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Wildfires in Mpulungu

Mpulungu, Zambia, has had 73 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 344,343 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 34% of its area. Fire danger today: high (FWI 25).

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. Thu 22 High 32° · 27 % · 29 km/h
  2. Fri 23 High 32° · 25 % · 28 km/h
  3. Sat 24 Very high 34° · 15 % · 47 km/h
  4. Sun 25 Very high 34° · 16 % · 43 km/h
  5. Mon 26 High 33° · 21 % · 32 km/h
  6. Tue 27 High 33° · 26 % · 34 km/h
  7. Wed 28 High 32° · 21 % · 34 km/h
  8. Thu 29 Moderate 30° · 40 % · 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

344,343
hectares burned
34 %
of its area
73
fires
10,134
km²

Hectares per year

1617181920212223242526

Fires that entered Mpulungu

  1. 4,969 ha Mpulungu fire, October 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,940 ha in total · 15 days
  2. 4,492 ha Mpulungu fire, 15 September 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,464 ha in total · 8 days
  3. 3,099 ha Mpulungu fire, 1 September 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,078 ha in total · 14 days
  4. 4,478 ha Mpulungu fire, 31 August 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,444 ha in total · 10 days
  5. 14 ha Nsama fire, 30 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 6,963 ha in total · 16 days
  6. 3,666 ha Mpulungu fire, 30 August 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,643 ha in total · 12 days
  7. 5,582 ha Mpulungu fire, 30 August 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,806 ha in total · 11 days
  8. 5,285 ha Mpulungu fire, 28 August 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 5,332 ha in total · 14 days
  9. 12,776 ha Mpulungu fire, 27 August 2026 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 12,698 ha in total · 15 days
  10. 2,353 ha Mpulungu fire, 15 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,829 ha in total · 8 days
  11. 263 ha Nsama fire, 15 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 7,027 ha in total · 8 days
  12. 3,368 ha Mpulungu fire, 12 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,343 ha in total · 4 days
  13. 32,460 ha Mpulungu fire, July 2026 where it started 3.2% of the municipality · 32,256 ha in total · 51 days
  14. 40 ha Lunte fire, October 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 6,196 ha in total · 10 days
  15. 3,567 ha Mpulungu fire, September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 9,161 ha in total · 13 days
  16. 80 ha Lunte fire, 27 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 3,663 ha in total · 2 days
  17. 240 ha Lunte fire, 26 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 3,268 ha in total · 6 days
  18. 530 ha Lunte fire, 19 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 3,196 ha in total · 6 days
  19. 388 ha Nsama fire, September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 5,246 ha in total · 13 days
  20. 4,120 ha Mpulungu fire, 29 August 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,095 ha in total · 3 days
  21. 4,445 ha Mpulungu fire, 27 August 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,417 ha in total · 6 days
  22. 1,776 ha Nsama fire, 22 August 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 4,699 ha in total · 11 days
  23. 3,092 ha Mpulungu fire, 21 August 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,071 ha in total · 5 days
  24. 3,154 ha Mpulungu fire, 20 August 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,134 ha in total · 8 days
  25. 17,546 ha Mpulungu fire, 20 August 2025 where it started 1.7% of the municipality · 17,434 ha in total · 20 days
  26. 3,234 ha Mpulungu fire, 20 August 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,214 ha in total · 8 days
  27. 3,409 ha Mpulungu fire, 19 August 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,384 ha in total · 6 days
  28. 3,381 ha Mpulungu fire, 3 August 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,360 ha in total · 7 days
  29. 28 ha Nsama fire, August 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 10,178 ha in total · 13 days
  30. 5,419 ha Mpulungu fire, September 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 5,385 ha in total · 10 days
  31. 5,996 ha Mpulungu fire, July 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 6,119 ha in total · 7 days
  32. 639 ha Lunte fire, 8 October 2022 0.1% of the municipality · 3,494 ha in total · 8 days
  33. 1,160 ha Lunte fire, 3 October 2022 0.1% of the municipality · 8,081 ha in total · 9 days
  34. 10,885 ha Mpulungu fire, October 2022 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 10,979 ha in total · 15 days
  35. 3,401 ha Mpulungu fire, 13 September 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,686 ha in total · 8 days
  36. 3,963 ha Mpulungu fire, 3 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,934 ha in total · 6 days
  37. 4,662 ha Mpulungu fire, September 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,633 ha in total · 4 days
  38. 6,980 ha Mpulungu fire, 28 August 2021 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 6,937 ha in total · 6 days
  39. 3,478 ha Mpulungu fire, 28 August 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,459 ha in total · 7 days
  40. 7,539 ha Mpulungu fire, 28 August 2021 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 7,494 ha in total · 7 days
  41. 3,943 ha Mpulungu fire, 23 August 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,920 ha in total · 9 days
  42. 3,502 ha Mpulungu fire, July 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,482 ha in total · 4 days
  43. 1,768 ha Lunte fire, 1 October 2020 0.2% of the municipality · 7,282 ha in total · 7 days
  44. 3,352 ha Mpulungu fire, 7 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,328 ha in total · 4 days
  45. 810 ha Nsama fire, 5 September 2020 0.1% of the municipality · 3,267 ha in total · 8 days
  46. 9,498 ha Mpulungu fire, 4 September 2020 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 9,439 ha in total · 11 days
  47. 3,045 ha Mpulungu fire, 3 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,029 ha in total · 7 days
  48. 3,809 ha Mpulungu fire, 1 September 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,785 ha in total · 9 days
  49. 5,537 ha Mpulungu fire, 1 September 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,502 ha in total · 6 days
  50. 4,801 ha Mpulungu fire, July 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,774 ha in total · 5 days
  51. 7,981 ha Mpulungu fire, 30 August 2019 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 7,933 ha in total · 8 days
  52. 3,203 ha Mpulungu fire, 30 August 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,324 ha in total · 7 days
  53. 3,990 ha Mpulungu fire, 29 August 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,965 ha in total · 10 days
  54. 13,616 ha Mpulungu fire, 27 August 2019 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 13,531 ha in total · 13 days
  55. 3,807 ha Mpulungu fire, 18 August 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,784 ha in total · 5 days
  56. 5,003 ha Mpulungu fire, September 2018 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,971 ha in total · 5 days
  57. 3,702 ha Mpulungu fire, 8 August 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,678 ha in total · 9 days
  58. 9,876 ha Mpulungu fire, 4 August 2018 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 9,811 ha in total · 11 days
  59. 4,460 ha Mpulungu fire, 19 September 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,620 ha in total · 7 days
  60. 7,516 ha Mpulungu fire, 13 September 2017 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 7,470 ha in total · 6 days
  61. 4,007 ha Mpulungu fire, 12 September 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,983 ha in total · 6 days
  62. 16,046 ha Mpulungu fire, 11 September 2017 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 15,945 ha in total · 9 days
  63. 4,114 ha Mpulungu fire, 30 August 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,089 ha in total · 4 days
  64. 555 ha Nsama fire, 29 August 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 3,488 ha in total · 6 days
  65. 3,005 ha Mpulungu fire, 28 August 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,086 ha in total · 6 days
  66. 255 ha Nsama fire, 23 August 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 5,396 ha in total · 7 days
  67. 3,018 ha Mpulungu fire, 19 August 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,000 ha in total · 6 days
  68. 3,322 ha Mpulungu fire, October 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,295 ha in total · 6 days
  69. 3,109 ha Mpulungu fire, September 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,090 ha in total · 4 days
  70. 4,234 ha Mpulungu fire, 30 August 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,208 ha in total · 9 days
  71. 5,723 ha Mpulungu fire, 24 August 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,689 ha in total · 8 days
  72. 2,046 ha Nsama fire, 24 August 2016 0.2% of the municipality · 6,151 ha in total · 7 days
  73. 5,732 ha Mpulungu fire, July 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,697 ha in total · 8 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).