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Skikda
Wildfire activity in Skikda, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Skikda ranks #1 of 58 wilayas — 9.1% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2020 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
4,473
Total detections
61,419
National rank
#1 of 58
Share of Algeria
9.1%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
3,036 MW
Peak month
August
Fire season
Worst year
2020
6,440 detections
Map
Fire incidents recorded in this wilaya.
Fire season
Detections by month, summed across all years — Algeria's fire season peaks in summer.
Fire season Off season
Year by year
Total detections per year. The dashed line is the multi-year average.
Largest incidents on record
The biggest confirmed fires in this wilaya, by satellite detections.
Aug 26, 2026 → Aug 28, 202631h453 Detections3036 MW
Aug 26, 2026 → Aug 28, 202638h396 Detections581 MW
Aug 26, 2026 → Aug 28, 20262 days359 Detections2007 MW
Jul 17, 2026 → Jul 21, 20264 days281 Detections121 MW
Jul 16, 2020 → Jul 22, 20207 days265 Detections145 MW
May 21, 2020 → May 27, 20207 days245 Detections103 MW
Jul 19, 2026 → Jul 21, 20262 days241 Detections532 MW
May 28, 2020 → Jun 3, 20207 days222 Detections94 MW
Jun 11, 2020 → Jun 17, 20207 days217 Detections90 MW
Jun 25, 2020 → Jul 1, 20207 days210 Detections72 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.