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Wildfires in Chitipa

Chitipa, Malawi, has had 97 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 152,660 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 36% of its area. Fire danger today: very high (FWI 40).

Only fires of 1,000 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. Thu 22 High 31° · 24 % · 40 km/h
  2. Fri 23 Very high 32° · 14 % · 41 km/h
  3. Sat 24 Very high 30° · 23 % · 54 km/h
  4. Sun 25 Very high 28° · 28 % · 59 km/h
  5. Mon 26 Moderate 28° · 37 % · 54 km/h
  6. Tue 27 High 29° · 34 % · 50 km/h
  7. Wed 28 High 30° · 28 % · 50 km/h
  8. Thu 29 High 30° · 30 % · 41 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

152,660
hectares burned
36 %
of its area
97
fires
4,280
km²

Hectares per year

1617181920212223242526

Fires that entered Chitipa

  1. 1,250 ha Chitipa fire, 21 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,241 ha in total · 3 days
  2. 935 ha Chitipa fire, 20 October 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,758 ha in total · 4 days
  3. 1,092 ha Chitipa fire, 16 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,083 ha in total · 2 days
  4. 1,237 ha Chitipa fire, 15 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,245 ha in total · 9 days
  5. 1,144 ha Chitipa fire, 15 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,183 ha in total · 9 days
  6. 2,594 ha Chitipa fire, 15 October 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,579 ha in total · 9 days
  7. 2,327 ha Chitipa fire, 14 October 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,547 ha in total · 10 days
  8. 5,509 ha Chitipa fire, 13 October 2026 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 10,369 ha in total · 11 days
  9. 2 ha Karonga fire, 13 October 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 4,331 ha in total · 11 days
  10. 109 ha Karonga fire, 6 October 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 1,187 ha in total · 4 days
  11. 1,252 ha Chitipa fire, September 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,242 ha in total · 5 days
  12. 1,418 ha Chitipa fire, 25 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,408 ha in total · 3 days
  13. 1,346 ha Chitipa fire, 11 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,335 ha in total · 1 day
  14. 2,437 ha Chitipa fire, 1 August 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,417 ha in total · 3 days
  15. 1,201 ha Chitipa fire, July 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,192 ha in total · 1 day
  16. 1,844 ha Chitipa fire, 6 November 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,884 ha in total · 8 days
  17. 5,679 ha Chitipa fire, 1 November 2025 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 5,640 ha in total · 12 days
  18. 559 ha Chitipa fire, 29 October 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 3,000 ha in total · 12 days
  19. 3,072 ha Chitipa fire, 29 October 2025 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,054 ha in total · 11 days
  20. 8,283 ha Chitipa fire, 26 October 2025 where it started 1.9% of the municipality · 22,043 ha in total · 14 days
  21. 3,964 ha Chitipa fire, 26 October 2025 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 3,971 ha in total · 17 days
  22. 6,023 ha Chitipa fire, 25 October 2025 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 10,386 ha in total · 18 days
  23. 1,614 ha Chitipa fire, 23 October 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,784 ha in total · 8 days
  24. 3,824 ha Chitipa fire, 23 October 2025 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 3,857 ha in total · 20 days
  25. 1,028 ha Chitipa fire, 20 October 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,022 ha in total · 9 days
  26. 2,430 ha Chitipa fire, 18 October 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,627 ha in total · 18 days
  27. 1,403 ha Chitipa fire, 31 August 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,392 ha in total · 5 days
  28. 2,277 ha Chitipa fire, 10 August 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,515 ha in total · 2 days
  29. 2,856 ha Chitipa fire, 4 August 2025 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 2,834 ha in total · 2 days
  30. 1,064 ha Chitipa fire, October 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,065 ha in total · 7 days
  31. 2,496 ha Chitipa fire, 30 July 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,977 ha in total · 4 days
  32. 292 ha Rumphi fire, 29 July 2024 0.1% of the municipality · 4,244 ha in total · 3 days
  33. 1,567 ha Chitipa fire, 21 July 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,029 ha in total · 4 days
  34. 1,146 ha Chitipa fire, 7 July 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,138 ha in total · 3 days
  35. 80 ha Karonga fire, 23 October 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 1,097 ha in total · 6 days
  36. 967 ha Chitipa fire, October 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,207 ha in total · 5 days
  37. 1 ha Karonga fire, 19 October 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 1,477 ha in total · 5 days
  38. 271 ha Rumphi fire, August 2023 0.1% of the municipality · 1,092 ha in total · 2 days
  39. 769 ha Chitipa fire, July 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,127 ha in total · 3 days
  40. 110 ha Rumphi fire, July 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 1,175 ha in total · 3 days
  41. 1,355 ha Chitipa fire, November 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,346 ha in total · 6 days
  42. 651 ha Chitipa fire, 31 October 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,188 ha in total · 7 days
  43. 1,389 ha Chitipa fire, 26 October 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,379 ha in total · 4 days
  44. 127 ha Karonga fire, 12 October 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 3,387 ha in total · 8 days
  45. 1,215 ha Chitipa fire, 8 October 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,353 ha in total · 3 days
  46. 1,271 ha Chitipa fire, 19 September 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,261 ha in total · 3 days
  47. 1,551 ha Chitipa fire, 8 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,262 ha in total · 6 days
  48. 612 ha Chitipa fire, 11 November 2021 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,124 ha in total · 4 days
  49. 1,015 ha Chitipa fire, 7 November 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,207 ha in total · 7 days
  50. 122 ha Rumphi fire, 5 November 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 1,006 ha in total · 3 days
  51. 815 ha Chitipa fire, 2 November 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,237 ha in total · 9 days
  52. 410 ha Karonga fire, September 2021 0.1% of the municipality · 1,214 ha in total · 3 days
  53. 1,009 ha Chitipa fire, September 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,001 ha in total · 3 days
  54. 1,119 ha Chitipa fire, August 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,111 ha in total · 1 day
  55. 297 ha Rumphi fire, 18 July 2021 0.1% of the municipality · 1,097 ha in total · 3 days
  56. 824 ha Chitipa fire, 24 October 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,012 ha in total · 5 days
  57. 1,399 ha Chitipa fire, 20 October 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,588 ha in total · 11 days
  58. 640 ha Rumphi fire, 19 October 2020 0.2% of the municipality · 2,016 ha in total · 3 days
  59. 1,232 ha Chitipa fire, 18 October 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,224 ha in total · 7 days
  60. 1,112 ha Chitipa fire, 18 October 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,105 ha in total · 7 days
  61. 1,651 ha Chitipa fire, 16 October 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,639 ha in total · 12 days
  62. 1,345 ha Chitipa fire, 10 October 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,337 ha in total · 3 days
  63. 1,246 ha Chitipa fire, 6 October 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,237 ha in total · 2 days
  64. 1,445 ha Chitipa fire, September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,071 ha in total · 4 days
  65. 1,254 ha Chitipa fire, 13 August 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,245 ha in total · 3 days
  66. 2,824 ha Chitipa fire, 11 August 2020 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 2,802 ha in total · 4 days
  67. 656 ha Chitipa fire, September 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,222 ha in total · 3 days
  68. 1,522 ha Chitipa fire, 18 August 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,511 ha in total · 3 days
  69. 1,037 ha Rumphi fire, 16 August 2019 0.2% of the municipality · 3,093 ha in total · 5 days
  70. 1,828 ha Chitipa fire, 11 August 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,814 ha in total · 2 days
  71. 1,298 ha Rumphi fire, 2 August 2019 0.3% of the municipality · 2,737 ha in total · 2 days
  72. 1,227 ha Chitipa fire, July 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,218 ha in total · 1 day
  73. 1,405 ha Chitipa fire, October 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,419 ha in total · 6 days
  74. 1,121 ha Chitipa fire, 12 August 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,207 ha in total · 3 days
  75. 1,657 ha Chitipa fire, 10 August 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,635 ha in total · 6 days
  76. 1,141 ha Chitipa fire, 9 August 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,132 ha in total · 2 days
  77. 1,838 ha Chitipa fire, 8 August 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,823 ha in total · 5 days
  78. 563 ha Chitipa fire, 23 October 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,068 ha in total · 4 days
  79. 1,301 ha Chitipa fire, 22 October 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,292 ha in total · 6 days
  80. 1,302 ha Chitipa fire, 22 October 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,293 ha in total · 6 days
  81. 2,813 ha Chitipa fire, 20 October 2017 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 4,007 ha in total · 4 days
  82. 1,147 ha Chitipa fire, 19 October 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,141 ha in total · 3 days
  83. 1,199 ha Chitipa fire, 12 October 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,191 ha in total · 7 days
  84. 1,956 ha Chitipa fire, 11 October 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 1,944 ha in total · 8 days
  85. 0 ha Rumphi fire, 12 September 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 4,225 ha in total · 6 days
  86. 2,141 ha Chitipa fire, August 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,199 ha in total · 5 days
  87. 1,331 ha Chitipa fire, June 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,425 ha in total · 4 days
  88. 1,783 ha Chitipa fire, 24 October 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,803 ha in total · 5 days
  89. 981 ha Chitipa fire, 20 October 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,589 ha in total · 7 days
  90. 1,413 ha Chitipa fire, 20 October 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,406 ha in total · 5 days
  91. 1,200 ha Karonga fire, 20 October 2016 0.3% of the municipality · 1,968 ha in total · 5 days
  92. 1,555 ha Karonga fire, 19 October 2016 0.4% of the municipality · 3,586 ha in total · 12 days
  93. 305 ha Karonga fire, 14 October 2016 0.1% of the municipality · 1,373 ha in total · 4 days
  94. 1,154 ha Chitipa fire, August 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,145 ha in total · 7 days
  95. 1,037 ha Chitipa fire, 30 July 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,029 ha in total · 4 days
  96. 7,743 ha Chitipa fire, 29 July 2016 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 7,693 ha in total · 6 days
  97. 1,607 ha Chitipa fire, 20 July 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,594 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/National Statistics Office of Malawi, OCHA ROSEA (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).