🇩🇪 Germany: wildfires in August 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 17 significant fire ignitions in Germany (August 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 22 August at 11:59.
"In August 2026, kanari detected 17 significant wildfires in Germany, 0 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 103 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Schwartau | 3 Aug, 10:00 | 4 | 103 |
| Niederzier | 13 Aug, 13:09 | 10 | 98 |
| Waldaschaff | 15 Aug, 14:50 | 14 | 85 |
| Möhnesee | 13 Aug, 13:09 | 7 | 52 |
| Hückelhoven | 13 Aug, 13:09 | 2 | 32 |
| Ochtendung | 10 Aug, 14:39 | 17 | 31 |
| Schönau im Schwarzwald | 15 Aug, 16:41 | 1 | 28 |
| Biebesheim | 6 Aug, 14:49 | 3 | 20 |
| Mettendorf | 12 Aug, 12:04 | 6 | 12 |
| Dillingen | 11 Aug, 22:18 | 3 | 12 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, Germany, August 2026: 17 significant ignitions. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-08-22.
Methodology: only significant fires are archived (corroborated by witnesses, or above detection and power thresholds); totals are not comparable to exhaustive official tallies. Full methodology and licence.
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