Wildfire near Rábano de Aliste, Spain (2026)

Wildfire near Rábano de Aliste — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Rábano de Aliste — 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

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature alongside five recent detections near Rábano de Aliste, Spain, as an active wildfire continues to burn.

First reported on July 22, 2026, the blaze has grown to affect 130 hectares, which is equivalent to 321 acres.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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.