Wildfires in Botswana
151 wildfires have been recorded in Botswana by Global Incident Tracker, 151 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 10 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
11
Last 7 days
151
In 2026
151
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent wildfires in Botswana
Active fire cluster 157 km SE of Ndiyona, Botswana — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 29 km WSW of Tutume, Botswana — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 26 km SSE of Tutume, Botswana — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 80 km E of Letlhakane, Botswana — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 38 km NW of Jwaneng, Botswana — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 28 km WSW of Tutume, Botswana — 67 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster 26 km WSW of Tutume, Botswana — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 12 km ENE of Tutume, Botswana — 21 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 60 km SE of Ndiyona, Botswana — 27 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 161 km SE of Ndiyona, Botswana — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 114 km SE of Ndiyona, Botswana — 25 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 32 km WSW of Jwaneng, Botswana — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 83 km E of Letlhakane, Botswana — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 54 km SSE of Ndiyona, Botswana — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Botswana — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 186 km W of Letlhakane, Botswana — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 175 km WSW of Letlhakane, Botswana — 32 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 37 km WNW of Jwaneng, Botswana — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 53 km SE of Ndiyona, Botswana — 49 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 174 km NNW of Molepolole, Botswana — 48 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 14 km NNE of Francistown, Botswana — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 33 km W of Francistown, Botswana — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 98 km NW of Jwaneng, Botswana — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 160 km SSW of Ghanzi, Botswana — 25 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 100 km NW of Tutume, Botswana — 24 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 125 km WSW of Katima Mulilo, Botswana — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 96 km ESE of Ndiyona, Botswana — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Botswana — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 137 km NNW of Letlhakane, Botswana — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 92 km NNW of Jwaneng, Botswana — 8 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for Botswana — 126 of 151. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 1 | |
| August | 11 | |
| September | 126 | |
| October | 13 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Wildfires have official real-time feeds, and ours come from NASA FIRMS · NASA EONET · GDACS · Meteoalarm.