Started on Aug 2, 2026.
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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 near Candelaria, Mexico, an active wildfire spanning 100 hectares, or 247 acres, is currently showing a low heat signature according to satellite observations, which have also detected four heat signatures in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours. The blaze began on August 2, 2026, and is unfolding against the backdrop of a regional fire season that typically runs from March to June.
Across the country, the broader fire context shows that 1,268,128 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 71 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.
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 1,328,353 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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