🇿🇦 South Africa: wildfires in August 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 337 significant fire ignitions in South Africa (August 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 22 August at 12:00.
"In August 2026, kanari detected 337 significant wildfires in South Africa, 10 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 963 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopetown | 6 Aug, 09:50 | 48 | 963 |
| Ventersdorp | 4 Aug, 10:48 | 90 | 809 |
| Grootvlei | 18 Aug, 13:30 | 106 | 602 |
| Sannieshof | 4 Aug, 07:32 | 112 | 465 |
| Christiana | 7 Aug, 11:50 | 53 | 465 |
| Emgwenya | 9 Aug, 22:22 | 254 | 464 |
| Chrissiesmeer | 4 Aug, 14:18 | 49 | 448 |
| Prieska | 3 Aug, 10:00 | 41 | 443 |
| Khowa | 17 Aug, 07:50 | 81 | 413 |
| Kuruman | 5 Aug, 10:52 | 17 | 407 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, South Africa, August 2026: 337 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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