Wildfire near Kladovo, Serbia (2026)

Wildfire near Kladovo — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Kladovo — 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

Summary written on Jul 29, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning with an intense heat signature detected by satellites, an active wildfire spanning 250 hectares, or approximately 618 acres, is currently underway in Kladovo Municipality, Serbia. The incident began on July 28, 2026.

Sensors have picked up 10 distinct heat detections in the past 48 hours within the surrounding area, indicating the ongoing spread and activity of the fire.

In context

This wildfire burned in Serbia for 2 days. In total it burned about 250 ha (618 acres) — around 2.5 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.