Wildfires in Uganda
77 wildfires have been recorded in Uganda by Global Incident Tracker, 77 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 8 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
11
Last 7 days
77
In 2026
77
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 Uganda
Active fire cluster 74 km NW of Kotido, Uganda — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 67 km ENE of Lira, Uganda — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 79 km NE of Kitgum, Uganda — 9 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 61 km NE of Kitgum, Uganda — 21 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 68 km E of Kitgum, Uganda — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 67 km WNW of Kotido, Uganda — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 69 km SW of Kotido, Uganda — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 34 km NNE of Kitgum, Uganda — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 49 km ENE of Kitgum, Uganda — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 34 km S of Kotido, Uganda — 37 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 20 km S of Anaka, Uganda — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 45 km ENE of Kitgum, Uganda — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 79 km ENE of Kitgum, Uganda — 22 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 74 km NW of Kotido, Uganda — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 73 km E of Kitgum, Uganda — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 29 km WNW of Anaka, Uganda — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 25 km WSW of Anaka, Uganda — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 76 km ENE of Lira, Uganda — 23 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 42 km NNW of Kapchorwa, Uganda — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 24 km NW of Kapchorwa, Uganda — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 34 km NNW of Kayunga, Uganda — 5 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 17 km NNE of Namutumba, Uganda — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 84 km NE of Kitgum, Uganda — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 92 km NNW of Kotido, Uganda — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 77 km NNW of Kotido, Uganda — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 64 km E of Kitgum, Uganda — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 53 km W of Kotido, Uganda — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 38 km NE of Gulu, Uganda — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 59 km SSE of Kitgum, Uganda — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 49 km WSW of Kotido, Uganda — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for Uganda — 40 of 77. 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 | 4 | |
| September | 40 | |
| October | 33 | |
| 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.