Wildfire near Perafita, Portugal (2026)

Wildfire near Perafita — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Perafita — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

Key facts

Source: NASA FIRMS

Official statusConcludedOver.

JurisdictionANEPC

The story so far

Summary written on Aug 18, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

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. 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.