AURSEEAursee
Wildfires in Punakha
Detected · VIIRS 375 m · Suomi NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21 · last 24 hours · updated 2026-10-11 08:31 UTC
Follow Punakha: fire alerts by emailNo fires detected in Punakha in the last 24 hours.
Fire alerts for Punakha
Free. One email when satellites detect fire anywhere in Punakha, then at most one update a day while fires continue.
Free. Pick a town and we email you when satellites detect fire within 30 km of it.
Fire history, 2012–2025
Detected · VIIRS S-NPP 375 m · 0.01° cells (~1.1 km) · complete years 2012–2025 · built 2026-09-23
Between 2012 and 2025, VIIRS detected fire in 107 km² of Punakha at least once. In an average year it detected fire in 10.0 km², ranking 16th of 20 regions of Bhutan.
Year by year
Detected area per year, km². Area of 0.01° cells with at least one detection in the year.
The busiest year was 2023, with 22 km² detected; the quietest was 2018, with 0.0 km². The 2021–2025 average is 17% higher than the 2012–2016 average.
Through the year
Share of all fire-days 2012–2025 by month. A fire-day is one cell with a detection on one day.
February, March and April together hold 65% of the fire-days in the record. The single busiest day was 25 April 2021, with detections in 5 cells.
Ground that burns again
Of the 107 km² with at least one detection, 7.2% had detections in three or more different years.
| Years with a detection | km² | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 84 | 78% |
| 2 years | 15 | 14% |
| 3 to 5 years | 7.7 | 7.2% |
| 6 to 10 years | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 11 years or more | 0.0 | 0.0% |
The half-degree square with the most fire-days is centred at 27.75, 89.75 and holds 95% of the region's fire-days.
The figures
Show the table
| Year | Detected km² | Fire-days |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12 | 14 |
| 2013 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 2014 | 14 | 13 |
| 2015 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 9.9 | 13 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 11 |
| 2020 | 16 | 19 |
| 2021 | 14 | 17 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 22 | 21 |
| 2024 | 6.6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6.6 | 7 |
Other regions of Bhutan
- Samdrup Jongkhar83 km² in an average year
- Geylegphug71 km² in an average year
- Trashigang69 km² in an average year
- Mongar56 km² in an average year
- Wangdue Phodrang50 km² in an average year
- Chukha26 km² in an average year
- How these figures are madeDetected area, cells, and the single-satellite record.
Detected area counts every 0.01° cell with at least one VIIRS detection, so a small fire counts as a whole cell and a fire missed by cloud or between passes is absent. Borders: Natural Earth 1:10m. 2012 begins on 20 January.