Started on Sep 29, 2026.
Mexico today7 days
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning near Chichicastle 1ra. Sección, Mexico, an active wildfire spanning 150 hectares (371 acres) has been tracked by satellites picking up a moderate heat signature, alongside six heat detections clustering nearby over the last 48 hours to indicate the spread of the front. Having started on September 29, 2026, the fire develops outside the region's typical fire season, which usually runs from March to June.
This incident unfolds within a broader national landscape where 1,337,570 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total tracking 69% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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 1,341,308 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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