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Wildfires in Musandam
Detected · VIIRS 375 m · Suomi NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21 · last 24 hours · updated 2026-10-11 07:28 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 28 km² of Musandam at least once. In an average year it detected fire in 6.3 km², ranking 11th of 11 regions of Oman.
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 2016, with 13 km² detected; the quietest was 2020, with 3.3 km². The 2021–2025 average is 53% 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.
November, December and January together hold 38% of the fire-days in the record. The single busiest day was 22 June 2017, with detections in 4 cells.
Ground that burns again
Of the 28 km² with at least one detection, 44% had detections in three or more different years.
| Years with a detection | km² | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 14 | 52% |
| 2 years | 1.1 | 4.0% |
| 3 to 5 years | 7.7 | 28% |
| 6 to 10 years | 3.3 | 12% |
| 11 years or more | 1.1 | 4.0% |
The half-degree square with the most fire-days is centred at 26.25, 56.25 and holds 75% of the region's fire-days.
The figures
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| Year | Detected km² | Fire-days |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6.7 | 9 |
| 2014 | 7.8 | 17 |
| 2015 | 10 | 86 |
| 2016 | 13 | 44 |
| 2017 | 13 | 30 |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3.4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4.5 | 4 |
Other regions of Oman
- Al Wusta208 km² in an average year
- Dhofar153 km² in an average year
- Ad Dhahirah129 km² in an average year
- Ad Dakhiliyah79 km² in an average year
- Al Batinah North70 km² in an average year
- Al Batinah South26 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.