Wildfire near Alijó (Jul 23)
Started on Jul 23, 2026.
Portugal today7 days
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Alijó, Portugal, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 330 hectares, or 815 acres, since its start on July 23, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the fire front.
With 13 recent heat detections recorded nearby, the activity indicates ongoing localized spread across the area.
In context
This wildfire burned in Portugal for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Portugal
Across Portugal, roughly 65,438 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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