Wildfire near Mykines, Greece (2026)

Wildfire near Mykines — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Mykines — 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 Aug 1, 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 the Municipal Unit of Mykines in Greece, where 19 heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the flames. Having started on July 31, 2026, the fire has grown to consume 480 hectares, which equals 1,186 acres.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows 12,072 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 76% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Greece for 2 days. In total it burned about 480 ha (1,186 acres) — around 4.8 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.