Wildfire near Benahavís, Spain (2026)

Wildfire near Benahavís — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Benahavís — 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

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The story so far

Summary written on Sep 14, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Benahavís, Spain, with 12 thermal detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours. Having started on September 13, 2026, and grown to 300 hectares (741 acres), the blaze is unfolding during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October.

This incident fits into a broader, severe year for the country, where 296,502 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 211% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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.