Wildfire near Nuevo Vicente Guerrero
Started on Aug 16, 2026.
Mexico todayLiveSatellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire near Nuevo Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, which has consumed 200 hectares, or approximately 494 acres, since it started on August 16, 2026. Burning through its second day, the blaze has maintained an average daily growth of roughly 100 hectares per day, with sixteen heat detections registered by NASA FIRMS over the past 48 hours to outline its recent spread.
This incident unfolds during a broader national landscape where typical fire seasons span from March to June. Despite this ongoing activity, the national context shows that 1,287,147 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 70% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,315,613 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 70% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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