Wildfire near Mataguži (Sep 22), Montenegro (2026)

Wildfire near Mataguži (Sep 22) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Mataguži (Sep 22) — 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

About 5 km southwest of Mataguži.

Summary written on Sep 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Mataguži, Montenegro, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 250 hectares, or approximately 618 acres, over its first two days. This trajectory results in an average daily growth of about 125 hectares per day. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 22 heat detections clustered nearby over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire.

This incident is unfolding within Montenegro's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months roughly from May to October.

In context

This wildfire burned in Montenegro 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.