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Wildfires in Chitambo

Chitambo, Zambia, has had 99 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 680,671 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 57% of its area. Fire danger today: high (FWI 35).

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. Fri 23 High 31° · 25 % · 40 km/h
  2. Sat 24 High 29° · 31 % · 44 km/h
  3. Sun 25 High 28° · 35 % · 39 km/h
  4. Mon 26 High 27° · 39 % · 37 km/h
  5. Tue 27 High 29° · 29 % · 31 km/h
  6. Wed 28 High 31° · 26 % · 38 km/h
  7. Thu 29 Low 27° · 37 % · 40 km/h
  8. Fri 30 Moderate 27° · 41 % · 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

680,671
hectares burned
57 %
of its area
99
fires
12,028
km²

How many times has Chitambo burned?

Chitambo has burned 99 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Chitambo fire, 18 October 2026, with 2,988 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 5× 16
  2. 6× 17
  3. 7× 18
  4. 11× 19
  5. 7× 20
  6. 5× 21
  7. 5× 22
  8. 9× 23
  9. 4× 24
  10. 10× 25
  11. 30× 26
99
fires
11
years with fire
680,671
cumulative ha
18 Oct 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 Chitambo

  1. 2,988 ha Chitambo fire, 18 October 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,112 ha in total · 7 days
  2. 4,616 ha Chitambo fire, 16 October 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,579 ha in total · 7 days
  3. 4,611 ha Chitambo fire, 14 October 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,578 ha in total · 11 days
  4. 3,543 ha Chitambo fire, 11 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,515 ha in total · 13 days
  5. 2,511 ha Chitambo fire, 7 October 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,218 ha in total · 18 days
  6. 6,639 ha Chitambo fire, 6 October 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 13,846 ha in total · 19 days
  7. 625 ha Lavushimanda fire, 12 September 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 3,098 ha in total · 5 days
  8. 8,284 ha Chitambo fire, 11 September 2026 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 8,218 ha in total · 10 days
  9. 3,571 ha Chitambo fire, 11 September 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,544 ha in total · 10 days
  10. 772 ha Serenje fire, 10 September 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 3,151 ha in total · 12 days
  11. 3,392 ha Chitambo fire, 10 September 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,364 ha in total · 4 days
  12. 8,600 ha Chitambo fire, 7 September 2026 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 8,536 ha in total · 21 days
  13. 3,787 ha Chitambo fire, 7 September 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,762 ha in total · 10 days
  14. 13,963 ha Chitambo fire, 6 September 2026 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 13,859 ha in total · 21 days
  15. 15,467 ha Chitambo fire, 3 September 2026 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 15,361 ha in total · 18 days
  16. 0 ha Serenje fire, 2 September 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 6,562 ha in total · 25 days
  17. 4,124 ha Serenje fire, 30 August 2026 0.3% of the municipality · 17,335 ha in total · 29 days
  18. 41,079 ha Chitambo fire, 29 August 2026 where it started 3.4% of the municipality · 46,195 ha in total · 31 days
  19. 3,357 ha Chitambo fire, 28 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,311 ha in total · 18 days
  20. 4,970 ha Chitambo fire, 25 August 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,731 ha in total · 11 days
  21. 15,185 ha Chitambo fire, 17 August 2026 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 15,291 ha in total · 21 days
  22. 3,397 ha Chitambo fire, 17 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,451 ha in total · 18 days
  23. 3,089 ha Chitambo fire, 17 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,073 ha in total · 18 days
  24. 109 ha Lavushimanda fire, 17 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 5,816 ha in total · 8 days
  25. 49 ha Serenje fire, 16 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 3,295 ha in total · 8 days
  26. 3,799 ha Chitambo fire, 15 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,344 ha in total · 11 days
  27. 23,583 ha Chitambo fire, 11 August 2026 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 27,699 ha in total · 36 days
  28. 844 ha Serenje fire, 6 August 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 19,853 ha in total · 27 days
  29. 19,230 ha Chitambo fire, 29 July 2026 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 19,155 ha in total · 37 days
  30. 164 ha Chitambo fire, 22 July 2026 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 4,779 ha in total · 16 days
  31. 5,599 ha Chitambo fire, October 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 5,553 ha in total · 12 days
  32. 2,763 ha Lavushimanda fire, 16 October 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 5,474 ha in total · 5 days
  33. 1,600 ha Lavushimanda fire, 26 September 2025 0.1% of the municipality · 7,564 ha in total · 5 days
  34. 436 ha Lavushimanda fire, 14 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 4,624 ha in total · 10 days
  35. 4,176 ha Chitambo fire, 13 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,142 ha in total · 6 days
  36. 9,911 ha Chitambo fire, 9 September 2025 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 9,833 ha in total · 14 days
  37. 1,982 ha Serenje fire, September 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 5,036 ha in total · 9 days
  38. 62,957 ha Chitambo fire, 1 September 2025 where it started 5.2% of the municipality · 65,144 ha in total · 20 days
  39. 3,457 ha Chitambo fire, 20 August 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,443 ha in total · 9 days
  40. 4,514 ha Chitambo fire, 19 August 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,497 ha in total · 12 days
  41. 14,024 ha Chitambo fire, September 2024 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 14,404 ha in total · 11 days
  42. 4,219 ha Chitambo fire, 23 August 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,202 ha in total · 7 days
  43. 7,263 ha Chitambo fire, 1 August 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 7,224 ha in total · 16 days
  44. 6,720 ha Chitambo fire, July 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 6,692 ha in total · 16 days
  45. 3,435 ha Chitambo fire, 12 September 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,406 ha in total · 6 days
  46. 4,215 ha Chitambo fire, 7 September 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,184 ha in total · 6 days
  47. 21,146 ha Chitambo fire, 6 September 2023 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 21,401 ha in total · 8 days
  48. 7,644 ha Chitambo fire, 5 September 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 7,590 ha in total · 15 days
  49. 1,401 ha Serenje fire, 5 September 2023 0.1% of the municipality · 3,761 ha in total · 7 days
  50. 3,413 ha Chitambo fire, 21 August 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,401 ha in total · 7 days
  51. 3,672 ha Chitambo fire, 19 August 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,656 ha in total · 9 days
  52. 5 ha Lavushimanda fire, 19 August 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 3,268 ha in total · 5 days
  53. 15 ha Serenje fire, 14 August 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 3,818 ha in total · 5 days
  54. 4,348 ha Chitambo fire, 10 October 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,316 ha in total · 11 days
  55. 2,453 ha Chitambo fire, 4 October 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,046 ha in total · 5 days
  56. 339 ha Serenje fire, September 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 3,309 ha in total · 8 days
  57. 6,214 ha Chitambo fire, 10 September 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 6,359 ha in total · 8 days
  58. 7,829 ha Chitambo fire, 8 September 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 7,773 ha in total · 10 days
  59. 36,056 ha Chitambo fire, September 2021 where it started 3.0% of the municipality · 39,948 ha in total · 14 days
  60. 1,690 ha Chitambo fire, 30 August 2021 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 4,870 ha in total · 9 days
  61. 3,053 ha Chitambo fire, 27 August 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,037 ha in total · 4 days
  62. 29 ha Serenje fire, 18 August 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 3,165 ha in total · 3 days
  63. 3,244 ha Chitambo fire, July 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,230 ha in total · 3 days
  64. 4,641 ha Chitambo fire, 12 September 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,602 ha in total · 6 days
  65. 25,136 ha Chitambo fire, 7 September 2020 where it started 2.1% of the municipality · 25,336 ha in total · 9 days
  66. 16,300 ha Chitambo fire, 4 September 2020 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 16,181 ha in total · 14 days
  67. 8,657 ha Chitambo fire, 2 September 2020 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 8,600 ha in total · 9 days
  68. 3,441 ha Chitambo fire, 1 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,415 ha in total · 8 days
  69. 3,863 ha Chitambo fire, 10 August 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,842 ha in total · 7 days
  70. 3,988 ha Chitambo fire, 7 August 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,971 ha in total · 8 days
  71. 4,816 ha Chitambo fire, 10 September 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,776 ha in total · 5 days
  72. 11,822 ha Chitambo fire, 10 September 2019 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 12,241 ha in total · 6 days
  73. 9,677 ha Chitambo fire, 9 September 2019 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 9,605 ha in total · 5 days
  74. 7,272 ha Chitambo fire, 9 September 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 7,217 ha in total · 6 days
  75. 6,859 ha Chitambo fire, 9 September 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 6,808 ha in total · 6 days
  76. 2,558 ha Chitambo fire, 30 August 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,427 ha in total · 6 days
  77. 3,433 ha Chitambo fire, 29 August 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,415 ha in total · 6 days
  78. 1,957 ha Chitambo fire, 27 August 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,175 ha in total · 11 days
  79. 4,180 ha Chitambo fire, 27 August 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,156 ha in total · 7 days
  80. 3,015 ha Serenje fire, 25 August 2019 0.2% of the municipality · 6,514 ha in total · 6 days
  81. 0 ha Lusangazi fire, August 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 4,580 ha in total · 6 days
  82. 2,481 ha Chitambo fire, 12 September 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,310 ha in total · 10 days
  83. 2,372 ha Chitambo fire, 10 September 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,793 ha in total · 9 days
  84. 25,433 ha Chitambo fire, 8 September 2018 where it started 2.1% of the municipality · 25,250 ha in total · 13 days
  85. 1,910 ha Lavushimanda fire, 27 August 2018 0.2% of the municipality · 4,526 ha in total · 2 days
  86. 3,070 ha Chitambo fire, 22 August 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,117 ha in total · 6 days
  87. 2,457 ha Chitambo fire, 22 August 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,396 ha in total · 6 days
  88. 43 ha Serenje fire, 20 August 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 4,317 ha in total · 7 days
  89. 11,357 ha Chitambo fire, 11 September 2017 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 11,277 ha in total · 8 days
  90. 3,321 ha Chitambo fire, 10 September 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,296 ha in total · 5 days
  91. 9,487 ha Chitambo fire, 9 September 2017 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 9,418 ha in total · 10 days
  92. 4,788 ha Chitambo fire, 6 September 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,755 ha in total · 8 days
  93. 3,070 ha Chitambo fire, 25 August 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,058 ha in total · 7 days
  94. 3,533 ha Chitambo fire, 19 August 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 6,132 ha in total · 13 days
  95. 18,989 ha Chitambo fire, 10 September 2016 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 18,853 ha in total · 10 days
  96. 3,257 ha Chitambo fire, 10 September 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,229 ha in total · 3 days
  97. 10,945 ha Chitambo fire, 9 September 2016 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 10,866 ha in total · 4 days
  98. 4,313 ha Chitambo fire, 6 September 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,280 ha in total · 8 days
  99. 2,065 ha Lavushimanda fire, August 2016 0.2% of the municipality · 4,144 ha in total · 6 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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