Wildfire near Água Longa, Portugal (2026)

Wildfire near Água Longa — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Água Longa — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Key facts

Source: NASA FIRMS

Official statusMonitoringNot fought: watched. Usually remote terrain.

JurisdictionANEPC

The story so far

Summary written on Sep 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Água Longa, Portugal, an active wildfire has consumed 300 hectares, or 741 acres, since it started on September 22, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, while 13 heat detections cluster nearby in the last 48 hours to mark the fire's spread.

The incident unfolds during Portugal's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Across the country, 69,904 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 34% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Portugal for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.