Wildfire near Monção
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Personnel
- 6
- Jurisdiction
- ANEPC
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire near Monção, Portugal, where 20 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. Burning across 200 hectares, or approximately 494 acres, the fire started on August 18, 2026.
Response efforts are underway with 67 personnel deployed by the ANEPC to battle the blaze. This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October.
Broader wildfire activity in the country remains below historical levels, with 62,263 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a 41% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Portugal for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Portugal
Across Portugal, roughly 65,354 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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