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Wildfires in Mavago

Mavago, Mozambique, has had 106 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 569,196 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 62% of its area. Fire danger today: moderate (FWI 15).

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. Fri 30 Moderate 30° · 48 % · 35 km/h
  2. Sat 31 Moderate 29° · 46 % · 34 km/h
  3. Sun 1 Moderate 30° · 45 % · 42 km/h
  4. Mon 2 Moderate 34° · 38 % · 29 km/h
  5. Tue 3 Moderate 33° · 41 % · 28 km/h
  6. Wed 4 High 34° · 31 % · 34 km/h
  7. Thu 5 High 33° · 34 % · 36 km/h
  8. Fri 6 High 35° · 27 % · 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

569,196
hectares burned
62 %
of its area
106
fires
9,254
km²

How many times has Mavago burned?

Mavago has burned 106 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Mecula fire, 23 October 2026, with 2,810 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 7× 16
  2. 10× 17
  3. 9× 18
  4. 9× 19
  5. 9× 20
  6. 7× 21
  7. 12× 22
  8. 3× 23
  9. 2× 24
  10. 21× 25
  11. 17× 26
106
fires
11
years with fire
569,196
cumulative ha
23 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 Mozambique →

Fires that entered Mavago

  1. 2,810 ha Mecula fire, 23 October 2026 0.3% of the municipality · 3,841 ha in total · 6 days
  2. 4,190 ha Mecula fire, 20 October 2026 0.4% of the municipality · 4,386 ha in total · 10 days
  3. 4,603 ha Mavago fire, 16 October 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,578 ha in total · 14 days
  4. 51,614 ha Mavago fire, 15 October 2026 where it started 5.6% of the municipality · 51,791 ha in total · 15 days
  5. 4,451 ha Mavago fire, 14 October 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,426 ha in total · 12 days
  6. 4,708 ha Mavago fire, 8 October 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,681 ha in total · 17 days
  7. 3,934 ha Mavago fire, 7 October 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,914 ha in total · 10 days
  8. 4,731 ha Mavago fire, 6 October 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,702 ha in total · 10 days
  9. 3,022 ha Mavago fire, 6 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,070 ha in total · 13 days
  10. 3,452 ha Mavago fire, 5 October 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,436 ha in total · 7 days
  11. 3,957 ha Mavago fire, 5 October 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,936 ha in total · 12 days
  12. 3,180 ha Mavago fire, 4 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,155 ha in total · 20 days
  13. 4,638 ha Mavago fire, 3 October 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,616 ha in total · 11 days
  14. 1,335 ha Mecula fire, 3 October 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 4,499 ha in total · 13 days
  15. 8,697 ha Mavago fire, 26 September 2026 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 8,651 ha in total · 8 days
  16. 3,726 ha Mavago fire, 14 September 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,707 ha in total · 3 days
  17. 5,183 ha Mavago fire, 10 September 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,143 ha in total · 7 days
  18. 3,510 ha Mavago fire, 24 October 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,493 ha in total · 12 days
  19. 3,675 ha Mavago fire, 3 October 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,653 ha in total · 6 days
  20. 8,280 ha Mavago fire, 26 September 2025 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 8,242 ha in total · 6 days
  21. 3,349 ha Mavago fire, 22 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,331 ha in total · 7 days
  22. 172 ha Mecula fire, 14 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 3,264 ha in total · 11 days
  23. 3,246 ha Mavago fire, 13 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,229 ha in total · 3 days
  24. 3,412 ha Mavago fire, 12 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,409 ha in total · 12 days
  25. 3,219 ha Mavago fire, 11 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,203 ha in total · 5 days
  26. 22,642 ha Mavago fire, 6 September 2025 where it started 2.4% of the municipality · 22,469 ha in total · 18 days
  27. 4,457 ha Mavago fire, 6 September 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,431 ha in total · 10 days
  28. 1,583 ha Mavago fire, 4 September 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,863 ha in total · 18 days
  29. 5,798 ha Mavago fire, 4 September 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,759 ha in total · 13 days
  30. 40 ha Majune fire, 3 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 3,403 ha in total · 4 days
  31. 3,312 ha Mecula fire, 3 September 2025 0.4% of the municipality · 7,558 ha in total · 20 days
  32. 3,471 ha Mavago fire, 3 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,447 ha in total · 11 days
  33. 24 ha Majune fire, 3 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 5,458 ha in total · 12 days
  34. 9,613 ha Mavago fire, 2 September 2025 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 9,545 ha in total · 23 days
  35. 6,257 ha Mavago fire, 1 September 2025 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 6,227 ha in total · 18 days
  36. 2,676 ha Mecula fire, 24 August 2025 0.3% of the municipality · 8,688 ha in total · 13 days
  37. 3,296 ha Mecula fire, 23 August 2025 0.4% of the municipality · 5,956 ha in total · 21 days
  38. 6,745 ha Mavago fire, August 2025 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 6,710 ha in total · 19 days
  39. 3,306 ha Mavago fire, October 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,288 ha in total · 2 days
  40. 5,315 ha Mavago fire, September 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,285 ha in total · 11 days
  41. 2,698 ha Mavago fire, 31 October 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,042 ha in total · 2 days
  42. 2,418 ha Mavago fire, 24 October 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,563 ha in total · 8 days
  43. 3,371 ha Mavago fire, 11 October 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,354 ha in total · 5 days
  44. 4,070 ha Mavago fire, 27 October 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,042 ha in total · 11 days
  45. 25,509 ha Mavago fire, 24 October 2022 where it started 2.8% of the municipality · 25,359 ha in total · 17 days
  46. 7,284 ha Mavago fire, 22 October 2022 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 7,235 ha in total · 18 days
  47. 3,121 ha Mavago fire, 22 October 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,102 ha in total · 4 days
  48. 3,058 ha Mavago fire, 21 October 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,039 ha in total · 8 days
  49. 6,412 ha Mavago fire, 18 October 2022 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 6,375 ha in total · 12 days
  50. 3,676 ha Mavago fire, 11 October 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,657 ha in total · 7 days
  51. 3,156 ha Mavago fire, 9 October 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,141 ha in total · 8 days
  52. 141 ha Mecula fire, 9 October 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 4,366 ha in total · 7 days
  53. 27,584 ha Mavago fire, 8 October 2022 where it started 3.0% of the municipality · 54,544 ha in total · 33 days
  54. 5,914 ha Mavago fire, 4 October 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,871 ha in total · 14 days
  55. 283 ha Majune fire, 1 October 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 53,253 ha in total · 29 days
  56. 3,316 ha Mavago fire, 17 November 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,292 ha in total · 11 days
  57. 1,626 ha Mecula fire, 14 November 2021 0.2% of the municipality · 3,756 ha in total · 6 days
  58. 3,499 ha Mavago fire, 5 November 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,479 ha in total · 5 days
  59. 7,952 ha Mavago fire, 4 November 2021 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 7,911 ha in total · 22 days
  60. 3,248 ha Mavago fire, 29 September 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,230 ha in total · 6 days
  61. 3,642 ha Mavago fire, 28 September 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,624 ha in total · 8 days
  62. 5,392 ha Mavago fire, 21 September 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,361 ha in total · 17 days
  63. 4,027 ha Mavago fire, 28 September 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,008 ha in total · 15 days
  64. 6,036 ha Mavago fire, 25 September 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 6,007 ha in total · 4 days
  65. 21,339 ha Mavago fire, 25 September 2020 where it started 2.3% of the municipality · 21,223 ha in total · 12 days
  66. 3,104 ha Mavago fire, 24 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,080 ha in total · 10 days
  67. 106 ha Sanga fire, 23 September 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 3,938 ha in total · 14 days
  68. 5,737 ha Mavago fire, 22 September 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,706 ha in total · 15 days
  69. 4,828 ha Mavago fire, 20 September 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,799 ha in total · 7 days
  70. 16,732 ha Mavago fire, 18 September 2020 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 27,813 ha in total · 24 days
  71. 2,932 ha Mavago fire, 4 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,013 ha in total · 5 days
  72. 4,792 ha Mavago fire, 25 October 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,758 ha in total · 10 days
  73. 2,306 ha Sanga fire, 24 October 2019 0.2% of the municipality · 7,245 ha in total · 9 days
  74. 4,365 ha Mavago fire, 24 October 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,340 ha in total · 9 days
  75. 12,523 ha Mecula fire, 23 October 2019 1.4% of the municipality · 16,619 ha in total · 11 days
  76. 128 ha Mavago fire, 23 September 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 3,140 ha in total · 8 days
  77. 3,307 ha Mavago fire, 21 September 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,290 ha in total · 8 days
  78. 3,728 ha Mavago fire, 13 September 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,706 ha in total · 10 days
  79. 3,303 ha Mavago fire, 12 September 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,343 ha in total · 12 days
  80. 4,019 ha Mavago fire, August 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,000 ha in total · 6 days
  81. 11,052 ha Mavago fire, 23 October 2018 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 10,977 ha in total · 12 days
  82. 233 ha Mecula fire, 16 October 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 5,990 ha in total · 20 days
  83. 7,113 ha Mavago fire, 11 October 2018 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 7,060 ha in total · 15 days
  84. 4,010 ha Mavago fire, 9 October 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,983 ha in total · 18 days
  85. 747 ha Mecula fire, 28 September 2018 0.1% of the municipality · 3,399 ha in total · 5 days
  86. 3,268 ha Mavago fire, 21 September 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,249 ha in total · 9 days
  87. 3,030 ha Mavago fire, 21 September 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,014 ha in total · 10 days
  88. 2 ha Sanga fire, 18 September 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 3,594 ha in total · 5 days
  89. 4,078 ha Mavago fire, 14 September 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,093 ha in total · 15 days
  90. 52 ha Muembe fire, 19 October 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 4,130 ha in total · 8 days
  91. 7,663 ha Mavago fire, 15 October 2017 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 7,610 ha in total · 8 days
  92. 6,286 ha Mavago fire, 15 October 2017 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 6,246 ha in total · 14 days
  93. 7,416 ha Mavago fire, 11 October 2017 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 7,363 ha in total · 16 days
  94. 11,559 ha Mavago fire, 10 October 2017 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 11,831 ha in total · 18 days
  95. 3,561 ha Mavago fire, 4 October 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,541 ha in total · 9 days
  96. 2 ha Sanga fire, 24 September 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 3,956 ha in total · 5 days
  97. 4,532 ha Mavago fire, 22 September 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,508 ha in total · 19 days
  98. 3,067 ha Mavago fire, 13 September 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,050 ha in total · 5 days
  99. 6,928 ha Mavago fire, 6 September 2017 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 6,894 ha in total · 12 days
  100. 1,072 ha Mecula fire, 9 October 2016 0.1% of the municipality · 6,031 ha in total · 13 days
  101. 2,229 ha Mecula fire, 8 October 2016 0.2% of the municipality · 5,089 ha in total · 6 days
  102. 3,747 ha Mavago fire, October 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,725 ha in total · 1 day
  103. 3,200 ha Mavago fire, 18 September 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,400 ha in total · 5 days
  104. 6,288 ha Mavago fire, 16 September 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 6,251 ha in total · 12 days
  105. 5,983 ha Mavago fire, 11 September 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,952 ha in total · 15 days
  106. 5,769 ha Mavago fire, August 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,725 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/Mozambique INE (Instituto Nacional de Estatistica), 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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