Wildfire near Proença-a-Nova, Portugal (2026)

Wildfire near Proença-a-Nova — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Proença-a-Nova — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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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

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The story so far

About 5 km northeast of Proença-a-Nova.

Summary written on Sep 16, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

A low-intensity front continues to mark the active wildfire currently burning near Proença-a-Nova, Portugal, where satellites are picking up 29 heat signatures over the last 48 hours to map the spread of the blaze across the landscape. Having started on September 15, 2026, the fire has consumed 200 hectares (494 acres) within a region where the typical fire season spans from June to October.

This incident unfolds during a broader national fire year in which 65,549 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 38% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in Portugal for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 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.