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Wildfires in Omuthiyagwiipundi

Omuthiyagwiipundi, Namibia, has had 61 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2017: 543,936 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 40% of its area. Fire danger today: very high (FWI 43).

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 Moderate 36° · 21 % · 47 km/h
  2. Sat 31 Very high 34° · 24 % · 48 km/h
  3. Sun 1 Extreme 38° · 14 % · 44 km/h
  4. Mon 2 Extreme 39° · 15 % · 40 km/h
  5. Tue 3 Very high 38° · 14 % · 39 km/h
  6. Wed 4 Very high 40° · 14 % · 27 km/h
  7. Thu 5 Very high 39° · 13 % · 47 km/h
  8. Fri 6 Very high 39° · 14 % · 48 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

543,936
hectares burned
40 %
of its area
61
fires
13,469
km²

How many times has Omuthiyagwiipundi burned?

Omuthiyagwiipundi has burned 61 times since 2016, in 5 years: 2017, 2020, 2021, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 23 October 2026, with 2,368 hectares inside the municipality.

  1.   16
  2. 6× 17
  3.   18
  4.   19
  5. 20× 20
  6. 20× 21
  7.   22
  8.   23
  9.   24
  10. 7× 25
  11. 8× 26
61
fires
5
years with fire
543,936
cumulative ha
23 Oct 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 Namibia →

Fires that entered Omuthiyagwiipundi

  1. 2,368 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 23 October 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,351 ha in total · 2 days
  2. 2,178 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 20 October 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,164 ha in total · 2 days
  3. 45,164 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 19 October 2026 where it started 3.4% of the municipality · 44,830 ha in total · 7 days
  4. 4,408 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, September 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,501 ha in total · 5 days
  5. 177,550 ha Outjo fire, 4 September 2026 13% of the municipality · 207,324 ha in total · 28 days
  6. 2,839 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 18 June 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,821 ha in total · 4 days
  7. 2,732 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 18 June 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,862 ha in total · 4 days
  8. 3,736 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 15 June 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,708 ha in total · 1 day
  9. 3,404 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, October 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,377 ha in total · 6 days
  10. 846 ha Uuvudhiya fire, 26 September 2025 0.1% of the municipality · 19,740 ha in total · 5 days
  11. 616 ha Uuvudhiya fire, 26 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 22,468 ha in total · 4 days
  12. 28,482 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 25 September 2025 where it started 2.1% of the municipality · 28,274 ha in total · 8 days
  13. 7,416 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 25 September 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 7,360 ha in total · 3 days
  14. 4,670 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 24 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,878 ha in total · 2 days
  15. 9 ha Outjo fire, August 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 2,613 ha in total · 2 days
  16. 4 ha Uuvudhiya fire, October 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 2,710 ha in total · 2 days
  17. 3,727 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 17 September 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,705 ha in total · 4 days
  18. 169 ha Guinas fire, 16 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 3,143 ha in total · 3 days
  19. 27,744 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 16 September 2021 where it started 2.1% of the municipality · 27,576 ha in total · 6 days
  20. 1 ha Guinas fire, 16 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 3,319 ha in total · 2 days
  21. 2,201 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 15 September 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,211 ha in total · 5 days
  22. 254 ha Otavi fire, 15 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 10,004 ha in total · 5 days
  23. 6,717 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 15 September 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 6,671 ha in total · 3 days
  24. 2,749 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 15 September 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,731 ha in total · 5 days
  25. 14,569 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 15 September 2021 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 16,607 ha in total · 5 days
  26. 3,045 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 15 September 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,339 ha in total · 3 days
  27. 5,063 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 15 September 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,029 ha in total · 3 days
  28. 3,820 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 15 September 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,795 ha in total · 5 days
  29. 10,207 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 15 September 2021 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 10,136 ha in total · 4 days
  30. 3,481 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 15 September 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,451 ha in total · 2 days
  31. 6,890 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 14 September 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 6,836 ha in total · 4 days
  32. 8,309 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 14 September 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 8,237 ha in total · 2 days
  33. 1,469 ha Outjo fire, 6 September 2021 0.1% of the municipality · 63,083 ha in total · 14 days
  34. 2,911 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 22 July 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,888 ha in total · 1 day
  35. 6,432 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 19 July 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 6,573 ha in total · 5 days
  36. 2,612 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 21 October 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,590 ha in total · 5 days
  37. 2,227 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 20 October 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,433 ha in total · 2 days
  38. 2,709 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 18 October 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,690 ha in total · 3 days
  39. 2,389 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 18 October 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,370 ha in total · 3 days
  40. 5,673 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 18 October 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,634 ha in total · 3 days
  41. 5,339 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 17 October 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,299 ha in total · 6 days
  42. 7,530 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 17 October 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 7,480 ha in total · 11 days
  43. 7,683 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 16 October 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 7,639 ha in total · 5 days
  44. 3,720 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 16 October 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,693 ha in total · 3 days
  45. 3,216 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 16 October 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,193 ha in total · 4 days
  46. 2,928 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 16 October 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,905 ha in total · 3 days
  47. 14,472 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 16 October 2020 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 14,380 ha in total · 5 days
  48. 4,580 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 15 October 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,546 ha in total · 3 days
  49. 8,414 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 14 October 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 8,356 ha in total · 5 days
  50. 4,866 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 13 October 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,833 ha in total · 10 days
  51. 4,721 ha Guinas fire, 8 October 2020 0.4% of the municipality · 5,909 ha in total · 10 days
  52. 37,783 ha Guinas fire, 7 October 2020 2.8% of the municipality · 40,318 ha in total · 18 days
  53. 3,703 ha Guinas fire, 4 October 2020 0.3% of the municipality · 13,809 ha in total · 9 days
  54. 2,228 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 9 July 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,220 ha in total · 2 days
  55. 3,417 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 8 July 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,402 ha in total · 5 days
  56. 866 ha Otavi fire, 11 October 2017 0.1% of the municipality · 7,317 ha in total · 9 days
  57. 4,103 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 10 October 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,349 ha in total · 7 days
  58. 2,727 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 10 October 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,991 ha in total · 6 days
  59. 3,167 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 9 October 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,141 ha in total · 3 days
  60. 4,312 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, 8 October 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,276 ha in total · 6 days
  61. 2,371 ha Omuthiyagwiipundi fire, August 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,355 ha in total · 4 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from OCHA COD-AB/Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) (Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-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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