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Wildfires in Mongton

Mongton, Myanmar, has had 90 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 371,875 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 72% of its area. Fire danger today: very low (FWI 2).

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. Mon 26 Very low 29° · 54 % · 28 km/h
  2. Tue 27 Very low 28° · 54 % · 27 km/h
  3. Wed 28 Very low 28° · 50 % · 28 km/h
  4. Thu 29 Low 29° · 45 % · 21 km/h
  5. Fri 30 Low 30° · 45 % · 20 km/h
  6. Sat 31 Very low 30° · 50 % · 25 km/h
  7. Sun 1 Very low 30° · 52 % · 17 km/h
  8. Mon 2 Very low 30° · 54 % · 23 km/h
  9. Tue 3 Very low 29° · 58 % · 25 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

371,875
hectares burned
72 %
of its area
90
fires
5,199
km²

How many times has Mongton burned?

Mongton has burned 90 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Mongton fire, 21 March 2026, with 6,146 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 6× 16
  2. 5× 17
  3. 2× 18
  4. 9× 19
  5. 15× 20
  6. 13× 21
  7. 1× 22
  8. 15× 23
  9. 7× 24
  10. 5× 25
  11. 12× 26
90
fires
11
years with fire
371,875
cumulative ha
21 Mar 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 Mongton

  1. 6,146 ha Mongton fire, 21 March 2026 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 6,148 ha in total · 16 days
  2. 22,890 ha Mongton fire, 21 March 2026 where it started 4.4% of the municipality · 41,742 ha in total · 30 days
  3. 1,256 ha Mongton fire, 21 March 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,280 ha in total · 19 days
  4. 11,941 ha Mongton fire, 20 March 2026 where it started 2.3% of the municipality · 16,091 ha in total · 23 days
  5. 43,933 ha Mongnai fire, 19 March 2026 8.4% of the municipality · 62,950 ha in total · 24 days
  6. 7,262 ha Monghsat fire, 19 March 2026 1.4% of the municipality · 34,370 ha in total · 21 days
  7. 8,199 ha Mongton fire, 18 March 2026 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 8,164 ha in total · 20 days
  8. 20,115 ha Mongton fire, 17 March 2026 where it started 3.9% of the municipality · 20,047 ha in total · 29 days
  9. 14,385 ha Mongton fire, 17 March 2026 where it started 2.8% of the municipality · 28,680 ha in total · 23 days
  10. 8,558 ha Mongton fire, 16 March 2026 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 8,518 ha in total · 24 days
  11. 5,469 ha Mongton fire, February 2026 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 5,446 ha in total · 11 days
  12. 342 ha Mongpan fire, February 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 7,159 ha in total · 11 days
  13. 2,637 ha Mongton fire, 28 March 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,620 ha in total · 9 days
  14. 1,751 ha Mongton fire, 20 March 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,480 ha in total · 6 days
  15. 2,083 ha Mongton fire, 10 March 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,073 ha in total · 11 days
  16. 2,550 ha Mongton fire, 3 March 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,539 ha in total · 13 days
  17. 726 ha Mongton fire, 3 March 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 2,591 ha in total · 16 days
  18. 2,758 ha Mongton fire, 27 March 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,739 ha in total · 14 days
  19. 2,548 ha Mongton fire, 26 March 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,530 ha in total · 13 days
  20. 2,682 ha Mongton fire, 24 March 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,506 ha in total · 11 days
  21. 3,072 ha Mongton fire, 26 February 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,059 ha in total · 10 days
  22. 2,809 ha Mongton fire, 24 February 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,797 ha in total · 18 days
  23. 2,535 ha Mongton fire, 19 February 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,523 ha in total · 20 days
  24. 19,479 ha Langkho fire, 12 February 2024 3.8% of the municipality · 21,035 ha in total · 36 days
  25. 2,788 ha Mongton fire, 25 March 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,768 ha in total · 7 days
  26. 2,014 ha Mongton fire, 24 March 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,009 ha in total · 7 days
  27. 2,078 ha Mongton fire, 23 March 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,071 ha in total · 10 days
  28. 5,682 ha Mongton fire, 23 March 2023 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 5,645 ha in total · 10 days
  29. 2,782 ha Mongton fire, 23 March 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,764 ha in total · 10 days
  30. 2,088 ha Mongton fire, 23 March 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,532 ha in total · 10 days
  31. 2,874 ha Mongton fire, 22 March 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,852 ha in total · 10 days
  32. 3,727 ha Mongton fire, 21 March 2023 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,743 ha in total · 20 days
  33. 2,888 ha Mongton fire, 21 March 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,490 ha in total · 15 days
  34. 0 ha Mongpan fire, 21 March 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 2,622 ha in total · 17 days
  35. 2,358 ha Mongton fire, 21 March 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,345 ha in total · 14 days
  36. 2,026 ha Mongton fire, 20 March 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,015 ha in total · 11 days
  37. 2,036 ha Mongton fire, 2 March 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,030 ha in total · 3 days
  38. 146 ha Langkho fire, 10 February 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 3,140 ha in total · 7 days
  39. 2,759 ha Mongton fire, February 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,745 ha in total · 11 days
  40. 2,291 ha Mongton fire, February 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,284 ha in total · 14 days
  41. 2,038 ha Mongton fire, 28 March 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,028 ha in total · 6 days
  42. 1,189 ha Mongton fire, 26 March 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,268 ha in total · 8 days
  43. 2,794 ha Mongton fire, 25 March 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,781 ha in total · 9 days
  44. 2,053 ha Mongton fire, 16 March 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,292 ha in total · 7 days
  45. 2,556 ha Mongton fire, 11 March 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,538 ha in total · 13 days
  46. 2,794 ha Mongton fire, 4 March 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,777 ha in total · 13 days
  47. 2,035 ha Mongton fire, 2 March 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,471 ha in total · 7 days
  48. 2,273 ha Mongton fire, 1 March 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,261 ha in total · 16 days
  49. 2,526 ha Mongton fire, 1 March 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,515 ha in total · 15 days
  50. 2,043 ha Mongton fire, 27 February 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,038 ha in total · 16 days
  51. 5,086 ha Mongton fire, 27 February 2021 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 5,071 ha in total · 16 days
  52. 2,701 ha Mongton fire, 26 February 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,686 ha in total · 18 days
  53. 3,022 ha Mongton fire, 25 February 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,014 ha in total · 5 days
  54. 1,618 ha Mongton fire, 23 March 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,300 ha in total · 13 days
  55. 55 ha Monghsat fire, 17 March 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 2,867 ha in total · 18 days
  56. 14 ha Mongping fire, 17 March 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 2,950 ha in total · 18 days
  57. 2,583 ha Mongton fire, 16 March 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,565 ha in total · 13 days
  58. 2,377 ha Mongton fire, 16 March 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,359 ha in total · 12 days
  59. 4,145 ha Mongton fire, 16 March 2020 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,118 ha in total · 20 days
  60. 3,054 ha Mongton fire, 16 March 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,036 ha in total · 26 days
  61. 2,376 ha Mongton fire, 10 March 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,364 ha in total · 17 days
  62. 2,076 ha Mongton fire, 10 March 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,064 ha in total · 14 days
  63. 91 ha Mongping fire, 8 March 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 3,039 ha in total · 23 days
  64. 4,178 ha Mongton fire, 6 March 2020 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 8,206 ha in total · 28 days
  65. 3,875 ha Mongton fire, 3 March 2020 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,252 ha in total · 15 days
  66. 207 ha Mongpan fire, 7 February 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 4,540 ha in total · 19 days
  67. 4,062 ha Mongton fire, 30 January 2020 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,050 ha in total · 16 days
  68. 3,575 ha Mongton fire, 19 January 2020 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,607 ha in total · 23 days
  69. 2,703 ha Mongton fire, 20 March 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,687 ha in total · 21 days
  70. 5,060 ha Mongton fire, 20 March 2019 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 5,895 ha in total · 16 days
  71. 12,629 ha Mongton fire, 19 March 2019 where it started 2.4% of the municipality · 12,542 ha in total · 24 days
  72. 2,150 ha Mongton fire, 10 March 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,137 ha in total · 13 days
  73. 3,016 ha Mongton fire, 2 March 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,005 ha in total · 14 days
  74. 14,790 ha Mongpan fire, March 2019 2.8% of the municipality · 20,728 ha in total · 32 days
  75. 200 ha Langkho fire, 24 February 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 2,164 ha in total · 16 days
  76. 2,304 ha Mongton fire, 21 February 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,298 ha in total · 11 days
  77. 2,910 ha Mongton fire, 20 February 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,901 ha in total · 13 days
  78. 0 ha Mongpan fire, April 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 2,167 ha in total · 5 days
  79. 2,327 ha Mongton fire, March 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,321 ha in total · 2 days
  80. 2,843 ha Mongton fire, 27 March 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,822 ha in total · 13 days
  81. 2,266 ha Mongton fire, 15 March 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,252 ha in total · 11 days
  82. 1,252 ha Mongton fire, 22 February 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,030 ha in total · 13 days
  83. 722 ha Mongpan fire, 20 February 2017 0.1% of the municipality · 2,414 ha in total · 12 days
  84. 2,031 ha Mongton fire, 18 February 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,164 ha in total · 18 days
  85. 2,505 ha Mongton fire, April 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,796 ha in total · 16 days
  86. 6 ha Mongpan fire, 28 March 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 3,892 ha in total · 12 days
  87. 3,499 ha Mongton fire, 21 March 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,474 ha in total · 13 days
  88. 254 ha Mongping fire, 18 March 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 5,509 ha in total · 17 days
  89. 2,441 ha Mongton fire, 15 March 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,428 ha in total · 15 days
  90. 3,907 ha Mongton fire, 10 March 2016 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,486 ha in total · 24 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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