Wildfire near Gjegjan, Albania (2026)

Wildfire near Gjegjan — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Gjegjan — 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 10 km west of Gjegjan.

Summary written on Aug 15, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites monitoring the active wildfire near Gjegjan, Albania, are currently picking up a moderate heat signature across the 380-hectare (939-acre) burn scar. The blaze, which started on August 14, 2026, has produced 15 separate heat detections over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of thermal activity in the area.

This incident is unfolding against the backdrop of Albania's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.

In context

This wildfire burned in Albania for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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.