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Wildfires in Nwoya

Nwoya, Uganda, has had 140 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 294,238 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 70% of its area. Fire danger today: very low (FWI 0).

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 Very low 31° · 47 % · 28 km/h
  2. Sat 24 Very low 30° · 60 % · 39 km/h
  3. Sun 25 Very low 29° · 63 % · 21 km/h
  4. Mon 26 Very low 32° · 49 % · 47 km/h
  5. Tue 27 Very low 28° · 67 % · 38 km/h
  6. Wed 28 Very low 27° · 71 % · 23 km/h
  7. Thu 29 Very low 28° · 64 % · 32 km/h
  8. Fri 30 Very low 30° · 58 % · 30 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

294,238
hectares burned
70 %
of its area
140
fires
4,196
km²

Hectares per year

1617181920212223242526

Fires that entered Nwoya

  1. 3,386 ha Nwoya fire, 22 January 2026 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,364 ha in total · 5 days
  2. 964 ha Nwoya fire, 22 January 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,237 ha in total · 1 day
  3. 1,150 ha Nwoya fire, 21 January 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,143 ha in total · 5 days
  4. 2,278 ha Nwoya fire, 21 January 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,263 ha in total · 4 days
  5. 879 ha Nwoya fire, 20 January 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,003 ha in total · 3 days
  6. 1,634 ha Nwoya fire, 19 January 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,624 ha in total · 6 days
  7. 1,959 ha Nwoya fire, 15 January 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,214 ha in total · 4 days
  8. 968 ha Nwoya fire, 13 January 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,011 ha in total · 6 days
  9. 3,138 ha Nwoya fire, 11 January 2026 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,983 ha in total · 7 days
  10. 1,198 ha Nwoya fire, 10 January 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,191 ha in total · 4 days
  11. 1,943 ha Nwoya fire, 7 January 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 1,930 ha in total · 6 days
  12. 16,434 ha Nwoya fire, 6 January 2026 where it started 3.9% of the municipality · 16,324 ha in total · 17 days
  13. 2,075 ha Nwoya fire, 4 January 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,096 ha in total · 7 days
  14. 1,043 ha Nwoya fire, 3 January 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,036 ha in total · 3 days
  15. 2,346 ha Nwoya fire, December 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,331 ha in total · 5 days
  16. 1,338 ha Nwoya fire, 24 November 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,330 ha in total · 1 day
  17. 718 ha Nwoya fire, 24 November 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,424 ha in total · 5 days
  18. 2,148 ha Nwoya fire, 24 November 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,134 ha in total · 8 days
  19. 1,136 ha Nwoya fire, 14 November 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,128 ha in total · 6 days
  20. 1,175 ha Nwoya fire, 12 November 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,167 ha in total · 6 days
  21. 1,384 ha Nwoya fire, 5 March 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,387 ha in total · 2 days
  22. 1,688 ha Nwoya fire, 2 March 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,678 ha in total · 3 days
  23. 1,832 ha Nwoya fire, 18 February 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,820 ha in total · 2 days
  24. 1,844 ha Nwoya fire, 16 February 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,832 ha in total · 5 days
  25. 1,316 ha Nwoya fire, 6 February 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,357 ha in total · 5 days
  26. 1,825 ha Nwoya fire, 2 February 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,813 ha in total · 6 days
  27. 1,254 ha Nwoya fire, 31 January 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,245 ha in total · 2 days
  28. 2,360 ha Nwoya fire, 17 January 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,344 ha in total · 5 days
  29. 1,271 ha Nwoya fire, 8 January 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,262 ha in total · 2 days
  30. 1,452 ha Nwoya fire, December 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,442 ha in total · 4 days
  31. 1,405 ha Nwoya fire, 23 January 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,427 ha in total · 3 days
  32. 1,124 ha Nwoya fire, 22 January 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,117 ha in total · 4 days
  33. 1,458 ha Nwoya fire, 13 January 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,449 ha in total · 1 day
  34. 1,281 ha Nwoya fire, 4 January 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,273 ha in total · 5 days
  35. 2,093 ha Nwoya fire, 12 February 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,079 ha in total · 3 days
  36. 1,771 ha Nwoya fire, 12 February 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,759 ha in total · 3 days
  37. 1,016 ha Nwoya fire, 7 January 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,009 ha in total · 2 days
  38. 1,350 ha Nwoya fire, 4 January 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,341 ha in total · 3 days
  39. 3,575 ha Nwoya fire, February 2022 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,551 ha in total · 3 days
  40. 1,062 ha Nwoya fire, 26 January 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,055 ha in total · 3 days
  41. 1,499 ha Nwoya fire, 12 January 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,489 ha in total · 2 days
  42. 1,007 ha Nwoya fire, 12 January 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,000 ha in total · 2 days
  43. 2,782 ha Nwoya fire, 11 January 2022 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 2,764 ha in total · 3 days
  44. 1,204 ha Nwoya fire, 8 January 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,196 ha in total · 5 days
  45. 4,281 ha Nwoya fire, 8 January 2022 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 4,253 ha in total · 7 days
  46. 2,610 ha Nwoya fire, 8 February 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,593 ha in total · 6 days
  47. 3,192 ha Nwoya fire, 7 February 2021 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,171 ha in total · 6 days
  48. 1,340 ha Nwoya fire, 6 February 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,331 ha in total · 4 days
  49. 1,404 ha Nwoya fire, 6 February 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,395 ha in total · 3 days
  50. 6,097 ha Nwoya fire, 4 February 2021 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 6,881 ha in total · 7 days
  51. 1,003 ha Nwoya fire, 4 February 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,193 ha in total · 6 days
  52. 6,610 ha Nwoya fire, 30 January 2021 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 6,566 ha in total · 12 days
  53. 1,054 ha Nwoya fire, 22 January 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,047 ha in total · 2 days
  54. 1,103 ha Nwoya fire, 28 December 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,095 ha in total · 3 days
  55. 1,169 ha Nwoya fire, 27 December 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,161 ha in total · 3 days
  56. 1,121 ha Nwoya fire, 14 December 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,114 ha in total · 2 days
  57. 3,480 ha Nwoya fire, 21 January 2020 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,457 ha in total · 5 days
  58. 1,956 ha Nwoya fire, 20 January 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 1,943 ha in total · 2 days
  59. 1,227 ha Nwoya fire, 20 January 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,219 ha in total · 6 days
  60. 2,886 ha Nwoya fire, 19 January 2020 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,026 ha in total · 3 days
  61. 1,704 ha Nwoya fire, 18 January 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,693 ha in total · 8 days
  62. 1,053 ha Nwoya fire, 10 January 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,046 ha in total · 4 days
  63. 1,078 ha Nwoya fire, March 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,071 ha in total · 3 days
  64. 1,104 ha Nwoya fire, February 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,097 ha in total · 2 days
  65. 1,516 ha Nwoya fire, 31 January 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,507 ha in total · 3 days
  66. 1,916 ha Nwoya fire, 31 January 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 1,903 ha in total · 5 days
  67. 1,147 ha Nwoya fire, 30 January 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,139 ha in total · 4 days
  68. 2,572 ha Nwoya fire, 30 January 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,554 ha in total · 5 days
  69. 5,846 ha Nwoya fire, 29 January 2019 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 5,833 ha in total · 6 days
  70. 1,825 ha Nwoya fire, 28 January 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,812 ha in total · 5 days
  71. 1,096 ha Nwoya fire, 14 January 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,089 ha in total · 2 days
  72. 1,307 ha Nwoya fire, 12 January 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,298 ha in total · 2 days
  73. 1,398 ha Nwoya fire, 11 January 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,389 ha in total · 4 days
  74. 1,157 ha Nwoya fire, 11 January 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,149 ha in total · 4 days
  75. 5,497 ha Nwoya fire, 10 January 2019 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 5,460 ha in total · 5 days
  76. 1,009 ha Nwoya fire, 9 January 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,009 ha in total · 5 days
  77. 1,402 ha Nwoya fire, 8 January 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,697 ha in total · 2 days
  78. 1,089 ha Nwoya fire, 8 January 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,082 ha in total · 4 days
  79. 1,276 ha Nwoya fire, December 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,267 ha in total · 4 days
  80. 1,090 ha Nwoya fire, 30 January 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,083 ha in total · 2 days
  81. 1,100 ha Nwoya fire, 23 January 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,093 ha in total · 3 days
  82. 1,034 ha Nwoya fire, 16 January 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,027 ha in total · 4 days
  83. 1,677 ha Nwoya fire, 10 January 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,665 ha in total · 4 days
  84. 1,137 ha Nwoya fire, 28 December 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,129 ha in total · 1 day
  85. 1,152 ha Nwoya fire, 28 December 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,144 ha in total · 4 days
  86. 1,135 ha Nwoya fire, 27 December 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,127 ha in total · 2 days
  87. 4,523 ha Nwoya fire, 19 December 2017 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 4,493 ha in total · 7 days
  88. 1,126 ha Nwoya fire, February 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,118 ha in total · 2 days
  89. 2,801 ha Nwoya fire, 16 January 2017 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 2,782 ha in total · 3 days
  90. 2,212 ha Nwoya fire, 16 January 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,197 ha in total · 6 days
  91. 1,925 ha Nwoya fire, 15 January 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 1,912 ha in total · 5 days
  92. 2,286 ha Nwoya fire, 13 January 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,271 ha in total · 7 days
  93. 1,147 ha Nwoya fire, 13 January 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,139 ha in total · 5 days
  94. 1,657 ha Nwoya fire, 12 January 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,646 ha in total · 3 days
  95. 6,356 ha Nwoya fire, 11 January 2017 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 6,314 ha in total · 6 days
  96. 1,192 ha Nwoya fire, 9 January 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,184 ha in total · 10 days
  97. 1,486 ha Nwoya fire, 7 January 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,622 ha in total · 6 days
  98. 1,656 ha Nwoya fire, 6 January 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,997 ha in total · 3 days
  99. 1,212 ha Nwoya fire, 5 January 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,204 ha in total · 5 days
  100. 1,391 ha Nwoya fire, 5 January 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,381 ha in total · 6 days
  101. 1,083 ha Nwoya fire, 5 January 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,075 ha in total · 5 days
  102. 1,069 ha Nwoya fire, 5 January 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,062 ha in total · 3 days
  103. 1,015 ha Nwoya fire, 4 January 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,008 ha in total · 4 days
  104. 4,708 ha Nwoya fire, 4 January 2017 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 4,676 ha in total · 8 days
  105. 1,490 ha Nwoya fire, 4 January 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,480 ha in total · 5 days
  106. 3,451 ha Nwoya fire, 3 January 2017 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,428 ha in total · 5 days
  107. 3,573 ha Nwoya fire, 3 January 2017 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,657 ha in total · 4 days
  108. 1,936 ha Nwoya fire, 3 January 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 1,923 ha in total · 4 days
  109. 4,064 ha Nwoya fire, 2 January 2017 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 4,037 ha in total · 6 days
  110. 2,910 ha Nwoya fire, 25 December 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 2,891 ha in total · 4 days
  111. 3,352 ha Nwoya fire, 23 December 2016 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,330 ha in total · 5 days
  112. 3,158 ha Nwoya fire, 23 December 2016 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,137 ha in total · 8 days
  113. 1,301 ha Nwoya fire, 22 December 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,293 ha in total · 4 days
  114. 6,659 ha Nwoya fire, 21 December 2016 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 6,615 ha in total · 10 days
  115. 3,547 ha Nwoya fire, 20 December 2016 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,524 ha in total · 6 days
  116. 1,540 ha Nwoya fire, 17 December 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,530 ha in total · 4 days
  117. 1,589 ha Nwoya fire, 28 February 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,579 ha in total · 3 days
  118. 1,222 ha Nwoya fire, 27 February 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,214 ha in total · 4 days
  119. 1,928 ha Nwoya fire, 15 February 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 1,915 ha in total · 3 days
  120. 1,207 ha Nwoya fire, 15 February 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,199 ha in total · 3 days
  121. 1,012 ha Nwoya fire, 7 February 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,090 ha in total · 7 days
  122. 1,224 ha Nwoya fire, 7 February 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,216 ha in total · 5 days
  123. 2,445 ha Nwoya fire, 5 February 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,429 ha in total · 6 days
  124. 1,722 ha Nwoya fire, 5 February 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,710 ha in total · 3 days
  125. 1,234 ha Nwoya fire, 3 February 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,226 ha in total · 2 days
  126. 1,164 ha Nwoya fire, 31 January 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,157 ha in total · 3 days
  127. 2,175 ha Nwoya fire, 31 January 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,160 ha in total · 11 days
  128. 1,232 ha Nwoya fire, 30 January 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,224 ha in total · 3 days
  129. 1,158 ha Nwoya fire, 28 January 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,150 ha in total · 3 days
  130. 11,024 ha Nwoya fire, 28 January 2016 where it started 2.6% of the municipality · 10,951 ha in total · 18 days
  131. 1,182 ha Nwoya fire, 27 January 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,174 ha in total · 4 days
  132. 1,448 ha Nwoya fire, 27 January 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,438 ha in total · 4 days
  133. 1,067 ha Nwoya fire, 27 January 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,060 ha in total · 4 days
  134. 3,747 ha Nwoya fire, 27 January 2016 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 4,431 ha in total · 12 days
  135. 2,247 ha Nwoya fire, 26 January 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,232 ha in total · 6 days
  136. 2,463 ha Nwoya fire, 26 January 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,446 ha in total · 3 days
  137. 1,474 ha Nwoya fire, 25 January 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,464 ha in total · 3 days
  138. 1,202 ha Nwoya fire, 23 January 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,194 ha in total · 7 days
  139. 1,116 ha Nwoya fire, 20 January 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,108 ha in total · 3 days
  140. 1,522 ha Nwoya fire, 2 January 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,512 ha in total · 2 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).