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Wildfires in Ribaué

Ribaué, Mozambique, has had 81 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 445,213 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 71% of its area. Fire danger today: high (FWI 32).

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. Thu 29 High 33° · 40 % · 43 km/h
  2. Fri 30 High 30° · 31 % · 42 km/h
  3. Sat 31 High 30° · 29 % · 34 km/h
  4. Sun 1 High 31° · 29 % · 35 km/h
  5. Mon 2 High 33° · 28 % · 31 km/h
  6. Tue 3 High 34° · 33 % · 39 km/h
  7. Wed 4 High 35° · 29 % · 42 km/h
  8. Thu 5 High 34° · 30 % · 35 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

445,213
hectares burned
71 %
of its area
81
fires
6,284
km²

How many times has Ribaué burned?

Ribaué has burned 81 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Mecubúri fire, 10 September 2026, with 270 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 7× 16
  2. 5× 17
  3. 10× 18
  4. 4× 19
  5. 8× 20
  6. 6× 21
  7. 5× 22
  8. 1× 23
  9. 5× 24
  10. 14× 25
  11. 16× 26
81
fires
11
years with fire
445,213
cumulative ha
10 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 Ribaué

  1. 270 ha Mecubúri fire, 10 September 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 3,289 ha in total · 18 days
  2. 1,550 ha Murrupula fire, August 2026 0.2% of the municipality · 11,028 ha in total · 29 days
  3. 3,244 ha Ribaué fire, 23 August 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,229 ha in total · 13 days
  4. 4,792 ha Ribaué fire, 23 August 2026 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 8,356 ha in total · 23 days
  5. 3,411 ha Ribaué fire, 22 August 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,390 ha in total · 17 days
  6. 3,383 ha Ribaué fire, 21 August 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,367 ha in total · 18 days
  7. 3,700 ha Ribaué fire, 21 August 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 6,137 ha in total · 25 days
  8. 201 ha Ribaué fire, 18 August 2026 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 26,995 ha in total · 31 days
  9. 3,115 ha Ribaué fire, 18 August 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,099 ha in total · 27 days
  10. 2,279 ha Ribaué fire, 16 August 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,334 ha in total · 12 days
  11. 4,304 ha Ribaué fire, 16 August 2026 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 4,283 ha in total · 23 days
  12. 75,703 ha Ribaué fire, 16 August 2026 where it started 12% of the municipality · 145,344 ha in total · 43 days
  13. 4,393 ha Ribaué fire, 14 August 2026 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 8,950 ha in total · 22 days
  14. 452 ha Lalaua fire, 14 August 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 4,532 ha in total · 24 days
  15. 350 ha Lalaua fire, 9 August 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 52,509 ha in total · 37 days
  16. 2,792 ha Ribaué fire, 8 August 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,045 ha in total · 5 days
  17. 1,980 ha Ribaué fire, 11 September 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,540 ha in total · 19 days
  18. 2,885 ha Mecubúri fire, 11 September 2025 0.5% of the municipality · 4,929 ha in total · 23 days
  19. 6,031 ha Ribaué fire, 10 September 2025 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 5,991 ha in total · 20 days
  20. 9,066 ha Ribaué fire, 9 September 2025 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 9,006 ha in total · 27 days
  21. 356 ha Murrupula fire, 9 September 2025 0.1% of the municipality · 15,282 ha in total · 28 days
  22. 5,633 ha Ribaué fire, 4 September 2025 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 5,608 ha in total · 13 days
  23. 7,035 ha Murrupula fire, 2 September 2025 1.1% of the municipality · 43,808 ha in total · 36 days
  24. 0 ha Lalaua fire, 2 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 4,162 ha in total · 17 days
  25. 40,430 ha Gilé fire, 1 September 2025 6.4% of the municipality · 169,464 ha in total · 29 days
  26. 4,029 ha Ribaué fire, August 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,011 ha in total · 15 days
  27. 498 ha Lalaua fire, 22 August 2025 0.1% of the municipality · 3,202 ha in total · 13 days
  28. 5,332 ha Lalaua fire, 22 August 2025 0.8% of the municipality · 8,954 ha in total · 15 days
  29. 292 ha Lalaua fire, 18 August 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 8,519 ha in total · 19 days
  30. 1,219 ha Mecubúri fire, 18 August 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 3,602 ha in total · 14 days
  31. 6,033 ha Alto Molocue fire, 7 September 2024 1.0% of the municipality · 8,367 ha in total · 16 days
  32. 3,052 ha Ribaué fire, September 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,030 ha in total · 15 days
  33. 663 ha Gilé fire, 6 September 2024 0.1% of the municipality · 70,839 ha in total · 23 days
  34. 5,470 ha Ribaué fire, August 2024 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 5,439 ha in total · 12 days
  35. 31 ha Lalaua fire, August 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 3,161 ha in total · 13 days
  36. 5,088 ha Ribaué fire, September 2023 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 5,132 ha in total · 22 days
  37. 3,320 ha Ribaué fire, October 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,299 ha in total · 7 days
  38. 3,418 ha Ribaué fire, 29 September 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,395 ha in total · 14 days
  39. 14,038 ha Ribaué fire, 26 September 2022 where it started 2.2% of the municipality · 14,336 ha in total · 19 days
  40. 24,379 ha Gilé fire, 20 September 2022 3.9% of the municipality · 90,638 ha in total · 32 days
  41. 783 ha Murrupula fire, 18 September 2022 0.1% of the municipality · 9,010 ha in total · 30 days
  42. 755 ha Murrupula fire, October 2021 0.1% of the municipality · 7,414 ha in total · 9 days
  43. 6,441 ha Ribaué fire, 21 September 2021 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 12,556 ha in total · 20 days
  44. 3,620 ha Ribaué fire, 20 September 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,234 ha in total · 21 days
  45. 6,231 ha Ribaué fire, 13 September 2021 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 6,454 ha in total · 24 days
  46. 3,696 ha Ribaué fire, 11 September 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,746 ha in total · 14 days
  47. 3,907 ha Ribaué fire, August 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 7,363 ha in total · 16 days
  48. 23 ha Gilé fire, 5 September 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 3,509 ha in total · 17 days
  49. 3,998 ha Ribaué fire, 26 August 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,972 ha in total · 7 days
  50. 4,384 ha Ribaué fire, 26 August 2020 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 4,491 ha in total · 6 days
  51. 7,566 ha Ribaué fire, 25 August 2020 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 7,515 ha in total · 8 days
  52. 1,269 ha Murrupula fire, 25 August 2020 0.2% of the municipality · 3,363 ha in total · 7 days
  53. 37 ha Murrupula fire, 24 August 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 6,400 ha in total · 9 days
  54. 13,155 ha Ribaué fire, 17 August 2020 where it started 2.1% of the municipality · 17,481 ha in total · 16 days
  55. 1,566 ha Ribaué fire, 3 August 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,720 ha in total · 5 days
  56. 334 ha Murrupula fire, 11 September 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 3,750 ha in total · 14 days
  57. 2,996 ha Ribaué fire, September 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 12,655 ha in total · 22 days
  58. 4,010 ha Ribaué fire, 31 August 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,149 ha in total · 17 days
  59. 3,246 ha Ribaué fire, 27 August 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,467 ha in total · 16 days
  60. 1 ha Gilé fire, 16 September 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 6,451 ha in total · 13 days
  61. 4,150 ha Ribaué fire, 14 September 2018 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 4,122 ha in total · 8 days
  62. 3,230 ha Ribaué fire, 14 September 2018 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,209 ha in total · 15 days
  63. 14 ha Murrupula fire, 14 September 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 3,763 ha in total · 16 days
  64. 9,337 ha Ribaué fire, 14 September 2018 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 11,628 ha in total · 15 days
  65. 9,223 ha Ribaué fire, 13 September 2018 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 9,164 ha in total · 17 days
  66. 527 ha Ribaué fire, 9 September 2018 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 17,193 ha in total · 22 days
  67. 12,226 ha Ribaué fire, 7 September 2018 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 12,275 ha in total · 24 days
  68. 4,439 ha Gilé fire, 5 September 2018 0.7% of the municipality · 25,284 ha in total · 26 days
  69. 1,092 ha Lalaua fire, 7 August 2018 0.2% of the municipality · 4,522 ha in total · 10 days
  70. 2,490 ha Ribaué fire, 9 September 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,016 ha in total · 15 days
  71. 4,013 ha Ribaué fire, 6 September 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,994 ha in total · 12 days
  72. 4,554 ha Ribaué fire, 6 September 2017 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 7,473 ha in total · 21 days
  73. 29,836 ha Ribaué fire, 6 September 2017 where it started 4.8% of the municipality · 53,154 ha in total · 22 days
  74. 73 ha Rapale fire, September 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 31,412 ha in total · 17 days
  75. 4,227 ha Ribaué fire, 22 September 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 5,240 ha in total · 11 days
  76. 2,220 ha Murrupula fire, 7 September 2016 0.4% of the municipality · 3,554 ha in total · 20 days
  77. 12,599 ha Ribaué fire, 6 September 2016 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 12,660 ha in total · 21 days
  78. 163 ha Rapale fire, September 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 29,696 ha in total · 29 days
  79. 6,717 ha Ribaué fire, 3 September 2016 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 63,932 ha in total · 34 days
  80. 20 ha Lalaua fire, 18 August 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 7,533 ha in total · 9 days
  81. 1,829 ha Ribaué fire, August 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,576 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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