Wildfire near Alamillo, Spain (2026)

Wildfire near Alamillo — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Alamillo — 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

The story so far

About 20 km east of Alamillo.

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

A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire near Alamillo, Spain, where five distinct heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the front. The blaze, which started on September 23, 2026, has burned through 130 hectares, equivalent to 321 acres.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. The broader landscape faces severe pressure, with 299,501 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 214% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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.