Started on Aug 27, 2026.
Mexico todayLiveYesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An active wildfire spanning 130 hectares (321 acres) is currently burning near Jalapa, Mexico, having started on August 27, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, alongside six heat detections registered over the past 48 hours that trace the wildfire's recent spread in the area.
While this incident is active in Jalapa, Mexico's broader fire season typically runs from March to June. Across the country, a total of 1,303,619 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 70 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 1 day. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,323,300 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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