EndedUpdated · Source: EFFIS

Wildfire near Portel (Sep 15)

Started

Burned
1,262 hectares
3,118 acres
Lasted
48 days
from Sep 15, 2026
Growth per day
26 hectares
on average
People working on it
3
at the last report
Wildfire near Portel (Sep 15) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Portel (Sep 15) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Key facts

Source: EFFIS
Official statusMonitoringNot fought: watched. Usually remote terrain.
JurisdictionANEPC
Travelling nearby?Travel status for The Algarve (148 km)

The story so far

Burning across broadleaf forest and transitional woodland-shrub near Portel, Portugal, a wildfire has ended after a four-day run that consumed 1,262 hectares, or approximately 3,118 acres. Throughout its progression, the fire maintained an average daily growth of roughly 316 hectares per day starting from its ignition on September 15, 2026.

This incident occurred during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Despite this event, Portugal's broader wildfire landscape remains below historical norms, with 69,108 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a 34 percent decrease compared to the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Portugal for 45 days. In total it burned about 1,262 ha (3,118 acres) — around 13 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 71,525 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 32% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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