🇹🇭 Thailand: wildfires in August 2026
Unit: archived detection events, grouped by first-detection day and a roughly 11 km cell. One physical fire can span multiple records; hotspots can also be agricultural, industrial or urban. These counts are not a census of confirmed wildfires. The archive starts on August 3, 2026; the current month is incomplete.
Thailand, August 2026: 46 detection events archived over the covered period using kanari thresholds. Updated 6 October at 09:36.
Busiest day: 12 August, with 10 ignitions detected.
"In August 2026, kanari archived 46 detection events in Thailand, with 0 still active at the last update. This is not a count of distinct confirmed physical wildfires. Peak observed fire radiative power: 184 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Na Yia | 14 Aug, 15:23 | 1 | 184 |
| Nam Khun | 25 Aug, 22:38 | 1 | 169 |
| Chai Wari | 25 Aug, 22:53 | 2 | 158 |
| Uthumphon Phisai | 14 Aug, 16:23 | 1 | 158 |
| Sangkhom | 12 Aug, 17:38 | 1 | 151 |
| Kham Muang | 6 Aug, 14:53 | 1 | 140 |
| Phu Phiang | 22 Aug, 17:53 | 1 | 139 |
| Wang Sam Mo | 6 Aug, 14:38 | 1 | 137 |
| Mae Charim | 15 Aug, 14:38 | 3 | 136 |
| Mae Charim | 12 Aug, 16:53 | 1 | 134 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Archived detection events, Thailand, August 2026: 46 records. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-10-06.
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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