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Wildfires in Hakha

Hakha, Myanmar, has had 71 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 215,001 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 50% of its area. Fire danger today: very low (FWI 0).

Only fires of 2,000 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 Very low 25° · 59 % · 27 km/h
  2. Sat 31 Very low 25° · 68 % · 26 km/h
  3. Sun 1 Very low 26° · 60 % · 25 km/h
  4. Mon 2 Very low 26° · 64 % · 26 km/h
  5. Tue 3 Very low 25° · 65 % · 25 km/h
  6. Wed 4 Very low 26° · 63 % · 28 km/h
  7. Thu 5 Very low 26° · 59 % · 25 km/h
  8. Fri 6 Very low 25° · 66 % · 24 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

215,001
hectares burned
50 %
of its area
71
fires
4,302
km²

How many times has Hakha burned?

Hakha has burned 71 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Matupi fire, 12 April 2026, with 261 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 6× 16
  2. 7× 17
  3. 1× 18
  4. 4× 19
  5. 6× 20
  6. 8× 21
  7. 4× 22
  8. 17× 23
  9. 3× 24
  10. 4× 25
  11. 11× 26
71
fires
11
years with fire
215,001
cumulative ha
12 Apr 2026
most recent

Fires larger than 2,000 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 Myanmar →

Fires that entered Hakha

  1. 261 ha Matupi fire, 12 April 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 2,270 ha in total · 11 days
  2. 1,511 ha Falam fire, 11 April 2026 0.4% of the municipality · 3,585 ha in total · 13 days
  3. 2,208 ha Hakha fire, 10 April 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,200 ha in total · 6 days
  4. 4,085 ha Hakha fire, 2 April 2026 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 4,067 ha in total · 17 days
  5. 2,107 ha Hakha fire, 1 April 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,094 ha in total · 6 days
  6. 1,459 ha Hakha fire, March 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,510 ha in total · 14 days
  7. 1,831 ha Kale fire, February 2026 0.4% of the municipality · 2,578 ha in total · 15 days
  8. 2,197 ha Hakha fire, 17 February 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,185 ha in total · 20 days
  9. 11,060 ha Hakha fire, 14 February 2026 where it started 2.6% of the municipality · 11,026 ha in total · 22 days
  10. 3,385 ha Hakha fire, 5 February 2026 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,423 ha in total · 15 days
  11. 2,137 ha Hakha fire, January 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 9,334 ha in total · 33 days
  12. 4,482 ha Hakha fire, 28 February 2025 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 4,459 ha in total · 20 days
  13. 3,023 ha Hakha fire, 25 February 2025 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,009 ha in total · 21 days
  14. 3,722 ha Hakha fire, 25 February 2025 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 4,635 ha in total · 16 days
  15. 2,650 ha Hakha fire, 11 February 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,641 ha in total · 18 days
  16. 2,350 ha Hakha fire, 28 February 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,340 ha in total · 18 days
  17. 2,656 ha Matupi fire, February 2024 0.6% of the municipality · 3,714 ha in total · 20 days
  18. 6,144 ha Hakha fire, 24 February 2024 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 6,347 ha in total · 22 days
  19. 175 ha Matupi fire, 10 April 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 3,072 ha in total · 10 days
  20. 4,078 ha Hakha fire, 10 April 2023 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 4,050 ha in total · 9 days
  21. 2,760 ha Hakha fire, 8 April 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,749 ha in total · 8 days
  22. 3,091 ha Hakha fire, 7 April 2023 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,079 ha in total · 15 days
  23. 2,341 ha Hakha fire, 6 April 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,326 ha in total · 13 days
  24. 2,333 ha Hakha fire, 6 April 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,319 ha in total · 14 days
  25. 2,280 ha Hakha fire, 5 April 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,268 ha in total · 14 days
  26. 2,782 ha Hakha fire, 5 April 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,764 ha in total · 16 days
  27. 2,436 ha Hakha fire, 4 April 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,425 ha in total · 16 days
  28. 8,037 ha Hakha fire, 4 April 2023 where it started 1.9% of the municipality · 8,000 ha in total · 17 days
  29. 2,261 ha Hakha fire, 4 April 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,250 ha in total · 14 days
  30. 11,042 ha Hakha fire, 4 April 2023 where it started 2.6% of the municipality · 12,329 ha in total · 25 days
  31. 5,069 ha Hakha fire, 4 April 2023 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 5,077 ha in total · 17 days
  32. 1,917 ha Hakha fire, 4 April 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,350 ha in total · 19 days
  33. 6,505 ha Hakha fire, February 2023 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 6,485 ha in total · 22 days
  34. 707 ha Gangaw fire, 4 February 2023 0.2% of the municipality · 2,132 ha in total · 15 days
  35. 3,671 ha Gangaw fire, January 2023 0.8% of the municipality · 13,643 ha in total · 24 days
  36. 2,420 ha Hakha fire, April 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,410 ha in total · 5 days
  37. 2,802 ha Hakha fire, 15 March 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,790 ha in total · 14 days
  38. 2,072 ha Hakha fire, 13 March 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,057 ha in total · 13 days
  39. 1,631 ha Hakha fire, February 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,053 ha in total · 12 days
  40. 2,243 ha Hakha fire, April 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,228 ha in total · 14 days
  41. 3,068 ha Hakha fire, 29 March 2021 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,057 ha in total · 7 days
  42. 2,099 ha Hakha fire, 18 March 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,090 ha in total · 15 days
  43. 3,241 ha Hakha fire, 17 March 2021 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,221 ha in total · 12 days
  44. 36 ha Falam fire, 3 March 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 2,131 ha in total · 20 days
  45. 2,373 ha Hakha fire, 17 February 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,373 ha in total · 18 days
  46. 4,758 ha Hakha fire, 16 February 2021 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 4,752 ha in total · 22 days
  47. 12,630 ha Hakha fire, 15 February 2021 where it started 2.9% of the municipality · 12,588 ha in total · 23 days
  48. 36 ha Falam fire, April 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 3,548 ha in total · 11 days
  49. 2,865 ha Hakha fire, 31 March 2020 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 2,852 ha in total · 15 days
  50. 3,043 ha Hakha fire, 28 March 2020 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,041 ha in total · 12 days
  51. 2,019 ha Hakha fire, 26 March 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,007 ha in total · 13 days
  52. 2,400 ha Hakha fire, 21 March 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,389 ha in total · 22 days
  53. 101 ha Gangaw fire, February 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 3,575 ha in total · 16 days
  54. 2,241 ha Hakha fire, 20 April 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,228 ha in total · 11 days
  55. 2,646 ha Hakha fire, 12 April 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,635 ha in total · 9 days
  56. 3,092 ha Hakha fire, 10 April 2019 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,081 ha in total · 18 days
  57. 169 ha Gangaw fire, February 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 3,150 ha in total · 14 days
  58. 4,608 ha Hakha fire, March 2018 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 4,589 ha in total · 13 days
  59. 2,566 ha Hakha fire, 10 April 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,549 ha in total · 5 days
  60. 2,067 ha Hakha fire, 9 April 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,058 ha in total · 7 days
  61. 2,627 ha Hakha fire, 25 February 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,636 ha in total · 9 days
  62. 2,773 ha Hakha fire, 23 February 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,766 ha in total · 15 days
  63. 244 ha Matupi fire, February 2017 0.1% of the municipality · 4,937 ha in total · 14 days
  64. 3,190 ha Hakha fire, 23 February 2017 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,179 ha in total · 9 days
  65. 7,428 ha Hakha fire, 13 February 2017 where it started 1.7% of the municipality · 7,940 ha in total · 25 days
  66. 2,221 ha Hakha fire, 20 April 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,213 ha in total · 4 days
  67. 2,540 ha Hakha fire, 7 April 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,527 ha in total · 9 days
  68. 926 ha Hakha fire, 4 March 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,706 ha in total · 13 days
  69. 4,648 ha Hakha fire, 1 March 2016 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 4,634 ha in total · 15 days
  70. 2,228 ha Hakha fire, February 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,220 ha in total · 12 days
  71. 195 ha Gangaw fire, 10 February 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 4,111 ha in total · 14 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/The Myanmar Analytics Project, USAID (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)). 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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