🇮🇹 Italy: wildfires in August 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 56 significant fire ignitions in Italy (August 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 22 August at 12:00.
"In August 2026, kanari detected 56 significant wildfires in Italy, 2 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 1034 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maletto | 6 Aug, 19:40 | 54 | 1034 |
| Graniti | 7 Aug, 11:50 | 36 | 246 |
| Maletto | 16 Aug, 17:25 | 10 | 245 |
| Fulgatore-Torretta | 8 Aug, 15:10 | 33 | 211 |
| Minervino Murge | 10 Aug, 12:18 | 36 | 174 |
| Montescaglioso | 5 Aug, 10:40 | 23 | 160 |
| Piana di Monte Verna | 15 Aug, 11:38 | 13 | 160 |
| Piedimonte Etneo | 5 Aug, 10:25 | 4 | 153 |
| San Michele di Ganzaria | 8 Aug, 09:50 | 34 | 137 |
| Silanus | 10 Aug, 13:10 | 1 | 128 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, Italy, August 2026: 56 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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