Wildfire near Fraccionamiento del Valle (Sep 16), Mexico (2026)

Wildfire near Fraccionamiento del Valle (Sep 16) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Fraccionamiento del Valle (Sep 16) — 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

About 25 km northeast of Fraccionamiento del Valle.

Summary written on Sep 17, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire spanning 230 hectares (568 acres) is currently burning near Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico, following its start on September 16, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while 9 separate heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours to indicate the extent of the spread.

This incident occurs during a broader national fire season that typically runs from March to June. Despite this event, the wider context shows that 1,328,353 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a 69% decrease below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 230 ha (568 acres) — around 2.3 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.