Wildfire near Perafita
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Fire (SWIR)
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).
Quick facts
- Personnel
- 9
- Jurisdiction
- ANEPC
Burning near Perafita, Portugal, an active wildfire has consumed 180 hectares (445 acres) since it began on August 17, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by eight heat detections clustered nearby over the last 48 hours, indicating the extent of the spread.
A total of 12 personnel from the ANEPC are responding to the incident. This event occurs within Portugal's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Across the country, 59,641 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 43% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Portugal for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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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