EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Bacalar (Jul 31)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
100 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 31, 2026
Wildfire near Bacalar (Jul 31) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Bacalar (Jul 31) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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The story so far

About 25 km northwest of Bacalar.

Summary written on Aug 1, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Bacalar, Mexico, where four heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which started on July 31, 2026, has currently charred 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres.

This incident occurs against the backdrop of the country's wider fire activity in 2026. A total of 1,266,584 hectares have burned so far this year, placing the national burned area 71 percent below the two-decade average. Typically, the region experiences its fire season from March to June.

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.

The bigger picture in Mexico

Across Mexico, roughly 1,345,990 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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