# Do bonfires burn in the rain?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 3, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bonfires-burn-in-the-rain/724169 "2015-07-03T22:08:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zapp\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ee59a6/32.png) [@Zapp\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zapp_S)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bonfires-burn-in-the-rain/724169/1 "2015-07-03T22:08:59Z")

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Do bonfires burn in the rain?

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**Author:** ![Asympotically\_fat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Asympotically\_fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asympotically_fat)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bonfires-burn-in-the-rain/724169/2 "2015-07-03T22:11:25Z")

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Yes they do. I’ve been to many a rainy Bonfire Night in the UK. The fire is much harder to start, but it can definitely burn in the rain.

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bonfires-burn-in-the-rain/724169/3 "2015-07-03T22:27:54Z")

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Depends on the size of the fire and how heavy the rain is. Starting with dry wood helps too.