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Wildfires in Mocuba

Mocuba, Mozambique: 133 fires since 2016 burned 1,342,910 hectares inside its boundaries, 1.5 times its area, because some ground burned more than once. Fire danger today: high (FWI 37).

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. Tue 27 High 39° · 22 % · 34 km/h
  2. Wed 28 High 40° · 20 % · 34 km/h
  3. Thu 29 Low 32° · 46 % · 46 km/h
  4. Fri 30 High 31° · 30 % · 43 km/h
  5. Sat 31 High 32° · 28 % · 34 km/h
  6. Sun 1 High 34° · 29 % · 48 km/h
  7. Mon 2 High 36° · 29 % · 52 km/h
  8. Tue 3 High 38° · 25 % · 44 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

1,342,910
hectares burned
1.5×
times its area (some ground burned more than once)
133
fires
8,821
km²

How many times has Mocuba burned?

Mocuba has burned 133 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Mocuba fire, September 2026, with 7,888 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 6× 16
  2. 3× 17
  3. 11× 18
  4. 10× 19
  5. 7× 20
  6. 18× 21
  7. 10× 22
  8. 16× 23
  9. 13× 24
  10. 24× 25
  11. 15× 26
133
fires
11
years with fire
1,342,910
cumulative ha
12 Sept 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 Mocuba

  1. 7,888 ha Mocuba fire, September 2026 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 8,561 ha in total · 15 days
  2. 72 ha Lugela fire, 10 September 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 7,961 ha in total · 20 days
  3. 3,796 ha Lugela fire, 10 September 2026 0.4% of the municipality · 12,329 ha in total · 19 days
  4. 4,155 ha Ile fire, September 2026 0.5% of the municipality · 7,172 ha in total · 26 days
  5. 4,945 ha Mocuba fire, 30 August 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,923 ha in total · 9 days
  6. 23,992 ha Mocuba fire, 27 August 2026 where it started 2.7% of the municipality · 33,840 ha in total · 33 days
  7. 4,411 ha Mocuba fire, 27 August 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,454 ha in total · 12 days
  8. 13,785 ha Mocuba fire, 23 August 2026 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 16,851 ha in total · 16 days
  9. 646 ha Mocubela fire, 23 August 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 75,491 ha in total · 40 days
  10. 57,969 ha Mocuba fire, 21 August 2026 where it started 6.6% of the municipality · 129,061 ha in total · 40 days
  11. 86,102 ha Mocuba fire, 19 August 2026 where it started 9.8% of the municipality · 157,003 ha in total · 42 days
  12. 143,645 ha Mocuba fire, 16 August 2026 where it started 16% of the municipality · 505,288 ha in total · 45 days
  13. 25,357 ha Mocuba fire, 16 August 2026 where it started 2.9% of the municipality · 25,228 ha in total · 23 days
  14. 104,889 ha Mocuba fire, 16 August 2026 where it started 12% of the municipality · 141,123 ha in total · 30 days
  15. 3,040 ha Mocuba fire, 6 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,026 ha in total · 7 days
  16. 4,024 ha Mocuba fire, 21 October 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,004 ha in total · 11 days
  17. 4,931 ha Mocuba fire, 3 October 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,200 ha in total · 24 days
  18. 4,272 ha Mocuba fire, 17 September 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,253 ha in total · 14 days
  19. 6,099 ha Mocuba fire, 16 September 2025 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 6,072 ha in total · 21 days
  20. 2,298 ha Mocuba fire, 15 September 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,194 ha in total · 22 days
  21. 5 ha Maganja Da Costa fire, 12 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 5,886 ha in total · 18 days
  22. 3,724 ha Mocuba fire, 12 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,709 ha in total · 21 days
  23. 4,997 ha Mocuba fire, 12 September 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,961 ha in total · 21 days
  24. 220 ha Mocubela fire, 12 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 7,413 ha in total · 18 days
  25. 13 ha Lugela fire, 11 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 7,852 ha in total · 19 days
  26. 3,447 ha Mocuba fire, 10 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,430 ha in total · 23 days
  27. 4,208 ha Mocuba fire, 9 September 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,180 ha in total · 21 days
  28. 6,254 ha Mocuba fire, 8 September 2025 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 6,215 ha in total · 22 days
  29. 4,087 ha Mocuba fire, 8 September 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,064 ha in total · 17 days
  30. 7,232 ha Mocuba fire, 7 September 2025 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 9,719 ha in total · 27 days
  31. 4,540 ha Mocuba fire, 6 September 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,515 ha in total · 24 days
  32. 2,800 ha Mocuba fire, 6 September 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 7,204 ha in total · 28 days
  33. 1,559 ha Derre fire, 4 September 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 72,800 ha in total · 44 days
  34. 7,860 ha Mocuba fire, 4 September 2025 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 8,080 ha in total · 26 days
  35. 5,359 ha Mocuba fire, 3 September 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,323 ha in total · 27 days
  36. 3,142 ha Mocuba fire, 3 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,484 ha in total · 26 days
  37. 32,403 ha Namacurra fire, 3 September 2025 3.7% of the municipality · 62,871 ha in total · 44 days
  38. 7,354 ha Lugela fire, 3 September 2025 0.8% of the municipality · 188,911 ha in total · 64 days
  39. 31,765 ha Mocuba fire, 1 September 2025 where it started 3.6% of the municipality · 31,569 ha in total · 36 days
  40. 5 ha Lugela fire, 7 October 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 11,010 ha in total · 16 days
  41. 8,859 ha Mocuba fire, 13 September 2024 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 9,628 ha in total · 9 days
  42. 5,936 ha Mocuba fire, 13 September 2024 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 5,961 ha in total · 9 days
  43. 5,622 ha Mocuba fire, 8 September 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,943 ha in total · 14 days
  44. 789 ha Nicoadala fire, September 2024 0.1% of the municipality · 10,199 ha in total · 14 days
  45. 16,889 ha Mocubela fire, 7 September 2024 1.9% of the municipality · 19,028 ha in total · 15 days
  46. 8,779 ha Mocuba fire, 7 September 2024 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 8,736 ha in total · 14 days
  47. 7,549 ha Mocuba fire, 6 September 2024 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 7,491 ha in total · 15 days
  48. 2,947 ha Mocuba fire, 5 September 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,088 ha in total · 17 days
  49. 3 ha Lugela fire, 5 September 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 4,527 ha in total · 17 days
  50. 1 ha Mocubela fire, 3 September 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 30,851 ha in total · 19 days
  51. 72,659 ha Mocuba fire, 3 September 2024 where it started 8.2% of the municipality · 73,182 ha in total · 19 days
  52. 5,413 ha Mocuba fire, August 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,379 ha in total · 20 days
  53. 334 ha Milange fire, 6 October 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 5,749 ha in total · 11 days
  54. 758 ha Milange fire, 4 October 2023 0.1% of the municipality · 10,299 ha in total · 11 days
  55. 3,854 ha Mocuba fire, 9 September 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,833 ha in total · 31 days
  56. 821 ha Nicoadala fire, 8 September 2023 0.1% of the municipality · 17,548 ha in total · 31 days
  57. 228 ha Namacurra fire, September 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 14,988 ha in total · 32 days
  58. 3,807 ha Mocuba fire, 4 September 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,786 ha in total · 24 days
  59. 23,014 ha Mocuba fire, 4 September 2023 where it started 2.6% of the municipality · 40,394 ha in total · 43 days
  60. 3,486 ha Mocuba fire, 3 September 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,461 ha in total · 26 days
  61. 3,647 ha Mocuba fire, 3 September 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,341 ha in total · 25 days
  62. 11,794 ha Mocuba fire, 2 September 2023 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 11,725 ha in total · 30 days
  63. 3,971 ha Mocuba fire, 1 September 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,952 ha in total · 21 days
  64. 3,827 ha Mocuba fire, 1 September 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,354 ha in total · 27 days
  65. 3,874 ha Mocuba fire, 22 August 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,854 ha in total · 6 days
  66. 7,474 ha Mocuba fire, 18 August 2023 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 7,432 ha in total · 10 days
  67. 3,360 ha Mocuba fire, 16 August 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,337 ha in total · 12 days
  68. 3,887 ha Mocuba fire, 16 August 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,863 ha in total · 12 days
  69. 3,169 ha Mocuba fire, 5 October 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,155 ha in total · 8 days
  70. 3,382 ha Mocuba fire, 4 October 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,648 ha in total · 7 days
  71. 3,032 ha Mocuba fire, 3 October 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,013 ha in total · 7 days
  72. 1,192 ha Mocubela fire, 1 October 2022 0.1% of the municipality · 4,228 ha in total · 23 days
  73. 4,224 ha Mocuba fire, 23 September 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,199 ha in total · 22 days
  74. 31,388 ha Mocuba fire, 23 September 2022 where it started 3.6% of the municipality · 32,518 ha in total · 28 days
  75. 21,320 ha Mocuba fire, 21 September 2022 where it started 2.4% of the municipality · 32,862 ha in total · 44 days
  76. 3,095 ha Mocuba fire, 17 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,071 ha in total · 15 days
  77. 6,867 ha Mocuba fire, 16 September 2022 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 6,831 ha in total · 17 days
  78. 7,186 ha Mocuba fire, 16 September 2022 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 7,158 ha in total · 15 days
  79. 3,666 ha Mocuba fire, 25 September 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,651 ha in total · 19 days
  80. 4,660 ha Mocuba fire, 14 September 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,633 ha in total · 13 days
  81. 7,887 ha Mocuba fire, 14 September 2021 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 7,946 ha in total · 26 days
  82. 3,197 ha Mocuba fire, 14 September 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,178 ha in total · 8 days
  83. 3,968 ha Mocuba fire, 13 September 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,944 ha in total · 15 days
  84. 7,853 ha Mocuba fire, 13 September 2021 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 7,851 ha in total · 9 days
  85. 16,710 ha Mocuba fire, 13 September 2021 where it started 1.9% of the municipality · 16,621 ha in total · 35 days
  86. 4,552 ha Mocuba fire, 13 September 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,532 ha in total · 16 days
  87. 5,833 ha Mocuba fire, 5 September 2021 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 5,806 ha in total · 5 days
  88. 6,726 ha Mocuba fire, 4 September 2021 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 6,680 ha in total · 6 days
  89. 6,310 ha Mocuba fire, 4 September 2021 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 6,296 ha in total · 12 days
  90. 3,163 ha Mocuba fire, 4 September 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,143 ha in total · 13 days
  91. 3,872 ha Mocuba fire, 4 September 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,848 ha in total · 6 days
  92. 6,484 ha Mocuba fire, 3 September 2021 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 6,443 ha in total · 7 days
  93. 883 ha Mocubela fire, 3 September 2021 0.1% of the municipality · 7,926 ha in total · 7 days
  94. 4,926 ha Mocuba fire, 2 September 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,567 ha in total · 8 days
  95. 12,749 ha Mocuba fire, 1 September 2021 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 20,265 ha in total · 9 days
  96. 2,642 ha Mocuba fire, August 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,333 ha in total · 17 days
  97. 3,389 ha Mocuba fire, 13 September 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,385 ha in total · 9 days
  98. 3,299 ha Mocuba fire, 9 September 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,278 ha in total · 20 days
  99. 3,854 ha Milange fire, 9 September 2020 0.4% of the municipality · 41,830 ha in total · 33 days
  100. 3,957 ha Namacurra fire, September 2020 0.4% of the municipality · 15,311 ha in total · 23 days
  101. 76,853 ha Mocuba fire, 8 September 2020 where it started 8.7% of the municipality · 86,463 ha in total · 34 days
  102. 3,713 ha Mocuba fire, 8 September 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,686 ha in total · 14 days
  103. 2,090 ha Mocuba fire, 8 September 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,162 ha in total · 21 days
  104. 34 ha Mocubela fire, September 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 3,454 ha in total · 14 days
  105. 3,943 ha Mocuba fire, 13 September 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,918 ha in total · 12 days
  106. 2,636 ha Lugela fire, 12 September 2019 0.3% of the municipality · 37,409 ha in total · 41 days
  107. 9 ha Lugela fire, 11 September 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 3,585 ha in total · 20 days
  108. 808 ha Milange fire, 10 September 2019 0.1% of the municipality · 4,654 ha in total · 22 days
  109. 3,270 ha Mocuba fire, 9 September 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,254 ha in total · 13 days
  110. 20,285 ha Mocuba fire, 9 September 2019 where it started 2.3% of the municipality · 21,775 ha in total · 23 days
  111. 215 ha Derre fire, 5 September 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 10,860 ha in total · 27 days
  112. 3,996 ha Mocuba fire, 3 September 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,979 ha in total · 22 days
  113. 3,236 ha Mocuba fire, August 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,219 ha in total · 15 days
  114. 3,265 ha Nicoadala fire, 8 September 2018 0.4% of the municipality · 4,922 ha in total · 21 days
  115. 3,153 ha Mocuba fire, 8 September 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,141 ha in total · 14 days
  116. 351 ha Namacurra fire, September 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 3,849 ha in total · 22 days
  117. 3,209 ha Mocuba fire, 4 September 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,197 ha in total · 6 days
  118. 4,684 ha Mocuba fire, 4 September 2018 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,655 ha in total · 9 days
  119. 5,699 ha Mocuba fire, 3 September 2018 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 8,260 ha in total · 7 days
  120. 3,284 ha Mocuba fire, 3 September 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,263 ha in total · 18 days
  121. 18,076 ha Mocuba fire, 3 September 2018 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 23,063 ha in total · 19 days
  122. 1,683 ha Mocuba fire, 3 September 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 10,600 ha in total · 7 days
  123. 61,009 ha Mocuba fire, 2 September 2018 where it started 6.9% of the municipality · 116,289 ha in total · 35 days
  124. 4,266 ha Mocuba fire, 2 September 2018 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,240 ha in total · 8 days
  125. 5,144 ha Mocuba fire, September 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 44,276 ha in total · 37 days
  126. 5,088 ha Derre fire, 15 September 2017 0.6% of the municipality · 14,637 ha in total · 33 days
  127. 1,507 ha Namacurra fire, September 2017 0.2% of the municipality · 3,745 ha in total · 15 days
  128. 3,474 ha Mocuba fire, 8 September 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,447 ha in total · 22 days
  129. 478 ha Milange fire, 7 September 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 99,267 ha in total · 53 days
  130. 3,534 ha Mocuba fire, 7 September 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,514 ha in total · 13 days
  131. 770 ha Maganja Da Costa fire, September 2016 0.1% of the municipality · 3,458 ha in total · 21 days
  132. 3,038 ha Mocuba fire, 4 September 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,024 ha in total · 16 days
  133. 33,801 ha Derre fire, 2 September 2016 3.8% of the municipality · 116,560 ha in total · 31 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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