Wildfire near Kallífytos, Greece (2026)

Wildfire near Kallífytos — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Kallífytos — 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 10 km northeast of Kallífytos.

Summary written on Sep 8, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

A moderate heat signature detected by satellites marks the ongoing activity of an active wildfire near Kallífytos, Greece, which has now burned 150 hectares, equivalent to 371 acres. Having started on September 7, 2026, the fire continues to burn within a region where the typical fire season spans from June to September.

Surrounding the area, six NASA FIRMS heat detections over the past 48 hours highlight the ongoing thermal activity clustered near the location as response efforts continue.

In context

This wildfire burned in Greece 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.