🇿🇦 South Africa: wildfires in September 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 45 significant fire ignitions in South Africa (September 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 3 September at 08:55.
Busiest day: 1 September, with 22 ignitions detected.
"In September 2026, kanari detected 45 significant wildfires in South Africa, 31 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 752 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakkerstroom | 1 Sept, 08:32 | 42 | 752 |
| Boipelo | 2 Sept, 09:52 | 19 | 317 |
| Pretoria | 2 Sept, 11:42 | 19 | 195 |
| eMvelo | 2 Sept, 09:48 | 36 | 167 |
| Masakhane | 1 Sept, 09:02 | 20 | 148 |
| Hartbeestfontein-A | 1 Sept, 08:42 | 9 | 124 |
| Louis Trichardt | 2 Sept, 06:52 | 20 | 117 |
| Swartklip | 2 Sept, 09:32 | 21 | 112 |
| Marapong | 2 Sept, 09:52 | 16 | 106 |
| Lidgetton | 3 Sept, 04:42 | 12 | 99 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, South Africa, September 2026: 45 significant ignitions. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-09-03.
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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