Wildfire near Psachná, Greece (2026)

Wildfire near Psachná — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Psachná — 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

The story so far

About 10 km east of Psachná.

Summary written on Sep 8, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire is currently burning near Psachná, Greece, having scorched 180 hectares (445 acres) since it started on September 7, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the incident, underscoring the severity of the active front.

Monitoring systems have detected five separate heat signatures nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire across the area. This event occurs squarely within the region's typical fire season, which generally runs from June to September.

In context

This wildfire burned in Greece 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.