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Guelma
Wildfire activity in Guelma, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Guelma ranks #11 of 58 wilayas — 3.5% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2026 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
1,717
Total detections
15,941
National rank
#11 of 58
Share of Algeria
3.5%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
2,406 MW
Peak month
August
Fire season
Worst year
2026
3,275 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, 202642h1190 Detections2366 MW
Jul 17, 2026 → Jul 21, 20264 days826 Detections567 MW
Aug 1, 2019 → Aug 7, 20196 days223 Detections1587 MW
Jul 19, 2026 → Jul 21, 20262 days191 Detections303 MW
Jul 21, 2026 → Jul 22, 202613h87 Detections374 MW
Jul 25, 2020 → Jul 28, 20203 days84 Detections326 MW
Jul 9, 2026 → Jul 14, 20265 days76 Detections543 MW
Aug 8, 2019 → Aug 11, 20193 days62 Detections31 MW
Jul 19, 2026 → Jul 19, 202613h60 Detections54 MW
Jul 30, 2020 → Jul 30, 202012h56 Detections82 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.