Wildfire near San Carlos, Mexico (2026)

Wildfire near San Carlos — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near San Carlos — 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 south of San Carlos.

Summary written on Aug 21, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near San Carlos, Mexico, where five heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the blaze. The fire, which started on August 21, 2026, has grown to encompass 130 hectares (321 acres).

This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically runs from March to June. Across the country, the broader fire activity remains subdued, with 1,292,339 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a 70% decrease compared to the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Mexico 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.