Addis Ababa · ODLAR

Addis Ababa

Next 7 daysLow19%

Annual mean: 0detections
Peak period: mid October – late November
Record year: 200846
Trend: −27%/ 10significant · on raw data: +102%

Fire clock

Ring = year, slice = week. Click a ring to focus that year.

Next 7 days

Low

0%

Low

Expected detections: ~0.7

An active part of the fire season↑
No rain expected in the coming days↑
Dry air (35%)↑
This year is quieter than normal↓

Sat23°

Sun23°

Mon23°

Tue23°

Wed24°

Thu25°

Fri24°

Season

early October – late May

Onset: early October
Peak: late October
End: late May

Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn

Critical windows

mid October – late November
21% of annual activity
late January – early February
10% of annual activity
late March – mid April
8% of annual activity

The normal year vs 2026

Bands show the 25-year range; the white line is this year so far.

Compare with

25-year history

The raw record jumps in 2012 when VIIRS arrives; the harmonized record does not.

Harmonized: −27%/10Raw: +102%/10

HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

8

2008
46
peak 3.2× stronger than normal
season began 7 weeks late
2009
31
peak 3.2× stronger than normal
2015
11
season began 8 weeks early
2017
10
season began 7 weeks late
2018
8
only 0.4× the normal annual activity
2023
32
season began 8 weeks early
2025
16
season began 7 weeks early
2026
8
only 0.4× the normal annual activity
season began 8 weeks early

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