Wildfires in Namibia
288 wildfires have been recorded in Namibia by Global Incident Tracker, 288 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)
18
Last 7 days
288
In 2026
288
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 Namibia
Active fire cluster 48 km ESE of Sesheke, Namibia — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 84 km SSE of Rundu, Namibia — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 116 km SSW of Ndiyona, Namibia — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 130 km SSE of Grootfontein, Namibia — 23 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 162 km W of Rundu, Namibia — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 79 km SSE of Rundu, Namibia — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 113 km SSW of Ndiyona, Namibia — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 98 km SSW of Ndiyona, Namibia — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Namibia — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 59 km WSW of Tsumeb, Namibia — 24 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 42 km WSW of Grootfontein, Namibia — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 186 km E of Ndiyona, Namibia — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 102 km SSW of Ndiyona, Namibia — 8 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Namibia — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 72 km SSE of Rundu, Namibia — 8 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Namibia — 22 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 50 km ESE of Sesheke, Namibia — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 121 km NW of Otjiwarongo, Namibia — 26 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Green forest fire notification in Namibia
Moderate
Active fire cluster 162 km WSW of Katima Mulilo, Namibia — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 45 km ESE of Ndiyona, Namibia — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 59 km WSW of Ndiyona, Namibia — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 61 km ESE of Sesheke, Namibia — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Namibia — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Green forest fire notification in Namibia
Moderate
Active fire cluster 76 km SW of Katima Mulilo, Namibia — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 199 km WNW of Otjiwarongo, Namibia — 25 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 25 km NNE of Okahandja, Namibia — 53 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 131 km NW of Otjiwarongo, Namibia — 27 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 76 km WSW of Otjiwarongo, Namibia — 26 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for Namibia — 238 of 288. 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 | 21 | |
| September | 238 | |
| October | 29 | |
| 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.