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Wildfire near Obejo

Ended · 559 ha (1,381 acres) · started 2026-06-13 · updated 2026-07-16

Wildfire near Obejo — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Obejo — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Spanning 559 hectares (1,381 acres) over a 33-day period, the wildfire near Obejo, Spain, maintained an average daily growth of approximately 17 hectares. The blaze primarily consumed sclerophyllous vegetation and transitional woodland-shrub throughout its duration.

The incident, which began on June 13, 2026, has officially ended.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 59 days. In total it burned about 559 ha (1,381 acres) — around 5.6 km².

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.

The bigger picture in Spain

Across Spain, roughly 294,894 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 210% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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