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Wildfires in Chipili

Chipili, Zambia: 115 fires since 2016 burned 1,298,340 hectares inside its boundaries, 3.0 times its area, because some ground burned more than once. Fire danger today: high (FWI 34).

Only fires of 3,000 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 high 32° · 24 % · 40 km/h
  2. Tue 27 High 32° · 29 % · 29 km/h
  3. Wed 28 High 33° · 26 % · 35 km/h
  4. Thu 29 High 32° · 27 % · 26 km/h
  5. Fri 30 Low 31° · 39 % · 35 km/h
  6. Sat 31 Low 29° · 49 % · 33 km/h
  7. Sun 1 High 30° · 30 % · 39 km/h
  8. Mon 2 Low 31° · 44 % · 43 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

1,298,340
hectares burned
3.0×
times its area (some ground burned more than once)
115
fires
4,288
km²

How many times has Chipili burned?

Chipili has burned 115 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Chipili fire, July 2026, with 24,826 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 10× 16
  2. 12× 17
  3. 11× 18
  4. 11× 19
  5. 6× 20
  6. 15× 21
  7. 15× 22
  8. 9× 23
  9. 13× 24
  10. 11× 25
  11. 2× 26
115
fires
11
years with fire
1,298,340
cumulative ha
25 Jul 2026
most recent

Fires larger than 3,000 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 Zambia →

Fires that entered Chipili

  1. 24,826 ha Chipili fire, July 2026 where it started 5.8% of the municipality · 156,557 ha in total · 65 days
  2. 229,118 ha Chipili fire, July 2026 where it started 53% of the municipality · 614,688 ha in total · 65 days
  3. 4,144 ha Chipili fire, 12 September 2025 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 4,122 ha in total · 14 days
  4. 3,734 ha Chipili fire, 5 September 2025 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 3,961 ha in total · 8 days
  5. 22,658 ha Chipili fire, 22 August 2025 where it started 5.3% of the municipality · 24,817 ha in total · 37 days
  6. 8,423 ha Chipili fire, 20 August 2025 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 8,368 ha in total · 22 days
  7. 2,906 ha Chipili fire, 18 August 2025 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 14,068 ha in total · 20 days
  8. 3,595 ha Chipili fire, 17 August 2025 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,573 ha in total · 19 days
  9. 11,005 ha Chipili fire, 15 August 2025 where it started 2.6% of the municipality · 10,933 ha in total · 18 days
  10. 5,953 ha Chipili fire, 13 August 2025 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 5,913 ha in total · 16 days
  11. 7,970 ha Chipili fire, 8 August 2025 where it started 1.9% of the municipality · 7,921 ha in total · 18 days
  12. 30,452 ha Mansa fire, 8 August 2025 7.1% of the municipality · 296,161 ha in total · 51 days
  13. 54,519 ha Chipili fire, 7 August 2025 where it started 13% of the municipality · 110,204 ha in total · 41 days
  14. 3,072 ha Chipili fire, 19 August 2024 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,055 ha in total · 11 days
  15. 125 ha Mansa fire, 18 August 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 104,574 ha in total · 37 days
  16. 4,043 ha Chipili fire, 15 August 2024 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 4,018 ha in total · 15 days
  17. 2,025 ha Chipili fire, 15 August 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,913 ha in total · 22 days
  18. 10,651 ha Chipili fire, 8 August 2024 where it started 2.5% of the municipality · 15,532 ha in total · 25 days
  19. 19 ha Lupososhi fire, 5 August 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 4,441 ha in total · 15 days
  20. 6,765 ha Chipili fire, 3 August 2024 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 7,428 ha in total · 18 days
  21. 12,716 ha Mansa fire, 3 August 2024 3.0% of the municipality · 79,600 ha in total · 42 days
  22. 763 ha Kawambwa fire, 3 August 2024 0.2% of the municipality · 16,377 ha in total · 30 days
  23. 13,076 ha Chipili fire, 1 August 2024 where it started 3.0% of the municipality · 12,989 ha in total · 13 days
  24. 5,930 ha Chipili fire, 29 July 2024 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 5,887 ha in total · 16 days
  25. 21,429 ha Chipili fire, 26 July 2024 where it started 5.0% of the municipality · 21,299 ha in total · 21 days
  26. 18,917 ha Chipili fire, 20 July 2024 where it started 4.4% of the municipality · 36,195 ha in total · 34 days
  27. 2,450 ha Mansa fire, 21 August 2023 0.6% of the municipality · 133,309 ha in total · 36 days
  28. 3,968 ha Chipili fire, 19 August 2023 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 17,920 ha in total · 28 days
  29. 4,558 ha Chipili fire, 17 August 2023 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 4,532 ha in total · 26 days
  30. 3,496 ha Chipili fire, 14 August 2023 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,474 ha in total · 14 days
  31. 13,664 ha Chipili fire, 14 August 2023 where it started 3.2% of the municipality · 15,251 ha in total · 29 days
  32. 3,494 ha Chipili fire, 10 August 2023 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,532 ha in total · 16 days
  33. 6,093 ha Chipili fire, 10 August 2023 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 6,053 ha in total · 18 days
  34. 13,199 ha Chipili fire, 9 August 2023 where it started 3.1% of the municipality · 27,236 ha in total · 28 days
  35. 3,420 ha Chipili fire, 8 August 2023 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,399 ha in total · 20 days
  36. 3,382 ha Chipili fire, 13 September 2022 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,360 ha in total · 10 days
  37. 2,704 ha Chipili fire, 7 September 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,721 ha in total · 16 days
  38. 104 ha Lupososhi fire, 7 September 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 15,351 ha in total · 20 days
  39. 41 ha Kawambwa fire, 7 September 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 3,032 ha in total · 20 days
  40. 6,952 ha Chipili fire, 7 September 2022 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 6,913 ha in total · 5 days
  41. 1,317 ha Lupososhi fire, 4 September 2022 0.3% of the municipality · 12,686 ha in total · 30 days
  42. 3,330 ha Chipili fire, 2 September 2022 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 3,330 ha in total · 11 days
  43. 0 ha Lupososhi fire, August 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 4,566 ha in total · 18 days
  44. 54 ha Mwense fire, 26 August 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 24,417 ha in total · 23 days
  45. 14,233 ha Chipili fire, 19 August 2022 where it started 3.3% of the municipality · 14,251 ha in total · 18 days
  46. 10,770 ha Chipili fire, 18 August 2022 where it started 2.5% of the municipality · 10,700 ha in total · 12 days
  47. 4,748 ha Chipili fire, 16 August 2022 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 4,719 ha in total · 13 days
  48. 1,923 ha Mansa fire, 16 August 2022 0.4% of the municipality · 185,598 ha in total · 40 days
  49. 10,083 ha Chipili fire, 13 August 2022 where it started 2.4% of the municipality · 10,024 ha in total · 17 days
  50. 20,036 ha Chipili fire, 11 August 2022 where it started 4.7% of the municipality · 19,915 ha in total · 22 days
  51. 9,487 ha Chipili fire, 3 September 2021 where it started 2.2% of the municipality · 9,774 ha in total · 10 days
  52. 5,943 ha Chipili fire, 1 September 2021 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 5,910 ha in total · 9 days
  53. 218 ha Mwense fire, 28 August 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 4,627 ha in total · 24 days
  54. 8,870 ha Lupososhi fire, 26 August 2021 2.1% of the municipality · 34,216 ha in total · 21 days
  55. 14,100 ha Chipili fire, 20 August 2021 where it started 3.3% of the municipality · 27,944 ha in total · 31 days
  56. 1,865 ha Chipili fire, 20 August 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 10,306 ha in total · 22 days
  57. 4,140 ha Chipili fire, 20 August 2021 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 4,117 ha in total · 21 days
  58. 3,669 ha Chipili fire, 19 August 2021 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 3,757 ha in total · 10 days
  59. 2,922 ha Chipili fire, 19 August 2021 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 4,754 ha in total · 17 days
  60. 24,961 ha Mansa fire, 17 August 2021 5.8% of the municipality · 259,734 ha in total · 36 days
  61. 8,693 ha Chipili fire, 16 August 2021 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 8,641 ha in total · 13 days
  62. 4,067 ha Chipili fire, 14 August 2021 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 4,040 ha in total · 16 days
  63. 8,516 ha Chipili fire, 13 August 2021 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 8,461 ha in total · 15 days
  64. 3,768 ha Chipili fire, 13 August 2021 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 4,057 ha in total · 15 days
  65. 8,774 ha Chipili fire, 13 August 2021 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 8,720 ha in total · 10 days
  66. 27,689 ha Chipili fire, 1 September 2020 where it started 6.5% of the municipality · 28,968 ha in total · 12 days
  67. 195 ha Kawambwa fire, 1 September 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 9,485 ha in total · 10 days
  68. 3,242 ha Chipili fire, 1 September 2020 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 3,242 ha in total · 7 days
  69. 494 ha Kawambwa fire, 26 August 2020 0.1% of the municipality · 3,987 ha in total · 17 days
  70. 14,918 ha Mansa fire, 18 August 2020 3.5% of the municipality · 280,384 ha in total · 44 days
  71. 27,085 ha Chipili fire, August 2020 where it started 6.3% of the municipality · 26,924 ha in total · 20 days
  72. 3,975 ha Chipili fire, September 2019 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 3,952 ha in total · 20 days
  73. 1,504 ha Kawambwa fire, September 2019 0.4% of the municipality · 4,418 ha in total · 7 days
  74. 16,373 ha Chipili fire, 24 August 2019 where it started 3.8% of the municipality · 23,101 ha in total · 24 days
  75. 13 ha Kawambwa fire, 24 August 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 5,374 ha in total · 17 days
  76. 115 ha Lupososhi fire, August 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 35,869 ha in total · 31 days
  77. 4,990 ha Chipili fire, 15 August 2019 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 5,046 ha in total · 16 days
  78. 4,032 ha Mansa fire, 14 August 2019 0.9% of the municipality · 190,302 ha in total · 48 days
  79. 10,942 ha Chipili fire, 13 August 2019 where it started 2.6% of the municipality · 10,879 ha in total · 20 days
  80. 1,474 ha Kawambwa fire, 12 August 2019 0.3% of the municipality · 13,253 ha in total · 22 days
  81. 22,897 ha Chipili fire, 10 August 2019 where it started 5.3% of the municipality · 32,366 ha in total · 31 days
  82. 66,788 ha Chipili fire, 5 August 2019 where it started 16% of the municipality · 81,932 ha in total · 44 days
  83. 6,242 ha Chipili fire, 24 August 2018 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 6,231 ha in total · 13 days
  84. 3,056 ha Chipili fire, 23 August 2018 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,084 ha in total · 17 days
  85. 4,693 ha Mansa fire, 22 August 2018 1.1% of the municipality · 83,277 ha in total · 31 days
  86. 5,056 ha Chipili fire, 18 August 2018 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 5,023 ha in total · 20 days
  87. 4,036 ha Kawambwa fire, 17 August 2018 0.9% of the municipality · 10,864 ha in total · 20 days
  88. 18,529 ha Chipili fire, 17 August 2018 where it started 4.3% of the municipality · 20,116 ha in total · 29 days
  89. 23,129 ha Chipili fire, 16 August 2018 where it started 5.4% of the municipality · 28,846 ha in total · 21 days
  90. 5,529 ha Chipili fire, 14 August 2018 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 5,493 ha in total · 14 days
  91. 7,352 ha Chipili fire, 12 August 2018 where it started 1.7% of the municipality · 7,308 ha in total · 16 days
  92. 3,301 ha Chipili fire, 11 August 2018 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,646 ha in total · 8 days
  93. 4,613 ha Chipili fire, 8 August 2018 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 4,584 ha in total · 20 days
  94. 5,784 ha Chipili fire, September 2017 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 5,849 ha in total · 18 days
  95. 3,121 ha Chipili fire, 30 August 2017 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,100 ha in total · 9 days
  96. 2,415 ha Chipili fire, 29 August 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,998 ha in total · 9 days
  97. 2,635 ha Lupososhi fire, 27 August 2017 0.6% of the municipality · 19,800 ha in total · 14 days
  98. 3,113 ha Chipili fire, 26 August 2017 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,094 ha in total · 14 days
  99. 22,733 ha Chipili fire, 25 August 2017 where it started 5.3% of the municipality · 22,834 ha in total · 22 days
  100. 20,472 ha Chipili fire, 24 August 2017 where it started 4.8% of the municipality · 20,350 ha in total · 26 days
  101. 13,775 ha Kawambwa fire, 24 August 2017 3.2% of the municipality · 24,646 ha in total · 33 days
  102. 5,071 ha Kawambwa fire, 23 August 2017 1.2% of the municipality · 98,647 ha in total · 34 days
  103. 21,465 ha Chipili fire, 19 August 2017 where it started 5.0% of the municipality · 21,338 ha in total · 23 days
  104. 8,120 ha Chipili fire, 19 August 2017 where it started 1.9% of the municipality · 8,070 ha in total · 17 days
  105. 26,027 ha Mansa fire, 15 August 2017 6.1% of the municipality · 258,414 ha in total · 47 days
  106. 159 ha Mwense fire, September 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 3,864 ha in total · 9 days
  107. 4,088 ha Chipili fire, September 2016 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 4,103 ha in total · 12 days
  108. 15,088 ha Kawambwa fire, 25 August 2016 3.5% of the municipality · 20,286 ha in total · 29 days
  109. 5,576 ha Mansa fire, 19 August 2016 1.3% of the municipality · 80,978 ha in total · 31 days
  110. 3,072 ha Chipili fire, 18 August 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 4,251 ha in total · 15 days
  111. 4,770 ha Chipili fire, 18 August 2016 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 4,742 ha in total · 29 days
  112. 7,949 ha Kawambwa fire, 17 August 2016 1.8% of the municipality · 123,335 ha in total · 33 days
  113. 3,135 ha Chipili fire, 13 August 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,117 ha in total · 11 days
  114. 42,916 ha Chipili fire, 11 August 2016 where it started 10% of the municipality · 76,625 ha in total · 36 days
  115. 31,748 ha Chipili fire, 9 August 2016 where it started 7.4% of the municipality · 31,556 ha in total · 22 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/GRID3, Office of the Surveyor General (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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