Wildfire near Mirandela, Portugal (2026)

Wildfire near Mirandela — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Mirandela — 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

Key facts

Source: NASA FIRMS

Official statusIn ProgressActive, with crews working on it.

JurisdictionANEPC

The story so far

About 10 km southeast of Mirandela.

Summary written on Sep 16, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire spanning 200 hectares, or approximately 494 acres, is currently burning near the city of Mirandela in Portugal. Having started on September 15, 2026, the ongoing blaze is situated within a region where the typical fire season spans from June to October.

Orbiting satellites are picking up an intense heat signature, while automated systems have detected eight separate thermal anomalies in the surrounding area over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the active front.

Across the country, a total of 65,549 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 38% below the two-decade average for Portugal.

In context

This wildfire burned in Portugal for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 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.