Wildfire near Centla (Aug 4), Mexico (2026)

Part of a series of fires in the same area. The main one: Wildfire near Centla (Aug 3)

Wildfire near Centla (Aug 4) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Centla (Aug 4) — 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

Summary written on Aug 5, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Centla, Mexico, where seven heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the footprint of the blaze across 150 hectares (371 acres).

The fire, which started on August 4, 2026, unfolds against a broader national landscape where 1,275,916 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 70% below the two-decade average.

This current activity occurs outside the region's typical fire season, which traditionally runs from March to June.

In context

This wildfire burned in Mexico 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.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.