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Wildfires in Mbire

Mbire, Zimbabwe, has had 103 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 150,105 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 32% of its area. Fire danger today: extreme (FWI 68).

Only fires of 1,000 ha or more get an entry: smaller ones are not in the lists or the totals on this page.

These figures leave out one provisional page, seen only as heat detections and still without a perimeter. They appear in the lists, marked.

Fire danger, today and the coming days

FWI computed from the Open-Meteo forecast
  1. Fri 23 Extreme 43° · 14 % · 36 km/h
  2. Sat 24 Extreme 39° · 21 % · 56 km/h
  3. Sun 25 Extreme 37° · 28 % · 55 km/h
  4. Mon 26 Extreme 38° · 21 % · 42 km/h
  5. Tue 27 Extreme 40° · 18 % · 37 km/h
  6. Wed 28 Extreme 42° · 14 % · 47 km/h
  7. Thu 29 Extreme 38° · 28 % · 42 km/h
  8. Fri 30 Extreme 36° · 19 % · 47 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

150,105
hectares burned
32 %
of its area
103
fires
4,726
km²

Hectares per year

1617181920212223242526

Fires that entered Mbire

  1. 1,799 ha Mbire fire, 17 October 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,787 ha in total · 7 days
  2. 588 ha Mbire fire, 14 October 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 0 ha in total · 10 days
  3. 5,144 ha Mbire fire, 13 October 2026 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 5,120 ha in total · 11 days
  4. 1,252 ha Mbire fire, 10 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,623 ha in total · 7 days
  5. 1,661 ha Mbire fire, 25 September 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,651 ha in total · 4 days
  6. 6,037 ha Hurungwe fire, 20 September 2026 1.3% of the municipality · 31,897 ha in total · 10 days
  7. 945 ha Mbire fire, 19 September 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,540 ha in total · 3 days
  8. 371 ha Makonde fire, 16 September 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 2,091 ha in total · 5 days
  9. 1,267 ha Mbire fire, 11 September 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,259 ha in total · 5 days
  10. 58 ha Makonde fire, 3 September 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 7,438 ha in total · 21 days
  11. 3,803 ha Mbire fire, 23 August 2026 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,781 ha in total · 12 days
  12. 1,559 ha Mbire fire, 13 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,550 ha in total · 1 day
  13. 1,823 ha Mbire fire, 10 July 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,812 ha in total · 3 days
  14. 1,368 ha Mbire fire, 4 July 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,360 ha in total · 1 day
  15. 1,123 ha Mbire fire, 3 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,117 ha in total · 1 day
  16. 945 ha Mbire fire, June 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,560 ha in total · 3 days
  17. 251 ha Makonde fire, 18 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 1,096 ha in total · 3 days
  18. 2,017 ha Hurungwe fire, 16 September 2025 0.4% of the municipality · 3,720 ha in total · 12 days
  19. 8,224 ha Mbire fire, September 2025 where it started 1.7% of the municipality · 13,596 ha in total · 14 days
  20. 104 ha Makonde fire, 26 August 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 1,058 ha in total · 5 days
  21. 723 ha Mbire fire, August 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,372 ha in total · 4 days
  22. 2,626 ha Mbire fire, October 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,608 ha in total · 5 days
  23. 1,356 ha Makonde fire, 1 October 2023 0.3% of the municipality · 3,018 ha in total · 5 days
  24. 1,034 ha Mbire fire, 8 September 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,297 ha in total · 4 days
  25. 1,168 ha Mbire fire, 5 September 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,480 ha in total · 2 days
  26. 1,160 ha Mbire fire, 24 August 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,153 ha in total · 5 days
  27. 807 ha Mbire fire, 21 August 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,017 ha in total · 4 days
  28. 57 ha Makonde fire, 16 October 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 4,676 ha in total · 9 days
  29. 59 ha Makonde fire, 11 October 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 3,264 ha in total · 5 days
  30. 1,290 ha Mbire fire, 8 October 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,282 ha in total · 5 days
  31. 2,712 ha Mbire fire, 6 October 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 6,201 ha in total · 13 days
  32. 1,624 ha Mbire fire, 3 October 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,615 ha in total · 11 days
  33. 2,284 ha Mbire fire, 1 October 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,489 ha in total · 4 days
  34. 2,170 ha Hurungwe fire, 28 September 2022 0.5% of the municipality · 23,001 ha in total · 20 days
  35. 1,875 ha Mbire fire, 27 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,514 ha in total · 8 days
  36. 1,031 ha Mbire fire, 26 September 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,025 ha in total · 4 days
  37. 1,316 ha Mbire fire, 24 September 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,307 ha in total · 4 days
  38. 256 ha Makonde fire, 23 September 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 1,823 ha in total · 3 days
  39. 1,598 ha Mbire fire, 20 September 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,589 ha in total · 4 days
  40. 1,704 ha Mbire fire, 14 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,835 ha in total · 2 days
  41. 1,227 ha Mbire fire, 12 September 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,220 ha in total · 3 days
  42. 1,653 ha Mbire fire, 6 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,664 ha in total · 5 days
  43. 2,164 ha Mbire fire, 2 September 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,003 ha in total · 8 days
  44. 1,508 ha Mbire fire, 6 November 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,478 ha in total · 4 days
  45. 3,515 ha Mbire fire, 5 November 2021 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,496 ha in total · 6 days
  46. 1,701 ha Mbire fire, 30 October 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,692 ha in total · 3 days
  47. 1,584 ha Mbire fire, 25 October 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,575 ha in total · 4 days
  48. 1,061 ha Mbire fire, 16 October 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,054 ha in total · 3 days
  49. 1,469 ha Mbire fire, 15 October 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,460 ha in total · 3 days
  50. 919 ha Mbire fire, 14 October 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,049 ha in total · 4 days
  51. 1,030 ha Mbire fire, 13 October 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,024 ha in total · 4 days
  52. 8 ha Hurungwe fire, 5 October 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 3,716 ha in total · 6 days
  53. 1,977 ha Mbire fire, 29 September 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,670 ha in total · 3 days
  54. 9 ha Makonde fire, 24 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 1,317 ha in total · 4 days
  55. 1,192 ha Mbire fire, 20 September 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,195 ha in total · 4 days
  56. 1,144 ha Mbire fire, 14 September 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,136 ha in total · 4 days
  57. 1,947 ha Mbire fire, 12 September 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,933 ha in total · 5 days
  58. 1,172 ha Mbire fire, 11 September 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,165 ha in total · 4 days
  59. 1,350 ha Mbire fire, 6 September 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,342 ha in total · 3 days
  60. 674 ha Makonde fire, 13 November 2020 0.1% of the municipality · 2,279 ha in total · 5 days
  61. 338 ha Makonde fire, 21 October 2020 0.1% of the municipality · 2,189 ha in total · 3 days
  62. 2,462 ha Hurungwe fire, 11 September 2020 0.5% of the municipality · 12,300 ha in total · 17 days
  63. 302 ha Hurungwe fire, 3 November 2019 0.1% of the municipality · 1,955 ha in total · 2 days
  64. 1,754 ha Mbire fire, 15 October 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,743 ha in total · 8 days
  65. 1,037 ha Mbire fire, 6 October 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,032 ha in total · 3 days
  66. 196 ha Hurungwe fire, 19 September 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 16,625 ha in total · 7 days
  67. 1,272 ha Mbire fire, 17 September 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 8,308 ha in total · 15 days
  68. 2,169 ha Mbire fire, 14 September 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,153 ha in total · 2 days
  69. 272 ha Makonde fire, 13 September 2019 0.1% of the municipality · 1,808 ha in total · 3 days
  70. 1,020 ha Mbire fire, August 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,014 ha in total · 3 days
  71. 670 ha Makonde fire, 28 July 2019 0.1% of the municipality · 4,163 ha in total · 5 days
  72. 1,029 ha Mbire fire, July 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,023 ha in total · 2 days
  73. 1,038 ha Mbire fire, May 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,033 ha in total · 3 days
  74. 46 ha Hurungwe fire, 28 October 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 3,186 ha in total · 7 days
  75. 1,058 ha Mbire fire, 18 October 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,053 ha in total · 1 day
  76. 4,118 ha Mbire fire, 2 October 2018 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 4,090 ha in total · 7 days
  77. 1,306 ha Mbire fire, 26 September 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,301 ha in total · 2 days
  78. 2,225 ha Mbire fire, 23 September 2018 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,213 ha in total · 5 days
  79. 1,160 ha Mbire fire, 19 September 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,154 ha in total · 3 days
  80. 1,936 ha Mbire fire, 15 September 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,925 ha in total · 3 days
  81. 1,182 ha Mbire fire, 14 September 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,175 ha in total · 3 days
  82. 1,154 ha Mbire fire, 14 September 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,169 ha in total · 7 days
  83. 4,409 ha Hurungwe fire, 2 September 2018 0.9% of the municipality · 33,869 ha in total · 44 days
  84. 685 ha Makonde fire, 24 August 2018 0.2% of the municipality · 1,759 ha in total · 5 days
  85. 5,291 ha Mbire fire, August 2018 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 5,260 ha in total · 7 days
  86. 7 ha Makonde fire, 12 August 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 1,243 ha in total · 6 days
  87. 491 ha Makonde fire, 7 August 2018 0.1% of the municipality · 2,065 ha in total · 4 days
  88. 876 ha Mbire fire, June 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,297 ha in total · 5 days
  89. 1,397 ha Mbire fire, 7 November 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,389 ha in total · 3 days
  90. 1,092 ha Mbire fire, 7 November 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,084 ha in total · 1 day
  91. 675 ha Mbire fire, 7 November 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,647 ha in total · 3 days
  92. 1,603 ha Mbire fire, 25 October 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,594 ha in total · 2 days
  93. 1,168 ha Mbire fire, 21 October 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,160 ha in total · 4 days
  94. 2,027 ha Mbire fire, 7 October 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,015 ha in total · 3 days
  95. 2,803 ha Mbire fire, September 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,785 ha in total · 7 days
  96. 109 ha Makonde fire, 10 September 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 2,258 ha in total · 3 days
  97. 1,144 ha Mbire fire, 8 October 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,137 ha in total · 3 days
  98. 1,402 ha Mbire fire, 7 October 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,394 ha in total · 4 days
  99. 26 ha Makonde fire, 24 September 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 3,619 ha in total · 6 days
  100. 206 ha Makonde fire, 20 September 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 2,235 ha in total · 5 days
  101. 689 ha Hurungwe fire, 16 September 2016 0.2% of the municipality · 4,460 ha in total · 6 days
  102. 547 ha Makonde fire, 8 September 2016 0.1% of the municipality · 2,983 ha in total · 3 days
  103. 948 ha Hurungwe fire, 19 August 2016 0.2% of the municipality · 3,570 ha in total · 8 days
  104. 857 ha Hurungwe fire, 24 July 2016 0.2% of the municipality · 1,351 ha in total · 9 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT www.zimstat.co.zw) Central Statistics Office, OCHA ROSEA (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO)). The area per municipality is computed by WorldFires by crossing both. The forecast is from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).