Started on Aug 29, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning over a span of six days near the city of Alfredo V. Bonfil in Mexico, a 150-hectare (371-acre) wildfire that began on August 29, 2026, has now ended. Throughout its trajectory, the blaze advanced at an average daily growth of approximately 25 hectares per day. In the final stages of the event, satellites picked up a moderate heat signature, with NASA FIRMS recording just one heat detection in the surrounding 48-hour window.
This incident occurred outside the region's typical fire season, which usually runs from March to June. Despite this late-season activity, the broader national landscape reflects a quieter year for fires: 1,313,525 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a 70% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,323,805 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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