Wildfires in Tanzania
1,439 wildfires have been recorded in Tanzania by Global Incident Tracker, 1,439 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)
449
Last 7 days
1,439
In 2026
1,439
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 Tanzania
Active fire cluster 75 km SSW of Kondoa, Tanzania — 2 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 68 km NNE of Dodoma, Tanzania — 1 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 34 km NW of Itigi, Tanzania — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 29 km NNE of Manyoni, Tanzania — 5 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 69 km WNW of Mgandu, Tanzania — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 58 km W of Nungwi, Tanzania — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 38 km WNW of Mpanda, Tanzania — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 85 km SSE of Mgandu, Tanzania — 29 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 99 km S of Mgandu, Tanzania — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 49 km SSW of Morogoro, Tanzania — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 18 km S of Usevia, Tanzania — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 25 km ENE of Chala, Tanzania — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 84 km W of Kibiti, Tanzania — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 14 km WSW of Kibiti, Tanzania — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 18 km ESE of Sumbawanga, Tanzania — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 34 km W of Mafinga, Tanzania — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 36 km S of Ikwiriri, Tanzania — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 31 km WSW of Matai, Tanzania — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 34 km NNW of Igurusi, Tanzania — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 57 km NW of Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 36 km NW of Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 29 km SE of Chimala, Tanzania — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 8 km SW of Ilembula, Tanzania — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 43 km SSW of Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 60 km NNW of Lindi, Tanzania — 24 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 31 km N of Lindi, Tanzania — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 39 km NW of Lindi, Tanzania — 22 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 11 km N of Mlangali, Tanzania — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 22 km W of Liwale, Tanzania — 30 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 46 km W of Liwale, Tanzania — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for Tanzania — 783 of 1,439. 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 | 2 | |
| August | 26 | |
| September | 783 | |
| October | 628 | |
| 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.