Wildfire near Aquiles Serdán, MX (2026)

This fire in numbers3 days

100Hectares · estimated247Acres · estimated3Days it lasted

Started on Sep 4, 2026.

Mexico today7 days

0Fires · 7d181Hotspots 48h0Hectares · 7d

Last 7 days · steady

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Wildfire near Aquiles Serdán — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Aquiles Serdán — 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

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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

An active wildfire spanning 100 hectares, or approximately 247 acres, is currently burning near the city of Aquiles Serdán in Mexico. Having started on September 4, 2026, the incident is generating a moderate heat signature according to satellite observations. Meanwhile, regional activity is marked by four NASA FIRMS heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the front.

The broader fire season in this region typically runs from March to June. However, national figures for 2026 indicate a significantly quieter year overall, with 1,313,525 hectares burned so far—a total that remains 70 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.