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Wildfires in Mzimba

Mzimba, Malawi, has had 75 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 77,721 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 7.3% of its area. Fire danger today: high (FWI 27).

Only fires of 1,000 ha or more get an entry: smaller ones are not in the lists or the totals on this page.

These figures leave out one provisional page, seen only as heat detections and still without a perimeter. They appear in the lists, marked.

Fire danger, today and the coming days

FWI computed from the Open-Meteo forecast
  1. Fri 23 High 30° · 27 % · 47 km/h
  2. Sat 24 High 27° · 39 % · 54 km/h
  3. Sun 25 Moderate 25° · 43 % · 61 km/h
  4. Mon 26 Very low 24° · 57 % · 54 km/h
  5. Tue 27 Low 26° · 43 % · 58 km/h
  6. Wed 28 Moderate 28° · 37 % · 50 km/h
  7. Thu 29 Moderate 28° · 36 % · 54 km/h
  8. Fri 30 Low 26° · 47 % · 59 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

77,721
hectares burned
7.3 %
of its area
75
fires
10,691
km²

Hectares per year

1617181920212223242526

Fires that entered Mzimba

  1. 1,061 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 16 October 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 1,601 ha in total · 8 days
  2. 42 ha Rumphi fire, 14 October 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 0 ha in total · 10 days
  3. 763 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 13 October 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 4,139 ha in total · 11 days
  4. 1,146 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 6 October 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 3,426 ha in total · 18 days
  5. 2,998 ha Mzimba fire, October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,972 ha in total · 19 days
  6. 4,490 ha Nkhotakota fire, 5 October 2026 0.4% of the municipality · 13,480 ha in total · 19 days
  7. 32 ha Nkhotakota fire, 5 October 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 19,756 ha in total · 19 days
  8. 1,087 ha Mzimba fire, September 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,094 ha in total · 5 days
  9. 37 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 17 September 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 2,574 ha in total · 14 days
  10. 82 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 9 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 1,036 ha in total · 4 days
  11. 87 ha Nkhotakota fire, 17 October 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 1,934 ha in total · 5 days
  12. 1,436 ha Mzimba fire, October 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,444 ha in total · 5 days
  13. 1,465 ha Mzimba fire, September 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,681 ha in total · 3 days
  14. 22 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 9 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 1,970 ha in total · 5 days
  15. 47 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 29 August 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 1,092 ha in total · 5 days
  16. 71 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 29 August 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 1,329 ha in total · 11 days
  17. 304 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 20 October 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 2,176 ha in total · 8 days
  18. 1,167 ha Mzimba fire, 12 October 2023 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,272 ha in total · 7 days
  19. 243 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 9 October 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 2,280 ha in total · 3 days
  20. 730 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 9 October 2023 0.1% of the municipality · 64,817 ha in total · 23 days
  21. 1,449 ha Mzimba fire, 6 October 2023 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,436 ha in total · 9 days
  22. 1,093 ha Mzimba fire, 28 September 2023 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,351 ha in total · 5 days
  23. 1,875 ha Mzimba fire, 23 September 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,962 ha in total · 3 days
  24. 72 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 27 October 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 1,458 ha in total · 7 days
  25. 679 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 12 October 2022 0.1% of the municipality · 1,322 ha in total · 4 days
  26. 819 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 11 October 2022 0.1% of the municipality · 28,618 ha in total · 32 days
  27. 1,172 ha Mzimba fire, October 2022 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,162 ha in total · 4 days
  28. 1 ha Nkhotakota fire, 3 October 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 1,134 ha in total · 2 days
  29. 994 ha Mzimba fire, December 2021 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,097 ha in total · 9 days
  30. 215 ha Nkhotakota fire, 6 November 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 1,318 ha in total · 9 days
  31. 1,866 ha Mzimba fire, November 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,929 ha in total · 8 days
  32. 853 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 31 October 2021 0.1% of the municipality · 5,180 ha in total · 8 days
  33. 120 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 29 October 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 2,207 ha in total · 10 days
  34. 370 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 16 October 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 2,074 ha in total · 4 days
  35. 429 ha Nkhotakota fire, 30 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 4,060 ha in total · 9 days
  36. 311 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 4 November 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 2,760 ha in total · 9 days
  37. 10 ha Mzimba fire, 4 November 2020 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 1,080 ha in total · 9 days
  38. 1,718 ha Mzimba fire, 4 November 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,805 ha in total · 6 days
  39. 400 ha Nkhotakota fire, 28 September 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 6,035 ha in total · 15 days
  40. 181 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 20 September 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 1,354 ha in total · 7 days
  41. 4,258 ha Mzimba fire, September 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,220 ha in total · 17 days
  42. 182 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 18 September 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 1,416 ha in total · 5 days
  43. 1,077 ha Mzimba fire, November 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,069 ha in total · 5 days
  44. 1,058 ha Mzimba fire, 26 October 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,181 ha in total · 3 days
  45. 2,089 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 22 October 2019 0.2% of the municipality · 11,662 ha in total · 14 days
  46. 1,040 ha Mzimba fire, 21 October 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,046 ha in total · 9 days
  47. 2,320 ha Nkhotakota fire, 14 October 2019 0.2% of the municipality · 5,459 ha in total · 20 days
  48. 252 ha Mzimba fire, 6 October 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 1,091 ha in total · 4 days
  49. 1,258 ha Mzimba fire, September 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,247 ha in total · 4 days
  50. 1,738 ha Mzimba fire, 29 October 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,726 ha in total · 6 days
  51. 374 ha Mzimba fire, 25 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 1,324 ha in total · 6 days
  52. 61 ha Nkhotakota fire, 24 October 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 1,131 ha in total · 9 days
  53. 1,225 ha Mzimba fire, 24 October 2018 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,214 ha in total · 9 days
  54. 1,021 ha Nkhotakota fire, 24 October 2018 0.1% of the municipality · 3,457 ha in total · 10 days
  55. 369 ha Mzimba fire, 15 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 1,317 ha in total · 5 days
  56. 231 ha Mzimba fire, 14 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 2,132 ha in total · 5 days
  57. 61 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 13 October 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 1,767 ha in total · 5 days
  58. 1,271 ha Mzimba fire, September 2018 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,302 ha in total · 9 days
  59. 1,142 ha Mzimba fire, June 2018 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,138 ha in total · 1 day
  60. 1,074 ha Mzimba fire, November 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,066 ha in total · 8 days
  61. 68 ha Nkhotakota fire, 22 October 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 1,645 ha in total · 6 days
  62. 768 ha Nkhotakota fire, 14 October 2017 0.1% of the municipality · 4,962 ha in total · 11 days
  63. 1,537 ha Mzimba fire, 9 October 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 2,128 ha in total · 8 days
  64. 537 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 7 October 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 1,432 ha in total · 5 days
  65. 2,845 ha Mzimba fire, 6 October 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,820 ha in total · 15 days
  66. 351 ha Nkhata Bay fire, September 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 1,025 ha in total · 4 days
  67. 1,324 ha Mzimba fire, 22 November 2016 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,683 ha in total · 5 days
  68. 878 ha Mzimba fire, 13 November 2016 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,233 ha in total · 4 days
  69. 1,051 ha Mzimba fire, 28 October 2016 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,043 ha in total · 6 days
  70. 1,931 ha Mzimba fire, 20 October 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,103 ha in total · 6 days
  71. 1,199 ha Mzimba fire, 16 October 2016 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,191 ha in total · 8 days
  72. 1,066 ha Mzimba fire, 10 October 2016 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,056 ha in total · 8 days
  73. 1,113 ha Nkhotakota fire, 9 October 2016 0.1% of the municipality · 1,159 ha in total · 10 days
  74. 43 ha Nkhotakota fire, 8 October 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 1,912 ha in total · 9 days
  75. 6,696 ha Mzimba fire, 8 October 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 6,937 ha in total · 16 days
  76. 2,319 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 24 September 2016 0.2% of the municipality · 69,845 ha in total · 57 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).