Wildfires in China
356 wildfires have been recorded in China by Global Incident Tracker, 356 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)
156
Last 7 days
356
In 2026
356
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 China
Active fire cluster 20 km ENE of Huinong, China — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 5 km S of Wuda, China — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 11 km NNW of Ningdong, China — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 18 km ESE of Panlongcheng Jingji Kaifaqu, China — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 11 km WSW of Baotou, China — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 21 km NNW of Hecun, China — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 3 km NNW of Anshan, China — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 19 km ESE of Anqing, China — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 39 km N of Gutao, China — 21 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 31 km N of Changzhi, China — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 12 km NW of Changzhi, China — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 26 km ESE of Salaqi, China — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 25 km SSW of Zhongwei, China — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 15 km WNW of Gutao, China — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 39 km NNE of Zhijiang, China — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 8 km S of Salaqi, China — 23 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 17 km ENE of Xinzhou, China — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 52 km E of Beichengqu, China — 48 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 10 km WNW of Jiexiu, China — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 22 km NNW of Hecun, China — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 9 km W of Baotou, China — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 13 km SSE of Chengtangcun, China — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 38 km NE of Hancheng, China — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 3 km SW of Panzhihua, China — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 41 km N of Gutao, China — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 31 km N of Changzhi, China — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 12 km NW of Changzhi, China — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 20 km E of Shizilu, China — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 15 km NNW of Nanjing, China — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 34 km SW of Wuhu, China — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
October carries the most wildfires we hold for China — 208 of 356. 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 | 0 | |
| August | 7 | |
| September | 141 | |
| October | 208 | |
| 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.