Wildfire near Nettuno, Italy (2026)

Wildfire near Nettuno — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Nettuno — 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 north of Nettuno.

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 from an active wildfire near Nettuno, Italy, where four thermal anomalies have been detected over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 100 hectares (247 acres), began on July 31, 2026, and is actively burning through the area.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Across the country, 70,841 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that stands 24% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Italy for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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.