Wildfire near Chunchintok (Sep 5), Mexico (2026)

This fire in numbers3 days

150Hectares · estimated371Acres · estimated3Days it lasted

Started on Sep 5, 2026.

Mexico today7 days

0Fires · 7d286Hotspots 48h0Hectares · 7d

Last 7 days · steady

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Wildfire near Chunchintok (Sep 5) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Chunchintok (Sep 5) — 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

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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

About 10 km south of Chunchintok.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at an active wildfire burning near Chunchintok, Mexico, which has already consumed 150 hectares (371 acres) since it started on September 5, 2026. The spread of the front is highlighted by six separate heat detections recorded over the past 48 hours in the surrounding area.

This incident unfolds during an unusual timeline for the region, as the typical fire season in Mexico runs from March to June. Despite this out-of-season activity, the broader national landscape shows a different trend: 1,313,383 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a significant 70 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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.