Wildfire near Lucena del Puerto, Spain (2026)

Wildfire near Lucena del Puerto — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Lucena del Puerto — 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

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The story so far

About 5 km south of Lucena del Puerto.

Summary written on Aug 6, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at the active wildfire burning near Lucena del Puerto, Spain, where six heat detections in the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the front. Having started on August 5, 2026, the blaze has already consumed 150 hectares, equivalent to 371 acres.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. The broader landscape faces severe pressure, with 222,404 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 134% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain 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.