Wildfire near Cifuentes, Cuba (2026)

Wildfire near Cifuentes — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Cifuentes — 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 1, 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 Cifuentes, Cuba, where six thermal anomalies have been detected over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which currently spans 130 hectares or 321 acres, ignited on July 31, 2026, and is actively progressing through the region.

This ongoing incident unfolds within the typical fire season for Cuba, which generally occurs during the warm, dry months spanning roughly from May to October.

In context

This wildfire burned in Cuba 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.