6,370 ha in total · 3 days
  111. 259 ha Mareeba fire, September 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 6,732 ha in total · 3 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/Australian Bureau of Statistics (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)). 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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