Started on Aug 22, 2026.
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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
An intense heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 250-hectare (618-acre) active wildfire burning near Guadalupe, Mexico, which started on August 22, 2026. Orbiting sensors have registered 10 heat detections in the past 48 hours, illustrating the extent to which thermal anomalies cluster around the perimeter as the fire continues to progress.
This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically runs from March to June. Despite this active event, the broader national landscape shows a different picture, with 1,296,595 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 70% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 250 ha (618 acres) — around 2.5 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,340,244 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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