Wildfires in Malawi
124 wildfires have been recorded in Malawi by Global Incident Tracker, 124 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)
36
Last 7 days
124
In 2026
124
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 Malawi
Active fire cluster 39 km SW of Karonga, Malawi — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 61 km S of Karonga, Malawi — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 45 km SSE of Mzimba, Malawi — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 70 km NW of Nkhotakota, Malawi — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 59 km NW of Nkhotakota, Malawi — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 33 km WNW of Nkhotakota, Malawi — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 37 km NNE of Rumphi, Malawi — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 51 km SE of Mzimba, Malawi — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 44 km SSE of Mzimba, Malawi — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 62 km NW of Nkhotakota, Malawi — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 39 km NW of Kasungu, Malawi — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 20 km WSW of Karonga, Malawi — 25 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 35 km SSW of Karonga, Malawi — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 19 km E of Rumphi, Malawi — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 28 km SE of Rumphi, Malawi — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 11 km SW of Mzuzu, Malawi — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 43 km SSE of Mzimba, Malawi — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 68 km NNE of Kasungu, Malawi — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 64 km NW of Nkhotakota, Malawi — 25 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 42 km NW of Kasungu, Malawi — 57 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 43 km WNW of Nkhotakota, Malawi — 32 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 30 km WNW of Kasungu, Malawi — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 35 km WSW of Nkhotakota, Malawi — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 42 km SW of Nkhotakota, Malawi — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 39 km ENE of Monkey Bay, Malawi — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 32 km SE of Nakonde, Malawi — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 25 km SE of Mzimba, Malawi — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 62 km NW of Nkhotakota, Malawi — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 36 km NW of Kasungu, Malawi — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 41 km WNW of Nkhotakota, Malawi — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for Malawi — 87 of 124. 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 | 0 | |
| September | 87 | |
| October | 37 | |
| 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.