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Wildfires in Lavushimanda

Lavushimanda, Zambia, has had 109 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 500,219 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 35% of its area. Fire danger today: high (FWI 38).

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 2 Very high 32° · 21 % · 26 km/h
  2. Tue 3 High 33° · 20 % · 29 km/h
  3. Wed 4 Very high 33° · 22 % · 41 km/h
  4. Thu 5 Very high 32° · 24 % · 36 km/h
  5. Fri 6 Low 32° · 32 % · 42 km/h
  6. Sat 7 Very low 29° · 50 % · 37 km/h
  7. Sun 8 Very low 31° · 36 % · 37 km/h
  8. Mon 9 Low 31° · 32 % · 40 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

500,219
hectares burned
35 %
of its area
109
fires
14,227
km²

How many times has Lavushimanda burned?

Lavushimanda has burned 109 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Lavushimanda fire, 20 October 2026, with 3,836 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 6× 16
  2. 3× 17
  3. 11× 18
  4. 6× 19
  5. 9× 20
  6. 9× 21
  7. 8× 22
  8. 5× 23
  9. 2× 24
  10. 16× 25
  11. 34× 26
109
fires
11
years with fire
500,219
cumulative ha
20 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 Lavushimanda

  1. 3,836 ha Lavushimanda fire, 20 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,030 ha in total · 6 days
  2. 4,142 ha Lavushimanda fire, 16 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,111 ha in total · 7 days
  3. 4,222 ha Lavushimanda fire, 16 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,200 ha in total · 10 days
  4. 4,062 ha Lavushimanda fire, 13 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,036 ha in total · 16 days
  5. 16,874 ha Lavushimanda fire, 11 October 2026 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 16,753 ha in total · 19 days
  6. 3,873 ha Lavushimanda fire, 11 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,846 ha in total · 9 days
  7. 1,230 ha Lavushimanda fire, 11 October 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 3,219 ha in total · 12 days
  8. 8,919 ha Lavushimanda fire, 9 October 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 8,853 ha in total · 10 days
  9. 40,654 ha Lavushimanda fire, 7 October 2026 where it started 2.9% of the municipality · 40,325 ha in total · 26 days
  10. 729 ha Chitambo fire, 7 October 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 3,218 ha in total · 22 days
  11. 8,943 ha Lavushimanda fire, 6 October 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 15,469 ha in total · 20 days
  12. 2,499 ha Lavushimanda fire, 12 September 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,098 ha in total · 6 days
  13. 3,147 ha Lavushimanda fire, 8 September 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,125 ha in total · 13 days
  14. 6,149 ha Lavushimanda fire, 6 September 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,094 ha in total · 13 days
  15. 3,212 ha Lavushimanda fire, 5 September 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,191 ha in total · 15 days
  16. 3,314 ha Lavushimanda fire, 3 September 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,293 ha in total · 15 days
  17. 6,394 ha Lavushimanda fire, 3 September 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,357 ha in total · 17 days
  18. 5,447 ha Chitambo fire, 29 August 2026 0.4% of the municipality · 46,195 ha in total · 31 days
  19. 3,286 ha Lavushimanda fire, 28 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,267 ha in total · 7 days
  20. 1,984 ha Chitambo fire, 28 August 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 5,311 ha in total · 18 days
  21. 7,514 ha Lavushimanda fire, 28 August 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 7,463 ha in total · 24 days
  22. 4,989 ha Lavushimanda fire, 27 August 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,951 ha in total · 5 days
  23. 2,519 ha Lavushimanda fire, 26 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,164 ha in total · 14 days
  24. 6,708 ha Mpika fire, 23 August 2026 0.5% of the municipality · 15,850 ha in total · 14 days
  25. 67 ha Chitambo fire, 17 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 3,451 ha in total · 18 days
  26. 187 ha Chitambo fire, 17 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 15,291 ha in total · 21 days
  27. 397 ha Mpika fire, 16 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 4,445 ha in total · 11 days
  28. 6,012 ha Lavushimanda fire, 16 August 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,979 ha in total · 27 days
  29. 27,105 ha Lavushimanda fire, 15 August 2026 where it started 1.9% of the municipality · 26,984 ha in total · 28 days
  30. 5,735 ha Lavushimanda fire, 10 August 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,816 ha in total · 22 days
  31. 13 ha Kanchibiya fire, 6 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 207,565 ha in total · 50 days
  32. 3,520 ha Lavushimanda fire, 6 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,501 ha in total · 21 days
  33. 4,641 ha Chitambo fire, 17 July 2026 0.3% of the municipality · 4,779 ha in total · 28 days
  34. 9,592 ha Lavushimanda fire, June 2026 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 9,565 ha in total · 23 days
  35. 2,750 ha Lavushimanda fire, 16 October 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,474 ha in total · 5 days
  36. 5,232 ha Lavushimanda fire, 13 October 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,193 ha in total · 7 days
  37. 452 ha Lunga fire, 12 October 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 3,801 ha in total · 25 days
  38. 56 ha Lunga fire, 9 October 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 3,281 ha in total · 25 days
  39. 3,052 ha Lavushimanda fire, 2 October 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,068 ha in total · 6 days
  40. 6,032 ha Lavushimanda fire, 26 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 7,564 ha in total · 5 days
  41. 153 ha Mpika fire, 23 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 3,405 ha in total · 7 days
  42. 15,269 ha Lavushimanda fire, 18 September 2025 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 15,161 ha in total · 13 days
  43. 3,768 ha Lavushimanda fire, 16 September 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,753 ha in total · 5 days
  44. 3,681 ha Lavushimanda fire, 15 September 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,663 ha in total · 7 days
  45. 4,222 ha Lavushimanda fire, 14 September 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,624 ha in total · 11 days
  46. 2,292 ha Kanchibiya fire, September 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 3,185 ha in total · 19 days
  47. 21,510 ha Lavushimanda fire, 12 September 2025 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 21,327 ha in total · 17 days
  48. 5,442 ha Lavushimanda fire, 9 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,396 ha in total · 4 days
  49. 2,645 ha Chitambo fire, 1 September 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 65,144 ha in total · 20 days
  50. 3,776 ha Lavushimanda fire, August 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,751 ha in total · 21 days
  51. 4,377 ha Lavushimanda fire, September 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,345 ha in total · 12 days
  52. 480 ha Chitambo fire, September 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 14,404 ha in total · 17 days
  53. 4,637 ha Lavushimanda fire, 30 September 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,605 ha in total · 11 days
  54. 3,021 ha Lavushimanda fire, 7 September 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,003 ha in total · 5 days
  55. 405 ha Chitambo fire, 6 September 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 21,401 ha in total · 8 days
  56. 6,443 ha Lavushimanda fire, 19 August 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,408 ha in total · 16 days
  57. 3,278 ha Lavushimanda fire, 12 August 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,268 ha in total · 16 days
  58. 4,086 ha Lavushimanda fire, 19 October 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,055 ha in total · 13 days
  59. 1,409 ha Mpika fire, 14 October 2022 0.1% of the municipality · 3,038 ha in total · 10 days
  60. 614 ha Chitambo fire, 4 October 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 3,046 ha in total · 12 days
  61. 5,299 ha Lavushimanda fire, 3 October 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,253 ha in total · 11 days
  62. 5,299 ha Lavushimanda fire, 24 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,255 ha in total · 10 days
  63. 189 ha Chitambo fire, 10 September 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 6,359 ha in total · 15 days
  64. 1,536 ha Lavushimanda fire, 3 September 2022 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 3,221 ha in total · 11 days
  65. 5,734 ha Lavushimanda fire, 2 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,697 ha in total · 12 days
  66. 4,843 ha Lavushimanda fire, November 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,805 ha in total · 5 days
  67. 1,715 ha Lunga fire, November 2021 0.1% of the municipality · 3,849 ha in total · 13 days
  68. 214 ha Mpika fire, 24 October 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 3,452 ha in total · 9 days
  69. 4,633 ha Lavushimanda fire, October 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,592 ha in total · 4 days
  70. 604 ha Mpika fire, 18 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 4,501 ha in total · 11 days
  71. 4,175 ha Chitambo fire, September 2021 0.3% of the municipality · 39,948 ha in total · 14 days
  72. 3,209 ha Chitambo fire, 28 August 2021 0.2% of the municipality · 4,870 ha in total · 11 days
  73. 4,248 ha Lavushimanda fire, 26 August 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,220 ha in total · 17 days
  74. 4,044 ha Lavushimanda fire, 25 August 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,022 ha in total · 7 days
  75. 6,245 ha Lavushimanda fire, 2 October 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 8,262 ha in total · 7 days
  76. 3,344 ha Lavushimanda fire, 2 October 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,317 ha in total · 6 days
  77. 4,323 ha Lavushimanda fire, 25 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,294 ha in total · 12 days
  78. 3,616 ha Lavushimanda fire, 20 September 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,596 ha in total · 14 days
  79. 21,092 ha Lavushimanda fire, 19 September 2020 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 20,909 ha in total · 18 days
  80. 381 ha Chitambo fire, 7 September 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 25,336 ha in total · 16 days
  81. 5,453 ha Lavushimanda fire, 27 August 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,418 ha in total · 16 days
  82. 1,465 ha Lavushimanda fire, 25 August 2020 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 3,114 ha in total · 10 days
  83. 3,649 ha Lavushimanda fire, 24 August 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,623 ha in total · 17 days
  84. 265 ha Mpika fire, 17 October 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 4,472 ha in total · 15 days
  85. 504 ha Chitambo fire, 5 September 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 12,241 ha in total · 18 days
  86. 3,620 ha Lavushimanda fire, 28 August 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,596 ha in total · 11 days
  87. 1,894 ha Chitambo fire, 28 August 2019 0.1% of the municipality · 4,427 ha in total · 13 days
  88. 3,658 ha Lavushimanda fire, 26 August 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,640 ha in total · 7 days
  89. 21 ha Lavushimanda fire, 20 August 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 3,288 ha in total · 16 days
  90. 852 ha Chitambo fire, 12 September 2018 0.1% of the municipality · 3,310 ha in total · 17 days
  91. 3,523 ha Mpika fire, 12 September 2018 0.2% of the municipality · 18,632 ha in total · 14 days
  92. 1,448 ha Chitambo fire, 10 September 2018 0.1% of the municipality · 3,793 ha in total · 11 days
  93. 244 ha Mpika fire, 4 September 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 3,658 ha in total · 11 days
  94. 5,568 ha Lavushimanda fire, September 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,533 ha in total · 5 days
  95. 1 ha Kanchibiya fire, 28 August 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 3,459 ha in total · 9 days
  96. 2,656 ha Lavushimanda fire, 26 August 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,526 ha in total · 3 days
  97. 3,126 ha Lavushimanda fire, 25 August 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,113 ha in total · 6 days
  98. 3,305 ha Lavushimanda fire, 24 August 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,290 ha in total · 7 days
  99. 59 ha Chitambo fire, 15 August 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 3,117 ha in total · 13 days
  100. 4,861 ha Lavushimanda fire, 10 August 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,838 ha in total · 7 days
  101. 5,252 ha Lavushimanda fire, October 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,214 ha in total · 6 days
  102. 5,101 ha Lavushimanda fire, 26 August 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,073 ha in total · 9 days
  103. 8,120 ha Lavushimanda fire, 22 August 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 8,084 ha in total · 21 days
  104. 6,002 ha Lavushimanda fire, 13 October 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,958 ha in total · 12 days
  105. 3,387 ha Lavushimanda fire, 7 October 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,453 ha in total · 17 days
  106. 9,643 ha Lavushimanda fire, 2 October 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 9,560 ha in total · 13 days
  107. 5,180 ha Lavushimanda fire, September 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,143 ha in total · 17 days
  108. 3,524 ha Mpika fire, 12 September 2016 0.2% of the municipality · 8,277 ha in total · 11 days
  109. 2,105 ha Lavushimanda fire, August 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,144 ha in total · 17 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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