Wildfires in Central African Republic
221 wildfires have been recorded in Central African Republic by Global Incident Tracker, 221 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 2 November 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
31
Today (UTC)
153
Last 7 days
221
In 2026
221
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 Central African Republic
Active fire cluster 186 km WNW of Kafia Kingi, Central African Republic — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Central African Republic — 28 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Central African Republic — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 139 km WNW of Kafia Kingi, Central African Republic — 62 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster 192 km WNW of Kafia Kingi, Central African Republic — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 110 km WNW of Kafia Kingi, Central African Republic — 26 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Central African Republic — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 156 km WNW of Kafia Kingi, Central African Republic — 24 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Central African Republic — 20 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 130 km WNW of Kafia Kingi, Central African Republic — 26 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 149 km W of Kafia Kingi, Central African Republic — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 195 km NE of Ndele, Central African Republic — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 194 km W of Kafia Kingi, Central African Republic — 23 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Central African Republic — 20 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 75 km NNE of Ndele, Central African Republic — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 59 km N of Ndele, Central African Republic — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 38 km NNE of Ndele, Central African Republic — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 61 km W of Ndele, Central African Republic — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 29 km NE of Batangafo, Central African Republic — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 30 km NNE of Paoua, Central African Republic — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 5 km NNE of Paoua, Central African Republic — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km S of Batangafo, Central African Republic — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 70 km ESE of Paoua, Central African Republic — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 51 km N of Bossangoa, Central African Republic — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 9 km NE of Bossangoa, Central African Republic — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 171 km ESE of Am Timan, Central African Republic — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Central African Republic — 27 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Central African Republic — 29 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 158 km SW of Rahad Al Bardi, Central African Republic — 24 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 150 km WNW of Kafia Kingi, Central African Republic — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
October carries the most wildfires we hold for Central African Republic — 181 of 221. 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 | 0 | |
| October | 181 | |
| November | 40 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Wildfires have official real-time feeds, and ours come from NASA FIRMS · NASA EONET · GDACS · Meteoalarm.