Started on Jun 23, 2026.
Portugal today7 days
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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
Spanning 23 days of active burning, the wildfire near Ameixial, Portugal, consumed 988 hectares (2,441 acres) of land before reaching its conclusion. The blaze maintained a consistent expansion rate, averaging approximately 43 hectares per day throughout its duration.
The fire primarily impacted transitional woodland-shrub and broadleaf forest terrain. Official records confirm the incident, which began on June 23, 2026, has now ended.
In context
This wildfire burned in Portugal for 110 days. In total it burned about 988 ha (2,441 acres) — around 9.9 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 71,456 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 32% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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