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🇹🇭 Thailand: wildfires in October 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, October 2026: 166 detection events archived over the covered period using kanari thresholds. Updated 15 November at 22:43.

Busiest day: 29 October, with 24 ignitions detected. +50% compared with September 2026.

166
archived events
0
still active
0
with verified witnesses
0
with aircraft observed
197
peak power (MW)
"In October 2026, kanari archived 166 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: 197 MW."
Source: kanari.io, NASA FIRMS, GOES and Meteosat MTG satellites plus AI-verified witness reports. Freely citable (CC BY 4.0).

Fire ignitions per day

012026-10-01: 2022026-10-02: 1052026-10-05: 6062026-10-06: 17072026-10-07: 15082026-10-08: 5092026-10-09: 9102026-10-10: 3112026-10-11: 3122026-10-12: 2132026-10-13: 7142026-10-14: 3152026-10-15: 2162026-10-16: 3172026-10-17: 6182026-10-18: 2192026-10-19: 3202026-10-20: 1212026-10-21: 2222026-10-22: 1232026-10-23: 10242026-10-24: 8252026-10-25: 8262026-10-26: 2272026-10-27: 7282026-10-28: 12292026-10-29: 24302026-10-30: 2

Most powerful fires of the month

PlaceFirst detection (UTC)DetectionsMW
Phetchabun24 Oct, 14:381197
Thap Sakae1 Oct, 08:144191
Kong Krailat25 Oct, 16:531183
Chumsaeng6 Oct, 18:381181
Banphot Phisai28 Oct, 14:532181
Kaeng Khro9 Oct, 17:082176
Lam Thamen Chai29 Oct, 17:081175
Ban Muang28 Oct, 10:082174
Bang Khla23 Oct, 15:534172
Ban Thaen9 Oct, 16:382168

Cite these figures

kanari (2026). Archived detection events, Thailand, October 2026: 166 records. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-11-15.

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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