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Wildfires in Labwor

Labwor, Uganda, has had 73 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 84,786 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 42% of its area. Fire danger today: low (FWI 7).

Only fires of 1,000 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 23 Moderate 34° · 23 % · 28 km/h
  2. Sat 24 Low 34° · 22 % · 45 km/h
  3. Sun 25 Moderate 32° · 30 % · 43 km/h
  4. Mon 26 Moderate 33° · 26 % · 42 km/h
  5. Tue 27 Very low 30° · 49 % · 34 km/h
  6. Wed 28 Very low 29° · 51 % · 41 km/h
  7. Thu 29 Very low 28° · 57 % · 36 km/h
  8. Fri 30 Very low 30° · 42 % · 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

84,786
hectares burned
42 %
of its area
73
fires
2,011
km²

Hectares per year

1617181920212223242526

Fires that entered Labwor

  1. 1,570 ha Labwor fire, October 2026 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 1,560 ha in total · 4 days
  2. 593 ha Jie fire, October 2026 0.3% of the municipality · 1,312 ha in total · 3 days
  3. 26 ha Jie fire, 8 September 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 1,067 ha in total · 1 day
  4. 1,381 ha Labwor fire, September 2026 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,372 ha in total · 6 days
  5. 810 ha Jie fire, 30 August 2026 0.4% of the municipality · 2,359 ha in total · 11 days
  6. 1,454 ha Labwor fire, 30 August 2026 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,444 ha in total · 4 days
  7. 842 ha Jie fire, 26 August 2026 0.4% of the municipality · 2,347 ha in total · 7 days
  8. 1,679 ha Labwor fire, 26 August 2026 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 1,667 ha in total · 7 days
  9. 1,026 ha Labwor fire, 26 August 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,349 ha in total · 10 days
  10. 1,101 ha Labwor fire, 8 January 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,094 ha in total · 3 days
  11. 172 ha Agago fire, 6 January 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 2,320 ha in total · 4 days
  12. 901 ha Agago fire, 4 January 2026 0.4% of the municipality · 2,578 ha in total · 7 days
  13. 1,121 ha Labwor fire, 3 January 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,114 ha in total · 9 days
  14. 1,325 ha Labwor fire, 6 December 2025 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,316 ha in total · 1 day
  15. 1,589 ha Labwor fire, 2 December 2025 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 1,579 ha in total · 7 days
  16. 878 ha Jie fire, 30 November 2025 0.4% of the municipality · 1,217 ha in total · 4 days
  17. 1,803 ha Labwor fire, 29 November 2025 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 1,791 ha in total · 5 days
  18. 198 ha Otuke fire, November 2025 0.1% of the municipality · 1,181 ha in total · 5 days
  19. 1,190 ha Labwor fire, 28 November 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,258 ha in total · 3 days
  20. 1,137 ha Labwor fire, 27 November 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,129 ha in total · 6 days
  21. 1,138 ha Labwor fire, 26 November 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,130 ha in total · 7 days
  22. 1,316 ha Labwor fire, 26 November 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,307 ha in total · 4 days
  23. 1,375 ha Labwor fire, 26 November 2025 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 2,756 ha in total · 5 days
  24. 2,384 ha Labwor fire, 21 November 2025 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 2,368 ha in total · 5 days
  25. 1,448 ha Labwor fire, 19 November 2025 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,752 ha in total · 4 days
  26. 2,128 ha Labwor fire, 18 November 2025 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 2,114 ha in total · 8 days
  27. 1,599 ha Labwor fire, 18 November 2025 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 1,588 ha in total · 4 days
  28. 83 ha Jie fire, 18 November 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 3,134 ha in total · 9 days
  29. 2,522 ha Labwor fire, 17 November 2025 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 2,505 ha in total · 11 days
  30. 244 ha Jie fire, 11 November 2025 0.1% of the municipality · 1,626 ha in total · 6 days
  31. 82 ha Jie fire, 9 November 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 1,272 ha in total · 4 days
  32. 681 ha Bokora fire, 8 November 2025 0.3% of the municipality · 15,293 ha in total · 28 days
  33. 1,477 ha Labwor fire, December 2024 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,467 ha in total · 2 days
  34. 1,033 ha Labwor fire, November 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 1,026 ha in total · 1 day
  35. 1,407 ha Labwor fire, December 2023 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,441 ha in total · 2 days
  36. 1,857 ha Labwor fire, January 2022 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 2,209 ha in total · 2 days
  37. 1,025 ha Labwor fire, 12 December 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 1,018 ha in total · 5 days
  38. 1,173 ha Labwor fire, 11 December 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,166 ha in total · 3 days
  39. 1,066 ha Labwor fire, 11 December 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 1,423 ha in total · 5 days
  40. 639 ha Agago fire, 9 December 2021 0.3% of the municipality · 3,352 ha in total · 5 days
  41. 1,273 ha Bokora fire, 6 December 2021 0.6% of the municipality · 2,279 ha in total · 3 days
  42. 1,358 ha Labwor fire, 17 December 2020 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,349 ha in total · 1 day
  43. 342 ha Jie fire, 17 December 2020 0.2% of the municipality · 1,167 ha in total · 1 day
  44. 1,823 ha Labwor fire, 14 December 2020 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 1,811 ha in total · 4 days
  45. 17 ha Jie fire, 8 February 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 1,087 ha in total · 4 days
  46. 2,280 ha Labwor fire, 15 January 2020 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 2,265 ha in total · 5 days
  47. 958 ha Jie fire, 15 January 2020 0.5% of the municipality · 1,160 ha in total · 4 days
  48. 1,168 ha Labwor fire, 13 January 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,161 ha in total · 2 days
  49. 711 ha Labwor fire, October 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,232 ha in total · 1 day
  50. 1,010 ha Labwor fire, 24 December 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 1,004 ha in total · 2 days
  51. 1,094 ha Labwor fire, 21 December 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 1,087 ha in total · 1 day
  52. 1,183 ha Labwor fire, 21 December 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,175 ha in total · 1 day
  53. 1,503 ha Labwor fire, 21 December 2017 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 1,929 ha in total · 2 days
  54. 1,202 ha Labwor fire, 19 December 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,194 ha in total · 2 days
  55. 416 ha Agago fire, 19 December 2017 0.2% of the municipality · 2,995 ha in total · 4 days
  56. 2,198 ha Labwor fire, 18 December 2017 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 2,732 ha in total · 7 days
  57. 273 ha Jie fire, 18 December 2017 0.1% of the municipality · 1,018 ha in total · 3 days
  58. 510 ha Bokora fire, 18 December 2017 0.2% of the municipality · 3,577 ha in total · 5 days
  59. 1,470 ha Labwor fire, 16 December 2017 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,459 ha in total · 1 day
  60. 2,062 ha Labwor fire, 15 December 2017 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 2,048 ha in total · 8 days
  61. 1,104 ha Labwor fire, 12 December 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,240 ha in total · 4 days
  62. 1,268 ha Labwor fire, 11 December 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,260 ha in total · 6 days
  63. 1,353 ha Labwor fire, 9 December 2017 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,344 ha in total · 5 days
  64. 276 ha Labwor fire, 1 December 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,157 ha in total · 3 days
  65. 1,347 ha Labwor fire, 5 December 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,344 ha in total · 4 days
  66. 1,165 ha Labwor fire, 3 December 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,157 ha in total · 3 days
  67. 1,346 ha Labwor fire, 3 December 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,337 ha in total · 7 days
  68. 1,413 ha Labwor fire, 21 November 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,403 ha in total · 2 days
  69. 2,470 ha Labwor fire, 11 November 2016 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 2,453 ha in total · 4 days
  70. 2,188 ha Labwor fire, 11 November 2016 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 2,477 ha in total · 4 days
  71. 82 ha Jie fire, 11 November 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 1,742 ha in total · 3 days
  72. 1,154 ha Labwor fire, 28 January 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,147 ha in total · 6 days
  73. 1,303 ha Labwor fire, 3 January 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,294 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 geoBoundaries/geoBoundaries, Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain). The area per municipality is computed by WorldFires by crossing both. The forecast is from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).