🇲🇳 Mongolia: wildfires in August 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 12 significant fire ignitions in Mongolia (August 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 22 August at 11:59.
"In August 2026, kanari detected 12 significant wildfires in Mongolia, 0 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 1371 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayan-Ovoo | 9 Aug, 09:21 | 24 | 1371 |
| Bayan-Ovoo | 9 Aug, 09:21 | 17 | 1159 |
| Bayan-Ovoo | 9 Aug, 09:21 | 32 | 1135 |
| Bayan-Ovoo | 9 Aug, 09:21 | 9 | 1031 |
| Bayan-Ovoo | 9 Aug, 09:21 | 3 | 313 |
| Bayan-Ovoo | 5 Aug, 12:11 | 1 | 138 |
| Darvi | 5 Aug, 10:51 | 1 | 133 |
| Hatansuudal | 8 Aug, 10:01 | 1 | 122 |
| Bor-Üdzüür | 11 Aug, 10:31 | 1 | 119 |
| Sharbulag | 12 Aug, 10:31 | 1 | 111 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, Mongolia, August 2026: 12 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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