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Wildfires in Keilak

Keilak, Sudan, has had 83 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 269,688 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 30% of its area. Fire danger today: very high (FWI 40).

Only fires of 2,000 ha or more get an entry: smaller ones are not in the lists or the totals on this page.

These figures leave out one provisional page, seen only as heat detections and still without a perimeter. They appear in the lists, marked.

Fire danger, today and the coming days

FWI computed from the Open-Meteo forecast
  1. Mon 26 Extreme 39° · 12 % · 26 km/h
  2. Tue 27 Very high 37° · 11 % · 32 km/h
  3. Wed 28 Extreme 38° · 8 % · 32 km/h
  4. Thu 29 Extreme 41° · 8 % · 42 km/h
  5. Fri 30 Extreme 40° · 13 % · 35 km/h
  6. Sat 31 Extreme 39° · 19 % · 39 km/h
  7. Sun 1 Extreme 40° · 15 % · 36 km/h
  8. Mon 2 Very high 40° · 15 % · 32 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

269,688
hectares burned
30 %
of its area
83
fires
8,881
km²

How many times has Keilak burned?

Keilak has burned 83 times since 2016, in 10 years: 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Keilak fire, 24 October 2026, with 2,693 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 13× 16
  2. 8× 17
  3.   18
  4. 6× 19
  5. 8× 20
  6. 8× 21
  7. 2× 22
  8. 4× 23
  9. 2× 24
  10. 16× 25
  11. 16× 26
83
fires
10
years with fire
269,688
cumulative ha
24 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 Sudan →

Fires that entered Keilak

  1. 2,693 ha Keilak fire, 24 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,676 ha in total · 3 days
  2. 4,866 ha Keilak fire, 21 October 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,838 ha in total · 4 days
  3. 4,225 ha Keilak fire, 21 October 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,197 ha in total · 3 days
  4. 2,544 ha Keilak fire, 20 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,530 ha in total · 8 days
  5. 2,008 ha Keilak fire, 19 October 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,374 ha in total · 4 days
  6. 3,572 ha Keilak fire, 17 October 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,554 ha in total · 11 days
  7. 3,584 ha Al Dibab fire, 17 October 2026 0.4% of the municipality · 0 ha in total · 10 days
  8. 3,473 ha Keilak fire, 16 October 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,449 ha in total · 10 days
  9. 2,938 ha Keilak fire, 16 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,920 ha in total · 11 days
  10. 2,042 ha Keilak fire, 15 October 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,031 ha in total · 12 days
  11. 6,191 ha Keilak fire, 15 October 2026 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 6,155 ha in total · 13 days
  12. 3,675 ha Keilak fire, 14 October 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,651 ha in total · 12 days
  13. 3,005 ha Keilak fire, 13 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,823 ha in total · 15 days
  14. 6,081 ha Keilak fire, 12 October 2026 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 9,246 ha in total · 16 days
  15. 2,071 ha Keilak fire, 10 October 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,060 ha in total · 13 days
  16. 2,394 ha Keilak fire, March 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,378 ha in total · 4 days
  17. 2,601 ha Keilak fire, January 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,584 ha in total · 5 days
  18. 2,710 ha Keilak fire, 8 December 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,693 ha in total · 5 days
  19. 2,345 ha Keilak fire, 5 December 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,332 ha in total · 13 days
  20. 2,797 ha Keilak fire, 4 December 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,951 ha in total · 4 days
  21. 2,174 ha Keilak fire, 2 December 2025 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 2,174 ha in total · 4 days
  22. 5,431 ha Keilak fire, 28 November 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,405 ha in total · 21 days
  23. 2,176 ha Keilak fire, 20 November 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,162 ha in total · 11 days
  24. 2,163 ha Keilak fire, 19 November 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,151 ha in total · 3 days
  25. 2,631 ha Keilak fire, 18 November 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,615 ha in total · 14 days
  26. 2,044 ha Keilak fire, 17 November 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,031 ha in total · 10 days
  27. 2,205 ha Keilak fire, 17 November 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,192 ha in total · 11 days
  28. 3,413 ha Keilak fire, 16 November 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,391 ha in total · 14 days
  29. 2,045 ha Keilak fire, 15 November 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,032 ha in total · 8 days
  30. 2,467 ha Keilak fire, 5 November 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,451 ha in total · 12 days
  31. 3,176 ha Keilak fire, 4 November 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,473 ha in total · 8 days
  32. 6,912 ha Keilak fire, 4 November 2025 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 6,873 ha in total · 17 days
  33. 2,477 ha Keilak fire, January 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,463 ha in total · 6 days
  34. 2,813 ha Keilak fire, December 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,799 ha in total · 7 days
  35. 2,827 ha Keilak fire, November 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,811 ha in total · 3 days
  36. 3,508 ha Keilak fire, 20 December 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,487 ha in total · 13 days
  37. 2,149 ha Keilak fire, 5 December 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,137 ha in total · 6 days
  38. 2,573 ha Keilak fire, 22 November 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,561 ha in total · 6 days
  39. 2,305 ha Keilak fire, 17 November 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,291 ha in total · 1 day
  40. 2,470 ha Keilak fire, 15 December 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,457 ha in total · 13 days
  41. 3,699 ha Keilak fire, 2 December 2022 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 3,699 ha in total · 2 days
  42. 2,407 ha Keilak fire, December 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,395 ha in total · 14 days
  43. 2,874 ha Keilak fire, 28 November 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,857 ha in total · 5 days
  44. 7,315 ha Keilak fire, 15 November 2021 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 7,276 ha in total · 13 days
  45. 2,159 ha Keilak fire, 10 November 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,145 ha in total · 18 days
  46. 2,266 ha Keilak fire, 9 November 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,254 ha in total · 16 days
  47. 2,086 ha Keilak fire, 9 November 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,422 ha in total · 9 days
  48. 2,115 ha Keilak fire, 5 November 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,176 ha in total · 13 days
  49. 1,447 ha Keilak fire, February 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,321 ha in total · 4 days
  50. 2,708 ha Keilak fire, 16 November 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,693 ha in total · 12 days
  51. 3,002 ha Keilak fire, 15 November 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,984 ha in total · 9 days
  52. 3,150 ha Keilak fire, 13 November 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,134 ha in total · 6 days
  53. 2,664 ha Keilak fire, 13 November 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,650 ha in total · 4 days
  54. 2,441 ha Keilak fire, 12 November 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,427 ha in total · 5 days
  55. 2,856 ha Keilak fire, 12 November 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,194 ha in total · 15 days
  56. 3,321 ha Keilak fire, 7 November 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,300 ha in total · 11 days
  57. 2,958 ha Keilak fire, January 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,938 ha in total · 3 days
  58. 2,258 ha Keilak fire, December 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,244 ha in total · 4 days
  59. 265 ha Kadugli fire, December 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 2,266 ha in total · 4 days
  60. 2,315 ha Keilak fire, 18 November 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,301 ha in total · 5 days
  61. 3,896 ha Keilak fire, 17 November 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,876 ha in total · 16 days
  62. 2,824 ha Keilak fire, 16 November 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,808 ha in total · 4 days
  63. 2,803 ha Keilak fire, 9 November 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,787 ha in total · 11 days
  64. 3,268 ha Keilak fire, December 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,252 ha in total · 7 days
  65. 2,931 ha Keilak fire, 26 November 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,913 ha in total · 7 days
  66. 2,465 ha Keilak fire, 20 November 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,451 ha in total · 7 days
  67. 2,498 ha Keilak fire, 11 November 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,484 ha in total · 4 days
  68. 5,680 ha Keilak fire, 5 November 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,650 ha in total · 8 days
  69. 2,515 ha Keilak fire, 2 November 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,820 ha in total · 10 days
  70. 12,176 ha Keilak fire, 2 November 2017 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 12,100 ha in total · 11 days
  71. 6,043 ha Keilak fire, January 2017 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 6,009 ha in total · 13 days
  72. 2,176 ha Keilak fire, 11 December 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,165 ha in total · 6 days
  73. 4,692 ha Keilak fire, 7 December 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,662 ha in total · 16 days
  74. 2,195 ha Keilak fire, 1 December 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,183 ha in total · 4 days
  75. 2,342 ha Keilak fire, 12 November 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,266 ha in total · 9 days
  76. 2,104 ha Keilak fire, 7 November 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,092 ha in total · 3 days
  77. 4,355 ha Keilak fire, 7 November 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,332 ha in total · 10 days
  78. 2,560 ha Keilak fire, 6 November 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,545 ha in total · 5 days
  79. 2,037 ha Keilak fire, 5 November 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,027 ha in total · 7 days
  80. 15,952 ha Keilak fire, 2 November 2016 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 15,871 ha in total · 11 days
  81. 2,121 ha Keilak fire, 2 November 2016 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 2,121 ha in total · 2 days
  82. 2,277 ha Keilak fire, 31 October 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,264 ha in total · 5 days
  83. 2,680 ha Keilak fire, 29 October 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,666 ha in total · 8 days
  84. 2,607 ha Keilak fire, 28 October 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,593 ha in total · 13 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/OCHA ROSEA, Information Management Working Group (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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