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Wildfires in Rumphi

Rumphi, Malawi, has had 117 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 199,814 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 43% of its area. Fire danger today: high (FWI 35).

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 2 provisional pages, 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 29° · 12 % · 44 km/h
  2. Sat 24 High 25° · 29 % · 61 km/h
  3. Sun 25 High 24° · 37 % · 53 km/h
  4. Mon 26 Low 25° · 47 % · 57 km/h
  5. Tue 27 Moderate 26° · 31 % · 55 km/h
  6. Wed 28 High 27° · 27 % · 44 km/h
  7. Thu 29 High 26° · 26 % · 44 km/h
  8. Fri 30 Very low 21° · 46 % · 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

199,814
hectares burned
43 %
of its area
117
fires
4,685
km²

How many times has Rumphi burned?

Rumphi has burned 117 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Chitipa fire, 20 October 2026, with 1,114 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 12× 16
  2. 11× 17
  3. 10× 18
  4. 9× 19
  5. 11× 20
  6. 10× 21
  7. 9× 22
  8. 6× 23
  9. 14× 24
  10. 10× 25
  11. 15× 26
117
fires
11
years with fire
199,814
cumulative ha
20 Oct 2026
most recent

Fires larger than 1,000 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 Malawi →

Fires that entered Rumphi

  1. 1,114 ha Chitipa fire, 20 October 2026 0.2% of the municipality · 2,038 ha in total · 5 days
  2. 1,540 ha Rumphi fire, 15 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,530 ha in total · 10 days
  3. 1,120 ha Rumphi fire, 15 October 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 0 ha in total · 10 days
  4. 42 ha Rumphi fire, 14 October 2026 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 0 ha in total · 10 days
  5. 11 ha Mzimba fire, September 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 1,094 ha in total · 5 days
  6. 1,616 ha Rumphi fire, 24 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,607 ha in total · 2 days
  7. 1,125 ha Rumphi fire, 11 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,119 ha in total · 2 days
  8. 1,261 ha Rumphi fire, 2 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,253 ha in total · 1 day
  9. 2,258 ha Rumphi fire, 1 August 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,245 ha in total · 3 days
  10. 5,508 ha Rumphi fire, 23 July 2026 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 5,477 ha in total · 6 days
  11. 1,435 ha Rumphi fire, 23 July 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,426 ha in total · 3 days
  12. 1,027 ha Rumphi fire, 22 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,063 ha in total · 1 day
  13. 1,477 ha Rumphi fire, 21 July 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,468 ha in total · 2 days
  14. 3,171 ha Rumphi fire, 19 July 2026 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,152 ha in total · 5 days
  15. 1,358 ha Rumphi fire, 18 July 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,351 ha in total · 3 days
  16. 1,800 ha Rumphi fire, 9 July 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,790 ha in total · 3 days
  17. 1,987 ha Rumphi fire, June 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,976 ha in total · 3 days
  18. 1,083 ha Rumphi fire, 31 October 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,077 ha in total · 7 days
  19. 1,135 ha Rumphi fire, 30 October 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,178 ha in total · 3 days
  20. 1,319 ha Rumphi fire, 27 October 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,311 ha in total · 4 days
  21. 1,200 ha Rumphi fire, 9 October 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,194 ha in total · 5 days
  22. 2,103 ha Rumphi fire, 20 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,091 ha in total · 3 days
  23. 1,362 ha Rumphi fire, 16 September 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,353 ha in total · 4 days
  24. 2,491 ha Rumphi fire, 9 September 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,477 ha in total · 5 days
  25. 3,539 ha Rumphi fire, 30 August 2025 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,518 ha in total · 4 days
  26. 257 ha Chitipa fire, 10 August 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 2,515 ha in total · 2 days
  27. 1,740 ha Rumphi fire, 4 August 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,730 ha in total · 3 days
  28. 2,839 ha Rumphi fire, October 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,820 ha in total · 6 days
  29. 1,028 ha Rumphi fire, September 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,022 ha in total · 4 days
  30. 503 ha Chitipa fire, 30 July 2024 0.1% of the municipality · 2,977 ha in total · 4 days
  31. 3,976 ha Rumphi fire, 29 July 2024 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,244 ha in total · 3 days
  32. 3,901 ha Rumphi fire, 28 July 2024 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,878 ha in total · 5 days
  33. 1,085 ha Rumphi fire, 28 July 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,079 ha in total · 4 days
  34. 477 ha Chitipa fire, 21 July 2024 0.1% of the municipality · 2,029 ha in total · 4 days
  35. 1,532 ha Rumphi fire, 11 July 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,523 ha in total · 4 days
  36. 1,046 ha Rumphi fire, 11 July 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,040 ha in total · 1 day
  37. 1,179 ha Rumphi fire, 11 July 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,172 ha in total · 1 day
  38. 1,128 ha Rumphi fire, 11 July 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,122 ha in total · 2 days
  39. 1,494 ha Rumphi fire, 10 July 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,484 ha in total · 1 day
  40. 1,069 ha Rumphi fire, 10 July 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,062 ha in total · 3 days
  41. 1,643 ha Rumphi fire, 9 July 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,634 ha in total · 4 days
  42. 1,888 ha Rumphi fire, 24 October 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,877 ha in total · 3 days
  43. 1,029 ha Rumphi fire, 13 October 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,023 ha in total · 3 days
  44. 1,598 ha Rumphi fire, 13 October 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,587 ha in total · 4 days
  45. 827 ha Rumphi fire, August 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,092 ha in total · 2 days
  46. 366 ha Chitipa fire, July 2023 0.1% of the municipality · 1,127 ha in total · 3 days
  47. 1,073 ha Rumphi fire, July 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,175 ha in total · 3 days
  48. 1,267 ha Rumphi fire, 11 November 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,259 ha in total · 8 days
  49. 1,751 ha Rumphi fire, 6 November 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,740 ha in total · 6 days
  50. 1,072 ha Rumphi fire, 10 October 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,066 ha in total · 4 days
  51. 1,103 ha Rumphi fire, 10 October 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,096 ha in total · 2 days
  52. 2,048 ha Rumphi fire, 9 October 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,037 ha in total · 4 days
  53. 2,165 ha Rumphi fire, 2 October 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,152 ha in total · 9 days
  54. 1,716 ha Rumphi fire, September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,706 ha in total · 2 days
  55. 728 ha Chitipa fire, 8 September 2022 0.2% of the municipality · 2,262 ha in total · 6 days
  56. 1,767 ha Rumphi fire, August 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,757 ha in total · 1 day
  57. 1,074 ha Rumphi fire, December 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,068 ha in total · 3 days
  58. 1,707 ha Rumphi fire, 20 November 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,696 ha in total · 6 days
  59. 3,617 ha Rumphi fire, 9 November 2021 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,635 ha in total · 7 days
  60. 291 ha Rumphi fire, 5 November 2021 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,006 ha in total · 3 days
  61. 1,059 ha Rumphi fire, October 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,053 ha in total · 4 days
  62. 3,265 ha Rumphi fire, 30 August 2021 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,246 ha in total · 10 days
  63. 1,553 ha Rumphi fire, 14 August 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,544 ha in total · 1 day
  64. 1,067 ha Rumphi fire, 28 July 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,061 ha in total · 3 days
  65. 807 ha Rumphi fire, 18 July 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,097 ha in total · 3 days
  66. 1,535 ha Rumphi fire, 13 July 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,527 ha in total · 3 days
  67. 2,283 ha Rumphi fire, November 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,268 ha in total · 9 days
  68. 1,639 ha Rumphi fire, 24 October 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,629 ha in total · 7 days
  69. 1,287 ha Rumphi fire, 19 October 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,016 ha in total · 3 days
  70. 904 ha Karonga fire, 2 October 2020 0.2% of the municipality · 3,321 ha in total · 6 days
  71. 176 ha Nkhata Bay fire, 2 October 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 1,061 ha in total · 4 days
  72. 1,340 ha Rumphi fire, 25 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,333 ha in total · 6 days
  73. 1,307 ha Rumphi fire, 4 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,299 ha in total · 2 days
  74. 1,066 ha Rumphi fire, 1 September 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,060 ha in total · 2 days
  75. 1,195 ha Rumphi fire, 27 August 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,189 ha in total · 3 days
  76. 1,039 ha Rumphi fire, 10 August 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,033 ha in total · 1 day
  77. 1,810 ha Rumphi fire, 7 August 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,800 ha in total · 3 days
  78. 1,028 ha Rumphi fire, 22 September 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,022 ha in total · 1 day
  79. 1,015 ha Rumphi fire, 2 September 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,009 ha in total · 1 day
  80. 1,689 ha Rumphi fire, 31 August 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,678 ha in total · 2 days
  81. 2,075 ha Rumphi fire, 16 August 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,093 ha in total · 5 days
  82. 1,233 ha Rumphi fire, 7 August 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,226 ha in total · 2 days
  83. 1,961 ha Rumphi fire, 5 August 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,950 ha in total · 3 days
  84. 10,708 ha Rumphi fire, 3 August 2019 where it started 2.3% of the municipality · 11,230 ha in total · 7 days
  85. 1,387 ha Rumphi fire, 2 August 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,737 ha in total · 2 days
  86. 1,537 ha Rumphi fire, 2 August 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,528 ha in total · 3 days
  87. 1,323 ha Rumphi fire, October 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,314 ha in total · 8 days
  88. 1,174 ha Rumphi fire, 22 September 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,167 ha in total · 8 days
  89. 1,788 ha Rumphi fire, 22 September 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,779 ha in total · 2 days
  90. 96 ha Chitipa fire, 12 August 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 1,207 ha in total · 3 days
  91. 2,001 ha Chitipa fire, 10 August 2018 0.4% of the municipality · 3,635 ha in total · 6 days
  92. 1,155 ha Rumphi fire, 8 August 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,148 ha in total · 3 days
  93. 1,052 ha Rumphi fire, 5 August 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,046 ha in total · 1 day
  94. 4,413 ha Rumphi fire, 4 August 2018 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 4,664 ha in total · 5 days
  95. 1,612 ha Rumphi fire, 3 August 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,602 ha in total · 4 days
  96. 837 ha Rumphi fire, 2 August 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,213 ha in total · 3 days
  97. 1,038 ha Chitipa fire, 20 October 2017 0.2% of the municipality · 4,007 ha in total · 4 days
  98. 1,248 ha Rumphi fire, 20 October 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,241 ha in total · 3 days
  99. 1,113 ha Rumphi fire, 18 October 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,106 ha in total · 3 days
  100. 3,255 ha Rumphi fire, 17 October 2017 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,235 ha in total · 4 days
  101. 5,930 ha Rumphi fire, 15 September 2017 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 5,896 ha in total · 4 days
  102. 4,248 ha Rumphi fire, 12 September 2017 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 4,225 ha in total · 6 days
  103. 1,010 ha Rumphi fire, 11 September 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,187 ha in total · 2 days
  104. 1,053 ha Rumphi fire, 30 August 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,046 ha in total · 1 day
  105. 76 ha Chitipa fire, August 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 2,199 ha in total · 5 days
  106. 4,132 ha Rumphi fire, 23 August 2017 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 4,108 ha in total · 3 days
  107. 1,111 ha Chitipa fire, June 2017 0.2% of the municipality · 2,425 ha in total · 4 days
  108. 2,444 ha Rumphi fire, 31 October 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,430 ha in total · 7 days
  109. 1,016 ha Rumphi fire, 23 October 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,010 ha in total · 1 day
  110. 1,112 ha Rumphi fire, 21 October 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,106 ha in total · 8 days
  111. 1,462 ha Rumphi fire, 25 September 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,454 ha in total · 2 days
  112. 1,586 ha Rumphi fire, 13 September 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,577 ha in total · 3 days
  113. 1,290 ha Rumphi fire, 29 August 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,282 ha in total · 4 days
  114. 2,859 ha Rumphi fire, 29 August 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,843 ha in total · 7 days
  115. 4,758 ha Rumphi fire, 30 July 2016 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 4,730 ha in total · 5 days
  116. 11 ha Chitipa fire, 29 July 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 7,693 ha in total · 6 days
  117. 1,886 ha Rumphi fire, 28 July 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,876 ha in total · 4 days
  118. 1,462 ha Rumphi fire, 15 July 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,454 ha in total · 1 day
  119. 1,397 ha Rumphi fire, 5 July 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,389 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/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).

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