Chart 2. Number of fires greater than 1,000 acres and number of burned acres by month, 2003–20
Month Acres burned Number of fires greater than 1,000 acres

Jan

 1,952 1

Feb

 21,154 4

Mar

 6,136 2

Apr

 12,895 6

May

 193,789 37

Jun

 851,064 86

Jul

 3,394,905 139

Aug

 4,508,619 136

Sep

 1,645,412 87

Oct

 1,482,308 52

Nov

 322,604 13

Dec

 336,380 10

Source: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, https://www.fire.ca.gov/.