Started on Sep 7, 2026.
Mexico today7 days
Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near San Felipe, Mexico, which has grown to cover 180 hectares (445 acres) since it started on September 7, 2026. Orbiting instruments have detected seven thermal anomalies in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current extent and activity of the fire front.
This incident unfolds during a wider national context where 1,314,455 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 70% below the country's two-decade average. While this year's totals remain well below historical norms, the San Felipe fire continues to burn actively outside the region's typical fire season, which usually spans from March to June.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,341,187 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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