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Wildfires in Mangochi
Detected · VIIRS 375 m · Suomi NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21 · last 24 hours · updated 2026-10-11 05:23 UTC
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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 5,920 km² of Mangochi at least once. In an average year it detected fire in 2,950 km², ranking 3rd of 28 regions of Malawi.
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 2012, with 3,520 km² detected; the quietest was 2024, with 2,480 km². The 2021–2025 average is 15% lower 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.
July, August and September together hold 72% of the fire-days in the record. The single busiest day was 6 July 2024, with detections in 175 cells.
Ground that burns again
Of the 5,920 km² with at least one detection, 89% had detections in three or more different years.
| Years with a detection | km² | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 309 | 5.2% |
| 2 years | 323 | 5.5% |
| 3 to 5 years | 1,340 | 23% |
| 6 to 10 years | 3,100 | 52% |
| 11 years or more | 852 | 14% |
The half-degree square with the most fire-days is centred at -14.25, 35.25 and holds 32% of the region's fire-days.
The figures
Show the table
| Year | Detected km² | Fire-days |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3,520 | 4,438 |
| 2013 | 3,230 | 3,915 |
| 2014 | 3,140 | 3,713 |
| 2015 | 2,980 | 3,488 |
| 2016 | 2,820 | 3,332 |
| 2017 | 3,230 | 3,868 |
| 2018 | 3,140 | 3,835 |
| 2019 | 3,080 | 3,667 |
| 2020 | 2,910 | 3,492 |
| 2021 | 3,140 | 3,813 |
| 2022 | 2,520 | 2,949 |
| 2023 | 2,610 | 3,151 |
| 2024 | 2,480 | 2,984 |
| 2025 | 2,560 | 3,172 |
Other regions of Malawi
- Mzimba3,870 km² in an average year
- Kasungu3,240 km² in an average year
- Nkhata Bay2,760 km² in an average year
- Rumphi2,490 km² in an average year
- Nkhotakota2,460 km² in an average year
- Chitipa2,070 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.