🇬🇷 Greece: wildfires in August 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 6 significant fire ignitions in Greece (August 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 22 August at 11:59.
"In August 2026, kanari detected 6 significant wildfires in Greece, 0 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 94 MW."
Few fires this month: informative page, handle the figures with care.
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchomenós | 13 Aug, 12:58 | 14 | 94 |
| Kouvarás | 10 Aug, 04:48 | 19 | 94 |
| Pelópi | 9 Aug, 15:40 | 9 | 92 |
| Kokkinóchoma | 10 Aug, 13:48 | 13 | 52 |
| Sitia | 6 Aug, 01:50 | 22 | 46 |
| Kilkís | 18 Aug, 11:28 | 8 | 43 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, Greece, August 2026: 6 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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