Wildfire near Milna, Croatia (2026)

Wildfire near Milna — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Milna — 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 Sep 14, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Milna, Croatia, an active wildfire has scorched 800 hectares (1,977 acres) since it began on September 13, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 32 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate the fire's recent spread.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.

In context

This wildfire burned in Croatia for 2 days. In total it burned about 800 ha (1,977 acres) — around 8.0 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.