Wildfire near Darque, Portugal (2026)

Wildfire near Darque — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Darque — 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

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Key facts

Source: NASA FIRMS

Official statusMonitoringNot fought: watched. Usually remote terrain.

JurisdictionANEPC

The story so far

About 10 km east of Darque.

Summary written on Sep 23, 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 Darque, Portugal, where four separate thermal anomalies have been detected over the past 48 hours. Having already consumed 100 hectares (247 acres) since it started on September 22, 2026, the ongoing blaze continues to pose challenges during a regional fire season that typically spans from June to October.

This incident unfolds within a broader national landscape where 69,904 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 34% below the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Portugal for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.