Started on Jul 22, 2026.
Portugal today7 days
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now
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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 near Alijó, Portugal, the 530-hectare (1,310-acre) wildfire that started on July 22, 2026, has now ended. Satellites picked up an intense heat signature reflecting the peak fire radiative power during the event.
During the activity, NASA FIRMS recorded 27 heat detections in the surrounding area within a 48-hour window, illustrating the local spread of the fire before it was brought under control.
In context
This wildfire burned in Portugal for 50 days. In total it burned about 530 ha (1,310 acres) — around 5.3 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 69,108 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 34% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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