Started on Sep 29, 2026.
Mexico todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Chichicastle 1ra. Sección, Mexico, where five separate thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the current spread of the front across the area.
The fire, which started on September 29, 2026, has grown to encompass 130 hectares (321 acres). While the region's typical fire season spans from March to June, this incident occurs within a broader national context where 1,337,570 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a 69 percent decrease below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Mexico for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 130 ha (321 acres) — about 1.3 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 1,337,570 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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