Wildfire near Ponte de Lima, Portugal (2026)

Wildfire near Ponte de Lima — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Ponte de Lima — 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

About 10 km southwest of Ponte de Lima.

A moderate satellite heat intensity marked the final phases of a six-week-plus wildfire near Ponte de Lima, Portugal, which has now ended after burning over a period of sixty-five days since its start on August 18, 2026. The incident, monitored by satellite estimation at roughly 330 hectares or 815 acres, saw response efforts coordinated by ANEPC with a team of 5 personnel on the ground.

Portugal's broader seasonal context shows that the typical fire season runs from June to October. Throughout the country, 71,525 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 32% below the two-decade average for the nation.

In context

This wildfire burned in Portugal for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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.