Wildfire near Băile Herculane, Romania (2026)

Wildfire near Băile Herculane — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Băile Herculane — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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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

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

A wildfire near Băile Herculane, Romania, burned for 36 days after starting on September 23, 2026, within a regional fire season that typically spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October. Satellites tracked a moderate heat signature from the active front before the fire eventually ended.

By satellite estimate, the fire affected roughly 130 hectares, which translates to about 321 acres.

In context

This wildfire burned in Romania for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.