Wildfire near Guadalupe Victoria (Sep 13), Mexico (2026)

Wildfire near Guadalupe Victoria (Sep 13) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Guadalupe Victoria (Sep 13) — 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

The story so far

About 35 km east of Guadalupe Victoria.

Burning over a span of 39 days near Guadalupe Victoria, Mexico, a wildfire that began on September 13, 2026, has now ended. Satellites previously detected a moderate heat signature from the incident, which reached an estimated size of 150 hectares, equivalent to 371 acres.

This event occurred outside the region's typical fire season, which traditionally runs from March to June. Broadly across the country, a total of 1,342,754 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 69 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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.