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Wildfires in Lunte

Lunte, Zambia, has had 121 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 459,955 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 59% of its area. Fire danger today: very low (FWI 2).

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 30 Very low 27° · 48 % · 32 km/h
  2. Sat 31 Very low 27° · 44 % · 31 km/h
  3. Sun 1 Low 28° · 38 % · 34 km/h
  4. Mon 2 Very low 28° · 42 % · 33 km/h
  5. Tue 3 Very low 28° · 46 % · 28 km/h
  6. Wed 4 Very low 28° · 49 % · 34 km/h
  7. Thu 5 Very low 28° · 46 % · 34 km/h
  8. Fri 6 Very low 29° · 34 % · 31 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

459,955
hectares burned
59 %
of its area
121
fires
7,821
km²

How many times has Lunte burned?

Lunte has burned 121 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Mpulungu fire, 21 October 2026, with 2,240 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 12× 16
  2. 15× 17
  3. 6× 18
  4. 7× 19
  5. 11× 20
  6. 5× 21
  7. 12× 22
  8. 6× 23
  9. 7× 24
  10. 23× 25
  11. 17× 26
121
fires
11
years with fire
459,955
cumulative ha
21 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 Lunte

  1. 2,240 ha Mpulungu fire, 21 October 2026 0.3% of the municipality · 3,049 ha in total · 9 days
  2. 334 ha Luwingu fire, 9 October 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 3,096 ha in total · 16 days
  3. 4,632 ha Lunte fire, 8 October 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,604 ha in total · 18 days
  4. 4,398 ha Lunte fire, 28 September 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,367 ha in total · 27 days
  5. 47 ha Kasama fire, 12 September 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 3,822 ha in total · 19 days
  6. 5,811 ha Lunte fire, 8 September 2026 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 5,818 ha in total · 23 days
  7. 2,553 ha Lunte fire, 7 September 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,433 ha in total · 12 days
  8. 302 ha Mporokoso fire, 2 September 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 3,121 ha in total · 16 days
  9. 12,690 ha Lunte fire, 2 September 2026 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 12,606 ha in total · 18 days
  10. 4,468 ha Lunte fire, 1 September 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,442 ha in total · 20 days
  11. 3,838 ha Lunte fire, 31 August 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,814 ha in total · 10 days
  12. 267 ha Mpulungu fire, 27 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 5,806 ha in total · 14 days
  13. 9,944 ha Lunte fire, 25 August 2026 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 10,426 ha in total · 22 days
  14. 1,307 ha Kasama fire, 25 August 2026 0.2% of the municipality · 13,131 ha in total · 31 days
  15. 3,351 ha Lunte fire, 25 August 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,331 ha in total · 20 days
  16. 17,126 ha Kawambwa fire, 11 August 2026 2.2% of the municipality · 147,792 ha in total · 49 days
  17. 8,039 ha Mporokoso fire, 8 August 2026 1.0% of the municipality · 60,932 ha in total · 50 days
  18. 6,189 ha Lunte fire, October 2025 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 6,196 ha in total · 10 days
  19. 374 ha Mporokoso fire, September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 4,163 ha in total · 13 days
  20. 2,817 ha Lunte fire, 26 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,268 ha in total · 8 days
  21. 3,121 ha Lunte fire, 26 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,099 ha in total · 16 days
  22. 4,344 ha Lunte fire, 25 September 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,568 ha in total · 5 days
  23. 3,203 ha Mpulungu fire, September 2025 0.4% of the municipality · 9,161 ha in total · 23 days
  24. 3,604 ha Lunte fire, 20 September 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,663 ha in total · 10 days
  25. 2,683 ha Lunte fire, 19 September 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,196 ha in total · 12 days
  26. 4,079 ha Lunte fire, 18 September 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,057 ha in total · 5 days
  27. 4,190 ha Lunte fire, 16 September 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,166 ha in total · 13 days
  28. 3,961 ha Lunte fire, 16 September 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,938 ha in total · 7 days
  29. 4 ha Kasama fire, 16 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 4,183 ha in total · 18 days
  30. 20,796 ha Lunte fire, 15 September 2025 where it started 2.7% of the municipality · 20,778 ha in total · 18 days
  31. 3,164 ha Lunte fire, 15 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,145 ha in total · 7 days
  32. 4,402 ha Lunte fire, 13 September 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,374 ha in total · 17 days
  33. 1,619 ha Kasama fire, 7 September 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 3,339 ha in total · 14 days
  34. 8,481 ha Lunte fire, 5 September 2025 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 9,451 ha in total · 24 days
  35. 6,114 ha Lunte fire, 5 September 2025 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 6,255 ha in total · 9 days
  36. 3,590 ha Lunte fire, 24 August 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,567 ha in total · 13 days
  37. 9,779 ha Lunte fire, 21 August 2025 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 9,721 ha in total · 21 days
  38. 233 ha Kawambwa fire, 16 August 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 68,343 ha in total · 34 days
  39. 7,338 ha Mporokoso fire, 12 August 2025 0.9% of the municipality · 47,384 ha in total · 40 days
  40. 332 ha Kawambwa fire, 1 August 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 121,536 ha in total · 50 days
  41. 69 ha Kasama fire, 25 September 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 3,517 ha in total · 5 days
  42. 3,672 ha Lunte fire, 11 September 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,650 ha in total · 10 days
  43. 4,628 ha Lunte fire, 10 September 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,596 ha in total · 9 days
  44. 5,260 ha Lunte fire, 9 September 2024 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 8,456 ha in total · 17 days
  45. 5,397 ha Lunte fire, 5 September 2024 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 5,362 ha in total · 21 days
  46. 3,942 ha Lunte fire, August 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,918 ha in total · 13 days
  47. 134 ha Mporokoso fire, 7 August 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 17,644 ha in total · 27 days
  48. 3,041 ha Lunte fire, October 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,023 ha in total · 5 days
  49. 7,266 ha Lunte fire, 26 September 2023 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 7,216 ha in total · 16 days
  50. 3,492 ha Lunte fire, 24 September 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,468 ha in total · 12 days
  51. 127 ha Kasama fire, 14 September 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 8,185 ha in total · 16 days
  52. 220 ha Lunte fire, 4 September 2023 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 3,227 ha in total · 10 days
  53. 55 ha Kawambwa fire, 18 August 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 8,114 ha in total · 19 days
  54. 3,607 ha Lunte fire, 7 October 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,583 ha in total · 16 days
  55. 807 ha Lunte fire, 6 October 2022 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,787 ha in total · 14 days
  56. 6,966 ha Lunte fire, 3 October 2022 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 8,081 ha in total · 16 days
  57. 4,181 ha Lunte fire, 2 October 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,151 ha in total · 17 days
  58. 183 ha Mpulungu fire, October 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 10,979 ha in total · 22 days
  59. 126 ha Kasama fire, October 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 4,784 ha in total · 19 days
  60. 2,875 ha Lunte fire, 1 October 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,494 ha in total · 15 days
  61. 7,194 ha Lunte fire, 1 October 2022 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 7,164 ha in total · 15 days
  62. 85 ha Kasama fire, 20 September 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 3,646 ha in total · 18 days
  63. 503 ha Kasama fire, 20 September 2022 0.1% of the municipality · 7,016 ha in total · 13 days
  64. 4,430 ha Lunte fire, 13 September 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,400 ha in total · 15 days
  65. 8,911 ha Lunte fire, 1 September 2022 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 9,207 ha in total · 9 days
  66. 3,490 ha Lunte fire, 19 September 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,606 ha in total · 7 days
  67. 3,875 ha Lunte fire, 11 September 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,848 ha in total · 18 days
  68. 210 ha Kawambwa fire, 5 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 3,702 ha in total · 19 days
  69. 9,636 ha Lunte fire, August 2021 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 9,885 ha in total · 24 days
  70. 2,378 ha Mporokoso fire, 18 August 2021 0.3% of the municipality · 14,775 ha in total · 25 days
  71. 5,546 ha Lunte fire, 4 October 2020 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 5,515 ha in total · 8 days
  72. 2 ha Mporokoso fire, October 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 5,226 ha in total · 6 days
  73. 4,757 ha Lunte fire, 1 October 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 7,282 ha in total · 7 days
  74. 4,335 ha Lunte fire, 17 September 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,307 ha in total · 13 days
  75. 13,882 ha Lunte fire, 7 September 2020 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 16,002 ha in total · 28 days
  76. 111 ha Kawambwa fire, 2 September 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 8,004 ha in total · 14 days
  77. 2,502 ha Kasama fire, 1 September 2020 0.3% of the municipality · 5,380 ha in total · 14 days
  78. 3,613 ha Lunte fire, 28 August 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,590 ha in total · 14 days
  79. 11,438 ha Mporokoso fire, 27 August 2020 1.5% of the municipality · 16,257 ha in total · 23 days
  80. 302 ha Kawambwa fire, 26 August 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 32,479 ha in total · 25 days
  81. 3,752 ha Lunte fire, 26 August 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,123 ha in total · 16 days
  82. 3,408 ha Lunte fire, 17 September 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,936 ha in total · 9 days
  83. 3,903 ha Lunte fire, 1 September 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,879 ha in total · 8 days
  84. 145 ha Mpulungu fire, 26 August 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 3,324 ha in total · 14 days
  85. 16 ha Kawambwa fire, 25 August 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 18,558 ha in total · 26 days
  86. 4,008 ha Lunte fire, 22 August 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,983 ha in total · 16 days
  87. 3,859 ha Lunte fire, 19 August 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,211 ha in total · 14 days
  88. 2,521 ha Mporokoso fire, 10 August 2019 0.3% of the municipality · 34,222 ha in total · 35 days
  89. 4,363 ha Lunte fire, 28 September 2018 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,333 ha in total · 4 days
  90. 4,187 ha Lunte fire, 18 September 2018 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,256 ha in total · 10 days
  91. 3,592 ha Lunte fire, 16 September 2018 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,571 ha in total · 17 days
  92. 4,893 ha Lunte fire, 14 September 2018 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,859 ha in total · 20 days
  93. 68 ha Kawambwa fire, 27 August 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 7,429 ha in total · 10 days
  94. 2,388 ha Mporokoso fire, 5 August 2018 0.3% of the municipality · 36,039 ha in total · 35 days
  95. 2,136 ha Lunte fire, 19 October 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,733 ha in total · 5 days
  96. 4,713 ha Lunte fire, 18 October 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,685 ha in total · 7 days
  97. 3,217 ha Lunte fire, 17 October 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,243 ha in total · 9 days
  98. 4,320 ha Lunte fire, 17 October 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,290 ha in total · 12 days
  99. 3,146 ha Lunte fire, 16 October 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,125 ha in total · 9 days
  100. 3,273 ha Lunte fire, 28 September 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,249 ha in total · 11 days
  101. 7,756 ha Lunte fire, 19 September 2017 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 8,550 ha in total · 19 days
  102. 352 ha Mpulungu fire, 14 September 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 5,620 ha in total · 12 days
  103. 585 ha Kasama fire, 13 September 2017 0.1% of the municipality · 3,531 ha in total · 12 days
  104. 7,612 ha Lunte fire, 12 September 2017 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 7,659 ha in total · 19 days
  105. 4,169 ha Lunte fire, 6 September 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,185 ha in total · 20 days
  106. 18 ha Kawambwa fire, 29 August 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 19,023 ha in total · 21 days
  107. 104 ha Mpulungu fire, 27 August 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 3,086 ha in total · 7 days
  108. 117 ha Kawambwa fire, 24 August 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 24,839 ha in total · 30 days
  109. 1,624 ha Mporokoso fire, 12 August 2017 0.2% of the municipality · 64,772 ha in total · 37 days
  110. 3,549 ha Lunte fire, 19 October 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,620 ha in total · 7 days
  111. 3,969 ha Lunte fire, 18 October 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,941 ha in total · 6 days
  112. 3,355 ha Lunte fire, 13 October 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,332 ha in total · 15 days
  113. 6,072 ha Lunte fire, 12 October 2016 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 6,130 ha in total · 15 days
  114. 4,280 ha Lunte fire, 12 October 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,254 ha in total · 12 days
  115. 88 ha Kasama fire, 12 October 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 4,658 ha in total · 19 days
  116. 3,848 ha Lunte fire, 8 October 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,925 ha in total · 16 days
  117. 9,040 ha Lunte fire, 6 October 2016 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 8,975 ha in total · 17 days
  118. 3,757 ha Lunte fire, 17 September 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,732 ha in total · 5 days
  119. 2,969 ha Lunte fire, 2 September 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,485 ha in total · 13 days
  120. 4,001 ha Lunte fire, August 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,984 ha in total · 19 days
  121. 1,773 ha Mporokoso fire, 17 August 2016 0.2% of the municipality · 9,319 ha in total · 25 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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