Started on Aug 18, 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
Burning across other natural land and transitional woodland-shrub near Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra, Portugal, a wildfire spanned seven days before finally having ended. Over the course of its activity, the blaze burned a total of 1,489 ha (3,679 acres), averaging an approximate daily growth of 213 ha/day.
This incident unfolded within Portugal's typical fire season, which runs from June to October, and began on 2026-08-18. The broader landscape reveals that 64,185 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 39% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Portugal for 51 days. In total it burned about 1,489 ha (3,679 acres) — around 15 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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