Skip to content
worldfires
en
ZM · Zambia · North-Western

Wildfires in Mufumbwe

Mufumbwe, Zambia, has had 99 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 593,789 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 31% of its area. Fire danger today: very high (FWI 49).

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. Wed 4 Very high 36° · 19 % · 44 km/h
  2. Thu 5 Very high 35° · 22 % · 27 km/h
  3. Fri 6 Very high 36° · 21 % · 32 km/h
  4. Sat 7 Moderate 33° · 33 % · 29 km/h
  5. Sun 8 Very low 31° · 50 % · 48 km/h
  6. Mon 9 Very low 30° · 45 % · 44 km/h
  7. Tue 10 Very low 30° · 43 % · 39 km/h
  8. Wed 11 Very low 30° · 45 % · 23 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. Put this widget on your website

Smoke today in Mufumbwe: hourly forecast

The municipality and its fires

Since 2016

593,789
hectares burned
31 %
of its area
99
fires
18,997
km²

How many times has Mufumbwe burned?

Mufumbwe has burned 99 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Mufumbwe fire, 20 October 2026, with 7,644 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 5× 16
  2. 5× 17
  3. 5× 18
  4. 11× 19
  5. 11× 20
  6. 5× 21
  7. 10× 22
  8. 6× 23
  9. 5× 24
  10. 10× 25
  11. 26× 26
99
fires
11
years with fire
593,789
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 Mufumbwe

  1. 7,644 ha Mufumbwe fire, 20 October 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 7,575 ha in total · 7 days
  2. 3,521 ha Mufumbwe fire, 20 October 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,493 ha in total · 2 days
  3. 22,607 ha Mufumbwe fire, 18 October 2026 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 22,416 ha in total · 9 days
  4. 4,467 ha Mufumbwe fire, 25 September 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,428 ha in total · 11 days
  5. 9,549 ha Mufumbwe fire, 24 September 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 9,475 ha in total · 8 days
  6. 132 ha Mwinilunga fire, September 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 3,718 ha in total · 5 days
  7. 9,889 ha Mufumbwe fire, 15 September 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 9,830 ha in total · 6 days
  8. 4,406 ha Mufumbwe fire, 13 September 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,372 ha in total · 8 days
  9. 3,140 ha Mufumbwe fire, 13 September 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,120 ha in total · 13 days
  10. 68 ha Kasempa fire, 31 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 4,331 ha in total · 3 days
  11. 3,876 ha Mufumbwe fire, 30 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,848 ha in total · 6 days
  12. 3,526 ha Mufumbwe fire, 25 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,498 ha in total · 7 days
  13. 5,162 ha Mufumbwe fire, 16 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,131 ha in total · 12 days
  14. 5,285 ha Mufumbwe fire, 13 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 8,901 ha in total · 21 days
  15. 0 ha Kabompo fire, 13 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 3,830 ha in total · 20 days
  16. 6,507 ha Mufumbwe fire, 10 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 6,474 ha in total · 20 days
  17. 1,898 ha Mumbwa fire, 26 July 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 6,034 ha in total · 1 day
  18. 13,572 ha Kasempa fire, 20 July 2026 0.7% of the municipality · 13,599 ha in total · 10 days
  19. 3,658 ha Mufumbwe fire, 17 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,644 ha in total · 22 days
  20. 3,625 ha Mufumbwe fire, 15 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,596 ha in total · 17 days
  21. 871 ha Mufumbwe fire, 14 July 2026 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,130 ha in total · 22 days
  22. 8,384 ha Mufumbwe fire, 11 July 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 8,352 ha in total · 26 days
  23. 3,191 ha Mufumbwe fire, 28 June 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,180 ha in total · 21 days
  24. 5,187 ha Kasempa fire, June 2026 0.3% of the municipality · 5,248 ha in total · 7 days
  25. 5,468 ha Mufumbwe fire, 24 June 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,448 ha in total · 24 days
  26. 3,180 ha Mufumbwe fire, 21 June 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,168 ha in total · 24 days
  27. 3,446 ha Mufumbwe fire, October 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,420 ha in total · 6 days
  28. 3,590 ha Mufumbwe fire, 24 September 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,562 ha in total · 7 days
  29. 105 ha Mwinilunga fire, 17 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 10,509 ha in total · 12 days
  30. 3,613 ha Mufumbwe fire, 16 September 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,587 ha in total · 8 days
  31. 3,855 ha Mufumbwe fire, 9 September 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,828 ha in total · 8 days
  32. 3,249 ha Mufumbwe fire, 7 September 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,228 ha in total · 5 days
  33. 5,517 ha Mufumbwe fire, 5 September 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,474 ha in total · 16 days
  34. 34,830 ha Mufumbwe fire, 2 September 2025 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 34,546 ha in total · 15 days
  35. 35,588 ha Mufumbwe fire, August 2025 where it started 1.9% of the municipality · 134,611 ha in total · 33 days
  36. 3,665 ha Mufumbwe fire, July 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,633 ha in total · 12 days
  37. 5,269 ha Mufumbwe fire, August 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,227 ha in total · 13 days
  38. 18 ha Mwinilunga fire, 14 August 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 15,477 ha in total · 14 days
  39. 4,772 ha Mufumbwe fire, July 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,735 ha in total · 17 days
  40. 156 ha Kasempa fire, 4 July 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 4,323 ha in total · 7 days
  41. 5,173 ha Mufumbwe fire, April 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,135 ha in total · 12 days
  42. 6,976 ha Mufumbwe fire, 30 September 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 9,556 ha in total · 8 days
  43. 6,027 ha Mufumbwe fire, 20 September 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,974 ha in total · 8 days
  44. 12,976 ha Mufumbwe fire, 2 September 2023 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 12,869 ha in total · 12 days
  45. 108 ha Kasempa fire, 24 August 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 3,109 ha in total · 5 days
  46. 4,345 ha Mufumbwe fire, June 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,316 ha in total · 12 days
  47. 3 ha Mumbwa fire, 6 June 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 7,388 ha in total · 4 days
  48. 26,014 ha Mufumbwe fire, 5 October 2022 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 25,793 ha in total · 15 days
  49. 5,045 ha Mufumbwe fire, 4 October 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,000 ha in total · 5 days
  50. 10,204 ha Mufumbwe fire, 22 September 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 10,125 ha in total · 11 days
  51. 105 ha Kasempa fire, September 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 4,553 ha in total · 4 days
  52. 7,662 ha Mufumbwe fire, 6 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 7,597 ha in total · 7 days
  53. 4,265 ha Mufumbwe fire, 5 September 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,240 ha in total · 13 days
  54. 3,331 ha Mufumbwe fire, 23 August 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,305 ha in total · 7 days
  55. 2,398 ha Mufumbwe fire, 2 August 2022 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 4,506 ha in total · 8 days
  56. 3,200 ha Mufumbwe fire, July 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,174 ha in total · 3 days
  57. 3,923 ha Mufumbwe fire, May 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,891 ha in total · 9 days
  58. 5,157 ha Mufumbwe fire, 16 September 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,114 ha in total · 16 days
  59. 3,817 ha Mufumbwe fire, 6 September 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,790 ha in total · 5 days
  60. 3,350 ha Mufumbwe fire, August 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,321 ha in total · 6 days
  61. 4,346 ha Mufumbwe fire, July 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,311 ha in total · 5 days
  62. 217 ha Mumbwa fire, 10 July 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 5,758 ha in total · 4 days
  63. 4,192 ha Mufumbwe fire, 19 September 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,161 ha in total · 9 days
  64. 4,617 ha Mufumbwe fire, 19 September 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,582 ha in total · 5 days
  65. 150 ha Mumbwa fire, 10 September 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 3,149 ha in total · 7 days
  66. 333 ha Kasempa fire, September 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 3,897 ha in total · 8 days
  67. 4,660 ha Mufumbwe fire, 5 September 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,624 ha in total · 9 days
  68. 5,258 ha Mufumbwe fire, 4 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,212 ha in total · 12 days
  69. 5,289 ha Mumbwa fire, 9 August 2020 0.3% of the municipality · 7,471 ha in total · 9 days
  70. 3,673 ha Mufumbwe fire, 6 August 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,640 ha in total · 5 days
  71. 3,178 ha Mufumbwe fire, 3 August 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,166 ha in total · 14 days
  72. 4,480 ha Mufumbwe fire, 11 July 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,462 ha in total · 16 days
  73. 3,299 ha Mufumbwe fire, 4 July 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,269 ha in total · 5 days
  74. 74 ha Mwinilunga fire, 17 September 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 4,686 ha in total · 14 days
  75. 3,553 ha Mufumbwe fire, 6 September 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,531 ha in total · 9 days
  76. 4,277 ha Mufumbwe fire, 2 September 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,239 ha in total · 9 days
  77. 9,308 ha Mufumbwe fire, 1 September 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 9,232 ha in total · 13 days
  78. 3,727 ha Mufumbwe fire, 30 August 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,695 ha in total · 9 days
  79. 41,087 ha Kasempa fire, 29 August 2019 2.2% of the municipality · 45,963 ha in total · 30 days
  80. 6,341 ha Mufumbwe fire, 13 August 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 6,291 ha in total · 12 days
  81. 4,612 ha Mufumbwe fire, 9 August 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,575 ha in total · 9 days
  82. 4,952 ha Mufumbwe fire, 5 August 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,921 ha in total · 12 days
  83. 3,767 ha Mufumbwe fire, 22 July 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,735 ha in total · 12 days
  84. 3,723 ha Mufumbwe fire, 8 July 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,689 ha in total · 6 days
  85. 12,582 ha Mufumbwe fire, 23 October 2018 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 12,508 ha in total · 9 days
  86. 3,242 ha Mufumbwe fire, 6 October 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,219 ha in total · 10 days
  87. 5,585 ha Mufumbwe fire, 12 September 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,554 ha in total · 12 days
  88. 4,920 ha Mufumbwe fire, 9 September 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,879 ha in total · 4 days
  89. 4,221 ha Mufumbwe fire, August 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,183 ha in total · 10 days
  90. 4,729 ha Mufumbwe fire, 19 September 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,695 ha in total · 15 days
  91. 4,046 ha Mufumbwe fire, 14 September 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,022 ha in total · 14 days
  92. 24,658 ha Mufumbwe fire, 13 September 2017 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 24,460 ha in total · 26 days
  93. 4,453 ha Mufumbwe fire, 7 September 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,425 ha in total · 13 days
  94. 18,320 ha Mufumbwe fire, August 2017 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 42,217 ha in total · 19 days
  95. 2,442 ha Kasempa fire, September 2016 0.1% of the municipality · 3,111 ha in total · 5 days
  96. 5,060 ha Mufumbwe fire, September 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,017 ha in total · 7 days
  97. 4,666 ha Mufumbwe fire, August 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,625 ha in total · 7 days
  98. 1,889 ha Mumbwa fire, 19 August 2016 0.1% of the municipality · 3,373 ha in total · 4 days
  99. 3,297 ha Mufumbwe fire, July 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,266 ha in total · 1 day

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).

Tell me what burns here

New fires in this area by RSS: paste the link into your reader, no email needed.

Follow by RSS