Wildfires in Zimbabwe
356 wildfires have been recorded in Zimbabwe 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)
11
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 Zimbabwe
Active fire cluster 14 km WSW of Gweru, Zimbabwe — 6 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 86 km NE of Tutume, Zimbabwe — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 16 km SSE of Norton, Zimbabwe — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 45 km W of Karoi, Zimbabwe — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 17 km NW of Mvurwi, Zimbabwe — 25 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 42 km W of Catandica, Zimbabwe — 9 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 92 km SSW of Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe — 48 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 66 km SSE of Kariba, Zimbabwe — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 90 km NNE of Masvingo, Zimbabwe — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 97 km NNW of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe — 7 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 96 km SSW of Marondera, Zimbabwe — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 8 km N of Gwanda, Zimbabwe — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 51 km SE of Kariba, Zimbabwe — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 54 km SSE of Kariba, Zimbabwe — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 30 km NNW of Bindura, Zimbabwe — 20 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 15 km WNW of Bindura, Zimbabwe — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 52 km ESE of Bindura, Zimbabwe — 26 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 18 km NNE of Norton, Zimbabwe — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 36 km S of Chegutu, Zimbabwe — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 41 km ESE of Livingstone, Zimbabwe — 38 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 24 km WNW of Hwange, Zimbabwe — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 21 km SSE of Hwange, Zimbabwe — 39 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 95 km N of Karoi, Zimbabwe — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 98 km NNE of Karoi, Zimbabwe — 52 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 42 km SSW of Siavonga, Zimbabwe — 31 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 42 km S of Siavonga, Zimbabwe — 22 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 53 km WSW of Karoi, Zimbabwe — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 98 km NNE of Karoi, Zimbabwe — 66 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster 62 km N of Karoi, Zimbabwe — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 68 km N of Karoi, Zimbabwe — 29 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for Zimbabwe — 331 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 | 1 | |
| August | 10 | |
| September | 331 | |
| October | 14 | |
| 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.