Wildfire near Castro Daire, Portugal (2026)

Wildfire near Castro Daire — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Castro Daire — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

Key facts

Source: NASA FIRMS

Official statusMonitoringNot fought: watched. Usually remote terrain.

JurisdictionANEPC

The story so far

Following a prolonged 44-day burn that stretched across the region from its start on September 20, 2026, the wildfire near Castro Daire, Portugal, has officially ended. Operating under the national agency ANEPC, a team of 14 personnel was deployed to manage the incident throughout its lengthy duration.

During the course of the fire, satellites registered a moderate heat signature from the front, while a rough satellite-based estimate placed the affected footprint at roughly 100 hectares, or 247 acres. The typical fire season in this region runs from June to October.

This event unfolded within a broader national context where 71,525 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 32% below the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Portugal 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.

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