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Wildfires in Magdalena

Magdalena, Bolivia, has had 69 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 493,237 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 35% of its area. Fire danger today: moderate (FWI 12).

Only fires of 3,000 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 24 Low 34° · 48 % · 37 km/h
  2. Sun 25 Moderate 36° · 38 % · 28 km/h
  3. Mon 26 Low 31° · 55 % · 33 km/h
  4. Tue 27 Low 33° · 45 % · 17 km/h
  5. Wed 28 Very low 32° · 77 % · 24 km/h
  6. Thu 29 Very low 31° · 71 % · 27 km/h
  7. Fri 30 Very low 30° · 74 % · 26 km/h
  8. Sat 31 Very low 31° · 69 % · 22 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

493,237
hectares burned
35 %
of its area
69
fires
14,188
km²

How many times has Magdalena burned?

Magdalena has burned 69 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Magdalena fire, 11 October 2026, with 3,810 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 3× 16
  2. 3× 17
  3. 1× 18
  4. 1× 19
  5. 11× 20
  6. 8× 21
  7. 8× 22
  8. 11× 23
  9. 13× 24
  10. 6× 25
  11. 4× 26
69
fires
11
years with fire
493,237
cumulative ha
11 Oct 2026
most recent

Fires larger than 3,000 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 Bolivia →

Fires that entered Magdalena

  1. 3,810 ha Magdalena fire, 11 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,791 ha in total · 5 days
  2. 10,381 ha Magdalena fire, 6 October 2026 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 10,309 ha in total · 16 days
  3. 11,552 ha Magdalena fire, 2 October 2026 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 11,479 ha in total · 8 days
  4. 3,950 ha Magdalena fire, July 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,930 ha in total · 4 days
  5. 1,262 ha San Ramón fire, 24 October 2025 0.1% of the municipality · 7,410 ha in total · 3 days
  6. 3,606 ha Magdalena fire, 18 October 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,580 ha in total · 9 days
  7. 5,021 ha Magdalena fire, 14 October 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,984 ha in total · 5 days
  8. 14,761 ha Magdalena fire, 8 October 2025 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 21,879 ha in total · 19 days
  9. 2,568 ha Magdalena fire, 24 September 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,191 ha in total · 20 days
  10. 5,049 ha Magdalena fire, September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,008 ha in total · 15 days
  11. 54 ha San Ramón fire, 21 September 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 3,204 ha in total · 3 days
  12. 10,908 ha Magdalena fire, 17 September 2024 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 18,796 ha in total · 20 days
  13. 4,406 ha Magdalena fire, 15 September 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,383 ha in total · 10 days
  14. 14,131 ha Magdalena fire, 12 September 2024 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 14,245 ha in total · 37 days
  15. 1,393 ha Magdalena fire, 12 September 2024 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 6,622 ha in total · 14 days
  16. 9,966 ha Magdalena fire, 5 September 2024 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 9,917 ha in total · 21 days
  17. 13,857 ha Magdalena fire, 21 August 2024 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 13,879 ha in total · 49 days
  18. 10,793 ha Magdalena fire, 14 August 2024 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 10,795 ha in total · 44 days
  19. 12,459 ha Huacaraje fire, 12 August 2024 0.9% of the municipality · 29,025 ha in total · 41 days
  20. 338 ha San Joaquín fire, 10 August 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 7,709 ha in total · 29 days
  21. 4,481 ha Magdalena fire, 10 August 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,456 ha in total · 9 days
  22. 52,552 ha Baures fire, 10 August 2024 3.7% of the municipality · 134,466 ha in total · 75 days
  23. 3,678 ha Huacaraje fire, 1 August 2024 0.3% of the municipality · 23,952 ha in total · 48 days
  24. 1,438 ha San Ramón fire, November 2023 0.1% of the municipality · 3,549 ha in total · 12 days
  25. 5,578 ha Magdalena fire, 11 November 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,552 ha in total · 9 days
  26. 2,805 ha Magdalena fire, 10 November 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,034 ha in total · 10 days
  27. 2,361 ha Baures fire, 10 November 2023 0.2% of the municipality · 3,449 ha in total · 11 days
  28. 16,160 ha Magdalena fire, 5 November 2023 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 16,060 ha in total · 18 days
  29. 4,896 ha Magdalena fire, 3 November 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,860 ha in total · 6 days
  30. 9,277 ha Magdalena fire, 27 October 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 10,855 ha in total · 28 days
  31. 17,075 ha Baures fire, 24 October 2023 1.2% of the municipality · 30,869 ha in total · 27 days
  32. 3,490 ha Magdalena fire, October 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,463 ha in total · 10 days
  33. 4,424 ha Huacaraje fire, 14 October 2023 0.3% of the municipality · 6,474 ha in total · 20 days
  34. 4,653 ha Magdalena fire, September 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,630 ha in total · 7 days
  35. 5,323 ha Magdalena fire, 19 November 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,951 ha in total · 12 days
  36. 3,552 ha Magdalena fire, 16 November 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,527 ha in total · 7 days
  37. 4,905 ha Magdalena fire, 16 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,868 ha in total · 6 days
  38. 6,255 ha Magdalena fire, 15 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 35,295 ha in total · 23 days
  39. 3,982 ha Magdalena fire, 31 August 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,099 ha in total · 7 days
  40. 16,506 ha Magdalena fire, 29 August 2022 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 16,384 ha in total · 24 days
  41. 3,874 ha Magdalena fire, 26 August 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,746 ha in total · 12 days
  42. 3,870 ha Magdalena fire, 20 August 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,842 ha in total · 22 days
  43. 8,689 ha Magdalena fire, 21 October 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 8,629 ha in total · 7 days
  44. 2,880 ha Magdalena fire, 9 October 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,295 ha in total · 8 days
  45. 13,210 ha Magdalena fire, 9 October 2021 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 13,128 ha in total · 19 days
  46. 3,103 ha Magdalena fire, 26 September 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,082 ha in total · 9 days
  47. 6,927 ha San Ramón fire, 26 September 2021 0.5% of the municipality · 12,189 ha in total · 9 days
  48. 11,813 ha Magdalena fire, 18 September 2021 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 25,480 ha in total · 17 days
  49. 23,959 ha Magdalena fire, 13 September 2021 where it started 1.7% of the municipality · 23,784 ha in total · 22 days
  50. 1,831 ha Baures fire, August 2021 0.1% of the municipality · 5,616 ha in total · 13 days
  51. 5,462 ha Magdalena fire, 23 November 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,422 ha in total · 7 days
  52. 3,210 ha Magdalena fire, 11 November 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,185 ha in total · 12 days
  53. 5,250 ha Magdalena fire, 28 September 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 30,494 ha in total · 26 days
  54. 4,055 ha Magdalena fire, 26 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,024 ha in total · 3 days
  55. 7,490 ha Magdalena fire, 25 September 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 7,434 ha in total · 9 days
  56. 20,643 ha Magdalena fire, 25 September 2020 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 20,502 ha in total · 11 days
  57. 3,854 ha Magdalena fire, 15 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,830 ha in total · 13 days
  58. 3,259 ha Magdalena fire, 10 September 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,282 ha in total · 8 days
  59. 8,608 ha Magdalena fire, 5 September 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 8,565 ha in total · 8 days
  60. 6,037 ha Magdalena fire, 4 September 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,998 ha in total · 13 days
  61. 4,454 ha Magdalena fire, August 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 7,517 ha in total · 5 days
  62. 746 ha Huacaraje fire, 11 August 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 4,965 ha in total · 8 days
  63. 3,463 ha Magdalena fire, September 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,437 ha in total · 6 days
  64. 3,981 ha Magdalena fire, 15 October 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,953 ha in total · 5 days
  65. 3,973 ha Magdalena fire, 15 October 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,944 ha in total · 5 days
  66. 4,102 ha Magdalena fire, August 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,070 ha in total · 5 days
  67. 4,039 ha Magdalena fire, October 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,011 ha in total · 8 days
  68. 4,374 ha Magdalena fire, September 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,342 ha in total · 5 days
  69. 2,425 ha Baures fire, July 2016 0.2% of the municipality · 10,496 ha in total · 9 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/GeoBolivia (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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