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Wildfires in Seoul
Detected · VIIRS 375 m · Suomi NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21 · last 24 hours · updated 2026-10-11 11:24 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 24 km² of Seoul at least once. In an average year it detected fire in 2.0 km², ranking 16th of 17 regions of Republic of Korea.
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 2018, with 3.9 km² detected; the quietest was 2013, with 0.0 km². The 2021–2025 average is 21% 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.
March, April and May together hold 46% of the fire-days in the record. The single busiest day was 2 April 2023, with detections in 2 cells.
Ground that burns again
Of the 24 km² with at least one detection, 0.0% had detections in three or more different years.
| Years with a detection | km² | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 20 | 83% |
| 2 years | 3.9 | 17% |
| 3 to 5 years | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 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 37.75, 126.75 and holds 39% of the region's fire-days.
The figures
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| Year | Detected km² | Fire-days |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2.9 | 3 |
Other regions of Republic of Korea
- North Gyeongsang162 km² in an average year
- South Jeolla115 km² in an average year
- Gyeonggi111 km² in an average year
- North Jeolla101 km² in an average year
- Gangwon92 km² in an average year
- South Gyeongsang85 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.